From the Microsoft Power Platform blogs: Desktop flow; Pre-filtered list view; Automate HR requests; Approval comments

In this week’s roundup of Power Platform blogs: 

• Run a desktop flow by pushing a physical button, no premium license required
• Add a link to pre-filtered list view into SharePoint column
• Automate HR requests with a chatbot built using Copilot AI and actions
• How to get approval comments in Power Automate

Run a desktop flow by pushing a physical button, no premium license required

On his blog, Matt Collins-Jones wrote that his passion for automation and efficiency has been a driving force in his career.  For instance, he noted that he routinely opens a specific set of applications each day and configures them to his preferences. 

Collins-Jones stated that although he tried to set applications to launch at startup, his company's restrictions often block this. So to work around it, he stated that he uses multiple Chrome profiles, keeps a daily journal in OneNote, which he can't open automatically,  and uses a Stream Deck to launch apps. 

However, he wrote that he's also started creating desktop flows to automate the remaining manual steps. In his blog post, Collins-Jones explained how to trigger a desktop flow from a keyboard shortcut.

Add a link to pre-filtered list view into SharePoint column