WINDOWS VISTA

kandyan

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  • Oct 1, 2006
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    Managing Windows

    Alt+F4 Close the active window
    Alt+Tab Switch to previous active window
    Alt+Esc Cycle through all open windows
    Win+Tab Flip 3D [more info]
    Ctrl+Win+Tab Persistent Flip 3D
    Win+T Cycle through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview)
    Win+M Minimize all open windows
    Win+Shift+M Undo all window minimization
    Win+D Toggle showing the desktop


    Starting Programs

    Win+1 Open the first program on your Quick Launch bar
    Win+2 Open the second program on your Quick Launch bar
    Win+n Open the nth program on your Quick Launch bar
    Win+U Open the ease of access center
    Win+F Open the search window
    Win+X Open the Mobility Center
    Win+E Open Explorer
    Win+R Open the Run window [more info]
    Win+B Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)
    Win+Pause Open the System Properties portion from the Control Panel
    Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Windows Task Manager


    Logging In And Out

    While the below shortcuts seem unwieldy because of their length, they're quite easy to remember once you try them out a few times. The → symbol stands for the right arrow key.

    Win, →, →, →, Enter Shutdown
    Win, →, →, →, U Shutdown
    Win, →, →, →, R Restart
    Win, →, Enter Sleep
    Win, →, →, →, W Switch Users
    Win+L Locks computer



    Viewing Folders With Explorer


    Alt+← Go back
    Alt+→ Go forward
    Alt+↑ Go up a directory
    Alt+D Move focus to address bar
    Alt+D, Tab Move focus to search bar
    Alt+Enter Open the Properties window of the current selection
    Ctrl+Mousewheel Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.)


    Windows Sidebar And Gadgets

    Windows Sidebar provides instant access to gadgets that display a huge variety personalizable information. The below shortcuts allow you to navigate between these gadgets. I suggest just using this table as a reference, since people don't need to navigate gadgets too often.

    Move focus to Sidebar Win+Space
    Cycle through visible gadgets Win+G
     

    corei7

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    Activating the hidden boot screen
    it is a high resolution boot screen given by microsoft.
    follow the steps to activate it.

    1. Click the Start button, type msconfig in the Search box, and then press Enter.
      When the System Configuration Utility loads, click the Boot tab.
    2. Locate the No GUI boot box and select it
    3. Click OK and reboot your computer.
    You should see the hidden boot screen after you reboot your PC. As I mentioned earlier, if you have problems with the hidden boot screen, just boot into Safe mode (hold down F8 when you boot up) and remove the check from the No GUI Boot box. otherwise you can run msconfig and remove the check from no GUI boot