One word - Launchy.

Best app there is.

Absolutely agree! It's a shame that the development is dead... Would invest a lot of time as UI/ux-designer to build a better one or to improve what's already there. I don't need a start-menu or tiles...

Try http://zazuapp.org or http://getwox.com

@Sarcaxxo wow, that's awesome!!! Which one do you think is better?

Tried zazu its great, but bothing compared to launchy. Used it for couple of days, went straight back to launchy :)

@ivucicev I immediately went to Wox after trying out zazu. Don't feel I have to switch back to Launchy after a heavy night of work... Only thing I'm missing is a recursive folder-indexing feature from Launchy... IMO Every other thing Wox performs way better...

@Atlas, @Sarcaxxo
God. You two were right, wox is fuckin awesome!