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i just thought i'd share this link:
http://winaero.com/blog/exclusive-how-to-start-a-modern-app-from-desktop-without-going-to-the-metro-start-screen/

after reading this, you can do things like this with Rainmeter:
i still haven't found an Windows 8 app that isn't an ux nightmare though.

I haven't found a single reason to ever use a "metro" app on a desktop computer, but you can also do this:

http://rainmeter.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=84324#p84324

your method works only for apps that register a protocol. there are many (probably a large majority) that don't.