New mod: Start button opens Raycast#4649
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New mod: makes the taskbar Start button and the Win key open Raycast instead of the Windows Start menu, with per-trigger settings and an optional toggle to close Raycast when it is focused.
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Adds start-button-raycast, a mod that redirects the taskbar Start button
and the Win key to Raycast for Windows instead of the Start menu.
How it works:
CImmersiveLauncher fallback symbol for older builds) and filters by
show method, so only the Start button (11) and Win key (1) triggers
are redirected; everything else (e.g. session unlock) is untouched.
message over its named pipe (instant, no simulated hotkeys). The
message format was derived from Raycast for Windows v0.66.
package path. If Raycast is not installed at all, the Start menu
opens normally, so the mod is never a dead end.
Settings: enable/disable each trigger independently; optional toggle
that closes Raycast (sends Esc) when it is already focused.
Tested on Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (26200) x64 with Raycast 0.66.1 (Store).