Your fave shortcuts?

[Hightower]

OK, so it's a Sunday and I'm on EduGeek, but it's for a purpose.

 

What are your favourite Windows shortcuts (via keyboard).

 

I'm meaning stuff like Ctrl+R to get the run command or Windows Key and Pause to get the system info up.

 

Which ones do you use ALL of the time?

 

I'm only asking because I might find some of them useful if I don't know them.

[FN-GM]

CRTL + C - Copy

CRTL + X - Cut

CRTL + V - Paste

CRTL + Z - Undo

Windows + L - Lock Screen

[webman]

I live from the Run dialog, so for me it's Win+R. Secondly I usually have a lot of apps open, so switching between them is as quick as Alt+Tab. The way I organise my Start menu also means I use the Win key to bring up the menu and then start typing letters for my apps. Edited September 21, 2008 by webman

[Quackers]

Windows Key + M. Minimizes everything and takes you straght to desktop.

[RabbieBurns]

didnt know windows+M thanks, i normally just use the desktop icon in the quicklaunch toolbar.

 

Windows+L i use as an automatic reflex every single time i stand up from my desk.

[Slewis]

Windows+M?

 

Huh, I do Windows+D for this... silly Microsoft ^_^

 

Windows+Break for System Info is one I like.

Also CTRL+SHIFT+ESC for Task Manager

Edited September 21, 2008 by Slewis

[bizzel]

Windows + M minimises everything but Windows + D is the equivalent of show desktop so pressing that a second time also restores everything.

[SYNACK]

Windows + M minimises everything but Windows + D is the equivalent of show desktop so pressing that a second time also restores everything.

 

I thought that it went like this:

Windows + M : minimize all

Windows + Shift + M : restore all to the way that they were

 

I also use Win + L : lock more often than not

 

Another favorite of mine is Win + E : brings up a new windows explorer window at the my computer level

[elsiegee40]

Ctrl C,X, V for cut, copy, paste win by miles

 

Home - go to the top of a web page

End - go to the bottom of a web page

[Hightower]

Windows+F to search for a file

 

Alt+Enter to get the properties up of a file or folder.

[webman]

The difference between Minimise All and Show Desktop is discussed here: The Old New Thing : What is the difference between Minimize All and Show Desktop?

[Friez]

CTRL+A

SHIFT+DEL

ENTER.

 

=D

[Hightower]

Shift+Delete?

Enter?

 

:S

[richard.thomas]

I didn't know about the Win+M, I've always used Win+D.

 

Another shoutcut is ALT + SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN to turn High Contrast colour scheme off after a pupil has worked out how to turn it on

[kearton]

ALT-F4 is always a good'un...

Windows-Pause comes in handy too.

[SpuffMonkey]

WINDOWS + E for explorer

[sidewinder]

Another favorite of mine is Win + E : brings up a new windows explorer window at the my computer level

 

Didnt know about that one! Thanks!

The amount of times I just want an explorer window and end up having to get a run box up and then type a drive letter!

 

 

Windows + L for me - second nature now when I leave the PC

[RabbieBurns]

alt+Printscreen I use a lot for taking screenshots of the current active window

[HodgeHi]

The windows + D is useless when you are running Windows updates. As soon as you click on anything that opens an explorer window the windows updates pops back up.

 

I usually keep my finger hovering over the e key ready for all the end nows i need to get rid of

[tomscaper]

All the windows shortcuts are disabled here, even for me.

[Hightower]

All the windows shortcuts are disabled here, even for me.

 

CC3 by chance? Ours are too - can't use Windows+R etc but can use the Alt+Whatever.

[tomscaper]

Nope dont have CC3, just normal Server 2003 and XP i think it is set in GP at the highest point, i would alter it but i would have to readjust it for the other staff and students, it was set up before i started.

None of the windows shortcuts work.

 

CC3 by chance? Ours are too - can't use Windows+R etc but can use the Alt+Whatever.

[webman]

CC3 by chance? Ours are too - can't use Windows+R etc but can use the Alt+Whatever.

 

It's possible to change this in the Usertype GPOs if desired (make a copy of a usertype, make changes, apply the new usertype to desired users).

[Hightower]

It's possible to change this in the Usertype GPOs if desired (make a copy of a usertype, make changes, apply the new usertype to desired users).

 

Kind of off topic now but that doesn't bother me too much - what does bother me is the fact I can't look at MMC's etc when logged in as myself. Got to log in as systemadmin to do that and TBH I don't like doing it.

[ChrisP]

[Windows Key] + [Break]

 

very handy shortcut to system properties