Windows Shortcuts and Commands

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Some people especially from DOS Era still think that here is life beyond GUI and mouse clicks. Keyboard is still a very productive tool for any OS. It makes life lot easier if you know the right keyboard shortcut for the job. A true IT guy is the one who can use windows just from the keyboard & even without the mouse if the need be so… & It is far less strain on your hand and wrist if you know even a few keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts and high precision mouse skills can become a killer combination and can even set the screen ablaze and leave your friends amazed…. try them … they are worth every minute you spend reading and memorizing them.

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Run Commands:

rsop.msc – Resultant set of policies
services.msc – Various Services
msconfig – System Configuration Utility
regedit – Registry Editor
msinfo32 – System Information
sysedit – System Edit
win.ini – windows loading information(also system.ini)
winver – Shows current version of windows
mailto: – Opens default email client
command – Opens command prompt

secpol.msc – Local security settings
compmgmt.msc
– Computer management
devmgmt.msc – Device manager
diskmgmt.msc – Disk management
dfrg.msc – Disk defrag
eventvwr.msc – Event viewer
fsmgmt.msc – Shared folders
gpedit.msc – Group policies
lusrmgr.msc – Local users and groups
perfmon.msc – Performance monitor

Run Commands to access the control panel:

Add/Remove Programs control appwiz.cpl

Date/Time Properties control timedate.cpl
Display Properties control desk.cpl
FindFast control findfast.cpl

Internet Properties control inetcpl.cpl
Keyboard Properties control main.cpl keyboard

Mouse Properties control main.cpl
Multimedia Properties control mmsys.cpl
Network Properties control netcpl.cpl
Password Properties control password.cpl
Printers Folder control printers
Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl sounds
System Properties control sysdm.cpl

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August 2, 2008

I enjoy using keyboard short-cuts, they tend to be faster than the mouse sometimes. Thanks for sharing.

August 5, 2008

Good list, you can also type ‘cmd’ in run to get the command prompt which is faster to type than command

Posted by Aidan
August 5, 2008

Very nice list.
One mistake though…
In MS Explorer BACKSPACE do not make you go up one folder, it makes you go back to the previous windows, whatever folder that might be.

Posted by Zadig Galbaras
August 10, 2008

One of my favorites is in Windows is SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK, it open a context menu with some different options, especially ‘open CMD here’ or ‘Copy as Path’

Posted by Andrew
August 15, 2008

i see all the list,it’s nice but most of the commands are not required because we can do it easily with mouse , some are really useful but lot of peoples don’t know how to use..so go a head with it’s practical demonstration

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Posted by sampat
August 15, 2008

thanks for refreshing, nice post.

Posted by paresh
August 17, 2008

Great list!! almost all you have here except my fav. prt-sc button and Alt+prt-sc button to take screen shot of active window

Posted by thenetguruz
August 17, 2008

OH LAWD is that some Compaq Armada 1750? I have one of those old beasts!

Posted by Jon
August 20, 2008

Really nice work

moved the link to appropriate place

Posted by uis
August 20, 2008

Great list. Have printed out for reference. Thanks!

Posted by Jim Robbins
August 23, 2008

When you are using the shortcut that means you are a Professional User. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Posted by Abdo
August 23, 2008

yeah, thanks for sharing.
this is very useful things.
make it more and tell me.

see ya!
; >,

Posted by astaswastika
September 30, 2008

I was wondering if this is possible?

I’m using this program at work and it requires to enter a password, but the password is very long and hard to remember. I was wondering if it’s possible to assign the password to a key, like F4 or some type of macro where i can just hit that key when it asks for password? Please help if you know. thanks

Posted by Dirtye
January 31, 2009

Great post, I love shortcuts.

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