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[FUGGER]

If you hold down the shift key before you press "ok" at the reboot prompt, your PC will restart quickly without BIOS pages and stuff.

I have known this for years, but after reminding people today, I figured I would share this info with you.

If you knew already than, don't fame. just trying to help peeps that did not know already.

This does not work with windows 2000, =(

 

[Guest]

Just to clear things up a bit. Your PC itself won't restart... that's why it takes a shorter period of time. Only Windows restarts.

 

[FUGGER]

Correct Murdly

 

[Guest]

Thanx for the tip , we should have some kinda shortcut archive here....

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[lrmv]

There should indeed be such an archive. There are a LOT of features in Windows and Windows apps that people don't know about.

For instance: I accidentally discovered that, when double clicking on the separation between 2 columns in Excel, the width of the column automatically adjusts to the widest content in that column (you should do that in the header row, where you get the double arrow cursor).

I'm not sure if this is a well known feature...

 

[Guest]

Guys. Does anyone know a quick shortcut to make a folder?
😎

 

[Crashman]

Just in case you seriously don't know, right click on the desktop (if that's where you want it), scoll down to new, selct folder. It shows up named "new folder" with the name highlighted and a blinking curser, so if you type a name before clicking anywhere else you can change it without reselecting it.

Suicide is painless...........

 

[Guest]

Crashman, LOL (thanks anyway). 🙂 That's was an easy question. I asked a <b>quick shortcut</b>. Sometimes I like to use only keyboard - cordless, what else u can say. You can do the same with Windows additional button (menu button).
I know a lot of shortcuts (general, secret) but this one amazed me. I couldn't find it. Once I remember I did it somehow (I guess using with combination ALT or CTRL or Windows button - I tried different combination but couldn't find it later).

Definitely there is one very quick shortcut to make new folder. But what is it?

 

[Tempus]

Have you tried pressing control n?

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[rcf84]

Well thanks alot :*)

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[Guest]

Ctrl+N works for browsers and softwares like Word (for new page). 🙂

 

[Guest]

wusy, LOL :lol:

 

[Arrow]

Use "Backspace" in Internet Explorer to go "back." I use this a lot.

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[Guest]

Actually, the d-click column separator works on the majority of Windows apps.

 

[Guest]

In windows Explorer you can use alt f, then n, f.

 

[Zenthar]

Another quick tip, useful when you want to delete many files (and I mean A LOT, otherwise it is more or less useful): before pressing the delete key on the keyboard, hold shift down then press delete. The files will then be automaticaly deleted instead of being sent to the Recycling bin. It can save you some time if you delete a lot of files or if you have a slow PC since you will not have to empty the Recycling bin after.

 

[jchappj]

The "backspace" is really helpful in IE, anyone know a shortcut to go forward?

 

[yoda271828]

I use 'alt+(left arrow)' to go back and 'alt+(right arrow)' to go forward.

 

[scarecrow]

Some of my favorite ones are:
-Windows key + E opens explorer
-Windows key + R opens the run prompt
-Windows key + F opens find files
-Windows key + D minimizes all open programes also nown as show desktop
-Alt + Tab switch between open programes(useful in games)
-F5 refreshes IE & explorer (useful to see if there have been new posts)
-F11 maximizes IE & explorer to full screen
-Backspace to go back a screen in IE & explorer
-and of course the old ctrl+alt+del

Almost all of those I use daily.

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[scarecrow]

Someone was looking for a shortcut to create new folders, I forgot who it was. I discovered that if you hit
Alt. + F, enter, enter it creates the new folder.

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[Guest]

Here are some more shortcuts thet I find useful.

ALT+ENTER or ALT+DOUBLE-CLICK - View an item’s properties

WindowsKey-tab Cycles through programs on the task bar. Space to select the one you want. I think this is great because the order of programs changes all the time when using alt tab.

F2 = rename
F3 = Find
Ctrl-A = Select All
Ctrl-Z = undo


To create a new folder on your desktop or in explorer you can use Application Key, n, f. However this doesn't work of something's selected because the app key brings up a different menu.