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- Windows+M Minimize all open windows
- Shift+Windows+M Undo minimize all open windows
- Windows+F1 Open Windows Help
- Windows+Tab Cycle through the Taskbar buttons
- Windows+Break Open the System Properties dialog box
Accessibility shortcuts
- Right SHIFT for eight seconds........ Switch FilterKeys on and off.
- Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN....... Switch High Contrast on and off.
- Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK....... Switch MouseKeys on and off.
- SHIFT....... five times Switch StickyKeys on and off.
- NUM LOCK...... for five seconds Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
Explorer shortcuts- END....... Display the bottom of the active window.
- HOME....... Display the top of the active window.
- NUM LOCK+ASTERISK....... on numeric keypad (*) Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
- NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN....... on numeric keypad (+) Display the contents of the selected folder.
- NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN....... on numeric keypad (-) Collapse the selected folder.
- LEFT ARROW...... Collapse current selection if it's expanded, or select parent folder.
- RIGHT ARROW....... Display current selection if it's collapsed, or select first subfolder.
Type the following commands in your Run Box (Windows Key + R) or Start Run
- devmgmt.msc = Device Manager
- msinfo32 = System Information
- cleanmgr = Disk Cleanup
- ntbackup = Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)
- mmc = Microsoft Management Console
- excel = Microsoft Excel (If Installed)
- msaccess = Microsoft Access (If Installed)
- powerpnt = Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)
- winword = Microsoft Word (If Installed)
- frontpg = Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)
- notepad = Notepad
- wordpad = WordPad
- calc = Calculator
- Character Map = charmap.exe (very useful for finding unusual characters)
- Disk Cleanup = cleanmgr.exe
- Clipboard Viewer = clipbrd.exe (views contents of Windows clipboard)
- Dr Watson = drwtsn32.exe (Troubleshooting tool)
- DirectX diagnosis = dxdiag.exe (Diagnose & test DirectX, video & sound cards)
- Private character editor = eudcedit.exe (allows creation or modification of characters)
- IExpress Wizard = iexpress.exe (Create self-extracting / self-installing package)
- Microsoft Synchronization Manager = mobsync.exe (appears to allow synchronization of files on the network for when working offline. Apparently undocumented).
- Windows Media Player 5.1 = mplay32.exe (Retro version of Media Player, very basic).
- ODBC Data Source Administrator = odbcad32.exe (something to do with databases)
- Object Packager = packager.exe (to do with packaging objects for insertion in files, appears to have comprehensive help files).
- System Monitor = perfmon.exe (very useful, highly configurable tool, tells you everything you ever wanted to know about any aspect of PC performance, for uber-geeks only )
- Program Manager = progman.exe (Legacy Windows 3.x desktop shell).
- Remote Access phone book = rasphone.exe (documentation is virtually non-existant).
- Registry Editor = regedt32.exe [also regedit.exe] (for hacking the Windows Registry).
- Network shared folder wizard = shrpubw.exe (creates shared folders on network).
- File siganture verification tool = sigverif.exe
- Volume Contro = sndvol32.exe (I've included this for those people that lose it from the System Notification area).
- System Configuration Editor = sysedit.exe (modify System.ini & Win.ini just like in Win98! ).
- Syskey = syskey.exe (Secures XP Account database - use with care, it's virtually undocumented but it appears to encrypt all passwords, I'm not sure of the full implications).
- Microsoft Telnet Client = telnet.exe
- Driver Verifier Manager = verifier.exe (seems to be a utility for monitoring the actions of drivers, might be useful for people having driver problems. Undocumented).
- Windows for Workgroups Chat = winchat.exe (appears to be an old NT utility to allow chat sessions over a LAN, help files available).
- System configuration = msconfig.exe (can use to control starup programs)
- gpedit.msc used to manage group policies, and permissions
