Handy Windows Keys
John Papa - Useful Windows Key Shortcuts
"Here is a short list of some of the more valuable (IMO) WinKey combinations. OK, there are more shortcut keys than the following, but these are some of the ones I use the most that involve the mysterious "Windows Key". WinKey + D is nice when my desktop just gets too cluttered. WinKey + E is great when I need to browse my file system.
Windows Key + D
Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows.
Windows Key + M
Minimizes all windows.
Windows Key + E
Open Microsoft Explorer.
Windows Key + Tab
Cycle through open programs through the taskbar.
Windows Key + R
Open the run window.
Windows Key + L
Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only).
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I need to tattoo these on the back of my hand or something... ;)
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I use these constantly, and have added several of my own using Autohotkey. I've got an .ahk script that is in my startup folder that has a bunch of these keybindings to launch stuff.
So, I've got:
#c::Run calc.exe
Which runs the Windows calculator
and:
#i::Run iexplore.exe
which runs IE (as I only launch it for specific IE-specific tasks)
and others like:
#s::Run powershell.lnk
which runs a command prompt.
Basically, any time I need another one, I first use it to see if it already does something and then add it to my script.
I've also got a few that aren't tied to the window key, like F9 taking a screenshot and putting the jpg in a specific directory.
All keeps things chugging along smoothly.
Nice...
And for those of you using GoogleTalk, it seems it binds himself to the Win + Esc shortcut, which makes it visible, whether it's minimized in the systray or in the taskbar ;)
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