Organize and reopen your work resources

Ctrl Deck V1.7 helps you organize, find, open and reopen the Windows resources you use every day.

It is not only an app launcher. From one clear panel, you can work with apps, files, folders, URLs, Shortcuts, Workspaces and Live Spaces.

The goal is to keep your work contexts easy to prepare, find again and reopen when you need them.

No. Ctrl Deck can launch Windows applications, but it goes much further.

It also brings together files, folders, links/URLs, Shortcuts, Workspaces and Live Spaces.

The point is to organize and reopen your work contexts quickly — not only to start one app.

No. When the official COM'BOX direct installer is available, you can install Ctrl Deck for Windows without Microsoft Store.

They are two official distribution channels. Microsoft Store installs through Microsoft; the direct installer is downloaded from the official COM'BOX page.

Yes. Payment and licence rules are the same whichever official installation channel you choose.

Microsoft Store validation can take time, so the current direct COM'BOX version may be available before the Store listing catches up.

Download Ctrl Deck for Windows from the official COM'BOX download page for your language.

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Yes. Ctrl Deck V1.7 can check every day whether a new version is available.

When an update is detected, a window can offer to install it or not to install it right away. You keep the choice.

The goal is to avoid having to check the installed version manually, return to the COM'BOX site, or hunt for the right download yourself. Ctrl Deck can notify you when an update is available and make moving to the new version simpler.

V1.7 guides you through the first setup and can propose an initial organization based on resources it finds on your PC.

The initial import analyses local resources and suggests groups to help you start quickly.

It can look at sources such as:

You stay in control: these are suggestions you can keep, rename, reorganize or remove.

• the Desktop
• the taskbar
• Chrome URLs
• migration from Ctrl Deck V1.6

Yes. You can rename, edit, reorganize or remove suggested groups and continue building a setup that matches your work.

A Shortcut is quick access to one app, file, folder, URL or other configured resource you use often.

APPS is the Ctrl Deck section for applications found or added on your Windows PC.

Search fields help you locate an application more quickly.

From APPS, you can add an application to a group, create a Workspace, or add it to an existing Workspace.

No. Discovery helps find many applications, but Windows installations vary; you can add or manage resources when an app is not found automatically.

A Workspace is a prepared, reusable work environment that groups the resources for a project, client or routine.

A Live Space captures a working environment that is already open, so you can return to that context later.

A Shortcut opens one resource; a Workspace opens a prepared set of resources; a Live Space records an already-open work context.

Yes. You can capture a compatible open work environment as a Live Space and reopen that context later.

Recommended approach: capture an open environment, then turn it into a Workspace if you want to reuse it as a prepared setup.

Yes. Drag and drop can help add supported resources and organize them; availability depends on the item and the place where you drop it.

No. Keyboard shortcuts are optional. You can work from the visual panel with simple clicks.

Ctrl Deck V1.7 lets you manage keyboard shortcut conflicts. If a shortcut used by Ctrl Deck conflicts with a Windows application or software that is already open, you can choose the most suitable behaviour: give priority to the application, give priority to Ctrl Deck, or change the shortcut configured in Ctrl Deck to avoid the conflict.

The goal is to prevent an important shortcut from triggering the wrong action. You keep control of your keyboard shortcuts and can adapt Ctrl Deck to the software you use every day.

No. Use the panel when you need an overview, then keep it out of the way when you do not.

Yes. V1.7 includes migration support.

When it is offered, use the Migrate data button (English label). A panel opens to guide the migration.

Migration can rely on the initial import, recover compatible items, create a V1.6 group, and bring forward compatible Workspaces and Live Spaces.

No. Do not remove V1.6 first unless Ctrl Deck or COM'BOX installation instructions explicitly tell you to do so.

Compatible V1.6 Workspaces and Live Spaces are considered during migration. Review the result after using Migrate data.

The V1.6 group gathers migrated items so you can still recognise your previous organisation.

It helps keep older content readable without mixing everything into the new V1.7 structure at once.

Yes. V1.7 is designed to remain usable on smaller screens.

That does not promise perfect compatibility with every screen size. Adapt the panel and organisation to the space available.

Yes. In Ctrl Deck V1.7, everyday changes are saved live. You do not need to click a Save button after every change.

When you add, move, rename, organise or edit your items, Ctrl Deck applies the changes as you go. You can switch to another section, return to the panel or keep organising without manually confirming each modification.

Export/import is for saving or transferring a Ctrl Deck configuration, including Shortcuts, groups, Workspaces, Live Spaces and related settings.

Do not confuse it with live automatic saving: day to day, changes are already recorded as you go. Export/import is rather for keeping a copy, moving a configuration or restoring it later.

It is not a full PC backup. Export/import does not move the files themselves and does not replace a Windows backup.

No. Ctrl Deck does not upload your files as part of its organisation, import or export features.

No. It is for anyone who wants clearer access to Windows resources, from everyday personal use to professional routines.

Start with Quick Start V1.7 on the Ctrl Deck page. It explains the main concepts in a clear, practical order.

Quick Start V1.7 video coming soon.

Check the dedicated section of the Ctrl Deck page for the latest availability.