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<blockquote data-quote="Billl Gates" data-source="post: 2812941" data-attributes="member: 97732"><p><img src="http://i36.tinypic.com/2m7vr12.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>I know it must be known to a vast majority here that Pressing the(Windows Key) along with <strong><span style="font-size: 18px">L</span></strong> will temporarily lock the system and one needs to re-enter the password to log in again.</p><p></p><p>OTHER TRICKS.............</p><p></p><p><strong>W = Windows Key</strong></p><p></p><p> W: Opens Start Menu</p><p> W+ E: Opens up <em>Windows Explorer</em></p><p> W+ R: Opens the <em>Run </em>command.</p><p> W+ U: Opens <em>Utility Manager</em></p><p> W+ L: <em>Log Off </em></p><p> W+ F: <em>Search </em>files on your computer</p><p> </p><p>W+ D: <em>Show Desktop</em> [will switch back and forth from all minimized and back again] </p><p> W+ F1: <em>Help Menu</em></p><p> W+ Pause/Break: <em>System Properties</em></p><p> W + Ctrl + Tab: Cycles through Tabs in your current app [eg. Firefox's last focused tabs]</p><p> <strong>Useless:</strong></p><p></p><p> W+ Tab: Cycles Through <em>Buttons </em>in Taskbar</p><p> W+ M: <em>Minimize </em>all open windows.</p><p> W+ Shift+M: <em>Maximize </em>the windows you had open before minimizing</p><p> W+B: Set focus to the first <em>System Tray Icon</em> [which is the arrow if you enable the Hide Inactive <a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/uses-for-the-windows-key.html#" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3366cc">[COLOR=#3366CC ! important][FONT=&quot][COLOR=#3366CC ! important][FONT=&quot]Icons[/FONT]</span>[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR]</a> option]</p><p> CTRL+W +F: <em>Search </em>for computers</p><p> <strong>Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed</strong></p><p></p><p> [Can't be verified by me. Discovered at <a href="http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/11/02/wow-the-windows-key-is-useful-after-all/" target="_blank">SimpleHelp.net</a>]</p><p> W +P: Starts Print Manager</p><p> W +C: Opens Control Panel</p><p> W +V: Starts Clipboard</p><p> W +K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box</p><p> W +I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box</p><p> W +A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)</p><p> W +Spacebar: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys</p><p> W +S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off</p><p> <strong>To disable the Windows key:</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1. Click Start, click Run, type regedt32, and then click OK.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2. On the Windows menu, click HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE on Local Machine.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">3. Click the System\CurrentControlSet\Control folder, and then double-click the Keyboard Layout folder.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> 4. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, type in Scancode Map, click REG_BINARY as the Data Type, and then click OK.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">5. Type 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000 in the Data field, and then click OK.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">6. Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Billl Gates, post: 2812941, member: 97732"] [IMG]http://i36.tinypic.com/2m7vr12.jpg[/IMG] I know it must be known to a vast majority here that Pressing the(Windows Key) along with [B][SIZE=5]L[/SIZE][/B] will temporarily lock the system and one needs to re-enter the password to log in again. OTHER TRICKS............. [B]W = Windows Key[/B] W: Opens Start Menu W+ E: Opens up [I]Windows Explorer[/I] W+ R: Opens the [I]Run [/I]command. W+ U: Opens [I]Utility Manager[/I] W+ L: [I]Log Off [/I] W+ F: [I]Search [/I]files on your computer W+ D: [I]Show Desktop[/I] [will switch back and forth from all minimized and back again] W+ F1: [I]Help Menu[/I] W+ Pause/Break: [I]System Properties[/I] W + Ctrl + Tab: Cycles through Tabs in your current app [eg. Firefox's last focused tabs] [B]Useless:[/B] W+ Tab: Cycles Through [I]Buttons [/I]in Taskbar W+ M: [I]Minimize [/I]all open windows. W+ Shift+M: [I]Maximize [/I]the windows you had open before minimizing W+B: Set focus to the first [I]System Tray Icon[/I] [which is the arrow if you enable the Hide Inactive [URL="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/uses-for-the-windows-key.html#"][COLOR=#3366cc][COLOR=#3366CC ! important][FONT="][COLOR=#3366CC ! important][FONT="]Icons[/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/URL] option] CTRL+W +F: [I]Search [/I]for computers [B]Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed[/B] [Can't be verified by me. Discovered at [URL="http://www.simplehelp.net/2006/11/02/wow-the-windows-key-is-useful-after-all/"]SimpleHelp.net[/URL]] W +P: Starts Print Manager W +C: Opens Control Panel W +V: Starts Clipboard W +K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box W +I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box W +A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed) W +Spacebar: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys W +S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off [B]To disable the Windows key:[/B] [LIST] [*]1. Click Start, click Run, type regedt32, and then click OK. [*]2. On the Windows menu, click HKEY_LOCAL_ MACHINE on Local Machine. [*]3. Click the System\CurrentControlSet\Control folder, and then double-click the Keyboard Layout folder. [*] 4. On the Edit menu, click Add Value, type in Scancode Map, click REG_BINARY as the Data Type, and then click OK. [*]5. Type 00000000000000000300000000005BE000005CE000000000 in the Data field, and then click OK. [*]6. Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer.[/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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