One line (or very brief) helpers

[DavePa]

Is there a thread for those little snippets of information that we use that others may not know about? If not, maybe this could be the beginning of one. Here's a couple for starters

 

 

• When doing a ping -t you can use ctrl-pause to get running stats without stopping the ping
  
• When using explorer to navigate around a disc you can type cmd into the addres bar to open a command prompt within that folder
  

[Patrick]

I find this reg edit very useful. It adds the option of "take ownership" to explorer. Also includes reg file to remove from explorer too.

InstallTakeOwnership.zip

[RLR]

Is there a thread for those little snippets of information that we use that others may not know about? If not, maybe this could be the beginning of one. Here's a couple for starters

 

 

• When doing a ping -t you can use ctrl-pause to get running stats without stopping the ping
  
• When using explorer to navigate around a disc you can type cmd into the addres bar to open a command prompt within that folder
  

 

Another way to navigate to cmd in explorer is to press shift+alt+right click and it appears in the menu.

[dry]

You can middle-mouse-button-click icons on the taskbar to open new instances of that program. Works well for Explorer, Internet Browser, Word etc

 

Windows Key + X is a handy shortcut for things like Command Prompt, Control Panel etc

[6Foot2]

You can middle-mouse-button-click icons on the taskbar to open new instances of that program. Works well for Explorer, Internet Browser, Word etc...

Shift and left the icon on the taskbar click works the same (for those programs that support multiple instances)

 

[6Foot2]

Press F6 in your browser to select all in the address bar.

[tim88]

ctrl+shift+c - copies the format of the text

ctrl+shift+v - changes the highlighted text to the copied format

[ITBadger]

ctrl+shift+c - copies the format of the text

ctrl+shift+v - changes the highlighted text to the copied format

 

Oooh, I like that one.

[jamesfed]

From within PowerShell ISE

 

Ctrl + J to bring up commonly used script snippets

 

and

 

Ctrl + M to collapse braces

[6Foot2]

[Windows 7] Left click and hold the title bar of a window you want to leave open, but minimize all others, and shake the mouse. All open windows but the one you are interested in will be minimized to the taskbar.

[HarryMonkey]

Ctrl+Shift+T in a browser reopens the tab you just closed by mistake, it will also reopen all of your tabs after a reboot of your pc.

[simpsonj]

To login locally, use .\ and a local account username on the login screen

[6Foot2]

[Edit: Windows 7] With a window selected Windows key and left cursor key will make the active window occupy half of the screen. Another program can be made to occupy the other half using Windows key and right cursor key:

 

Edited December 7, 2016 by 6Foot2

[6Foot2]

In Notepad put ".LOG' [Must be in caps] at the start of the file to have notepad add the date and time on a new line each time the file is opened:

 

[MatthewL]

Excel (handy ones to save using the mouse)

 

F2 in a cell allows you to edit a cell without clicking

Also if you select a cell or cells and drag down to how many you want and press CTRL and D it will fill with the same information.

[6Foot2]

[Windows 10] With the Command Prompt open press CTRL, Shift, and - (Minus Key) to decrease the window opacity. Press CTRL, Shirt, and + to increase opacity again:

 

[DJ-1701]

 

Using the 'Prompt' command, you can change the command prompt to display additional information for example, Prompt $M $P$G with display the unc path for the network share of the drive you are on. PROMPT | Windows CMD | SS64.com

[6Foot2]

Change the title in the command prompt title bar:

 

[TechMonkey]

To login locally, use .\ and a local account username on the login screen

 

In addition, type .\ to show the computer name.

[6Foot2]

Press ALT and PrtScn to copy only the active window to the clipboard.

[6Foot2]

Return to the last point you got to when reading a PDF document in Acrobat Reader: Click Edit, Preferences then:

 

[6Foot2]

Online metronome:

 

 

Link: Let Me Google That For You: Metronome Online

[6Foot2]

Type the name of an executable in the address bar of Windows Explorer and press enter to run it. Explorer finds the program path and then runs the file:

 

 

[6Foot2]

When scrolling down a long web page using the space bar scroll up again by holding down the shift button and pressing space bar again.

[6Foot2]

Google search 1:

 

Link 1: LMGTFY [Flip a coin]

 

 

Google search 2:

 

Link 2: LMGTFY [Roll A Dice]