Sixteen Simple Tips
1.Switch to welcome screenPress Win+L to switch to the Welcome screen.
2.Lock your workstationPress Win+L to lock your workstation.
3.Switch user easlyYou
can switch users without going through the Welcome screen: From Task
Manager, go to the Users tab, right-click a user, and select Connect.
4.Hibrernate computerHold
down the shift key in the shutdown dialog to change "Stand By" to
"Hibernate". Or just press H to hibernate instantly. You can even use
the Power Control Panel to configure your power button to hibernate.
5.Disable password when resuming stanbyTo
disable the password when resuming from standby or hibernation, open
the Power Control Panel and uncheck "Prompt for password after
returning from standby" on the Advanced tab.
6.Choose detailsFrom
the View Menu, select "Choose Details" to select which file properties
should be shown in the Explorer window. To sort by a file property,
check its name in the "Choose Details" in order to make that property
available in the "Arrange Icons by" menu.
7.Display volume control icon in taskbarTo
display the volume control icon in the taskbar, go to the Sounds and
Audio Devices Control Panel and select "Place volume icon in the
taskbar".
8.Delete file without send into recycle binHold
down the shift key when deleting a file to delete it immediately
instead of placing it in the Recycle Bin. Files deleted in this way
cannot be restored.
9.Customize 'send to' menuPut
a shortcut to your favorite editor in your Send To folder and it will
appear in your "Send To" menu. You can then right-click any file and
send it to your editor.
10.Organize favoritesa)
To organize your Favorites in Explorer instead of using the Organize
Favorites dialog, hold the shift key while selecting "Organize
Favorites" from the Favorites menu of an Explorer window.
b) You can organize your Favorites by dragging the items around your Favorites menu.
Alternatively,
you can open the Favorites pane and hold the Alt key while pressing the
up and down arrows to change the order of your Favorites.
11.View IE in fullscreenTo run Internet Explorer fullscreen, press F11. Do it again to return to normal mode.
12.Hide printers & faxesIf your "Printers and Faxes" folder is empty, you can hide the "Printers and Faxes" icon when viewed from other computers
by stopping the Print Spooler service.
13.Add/remove columns from detail modeTo add or remove columns from Details mode, select Choose Details from the View menu, or just right-click the column header bar.
14.Go backwards or forward by mouse wheelIn Internet Explorer, hold the Shift key while turning the mouse wheel to go forwards or backwards.
15.Add current page to favoritesIn Internet Explorer, type Ctrl+D to add the current page to your Favorites.
This
and many more keyboard shortcuts can be found by going to Internet
Explorer, clicking the Help menu, then selecting Contents and Index.
From the table of contents, open Accessibility and click "Using
Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts".
16.Shut down via Remote DesktopTo shut down via Remote Desktop
, click the Start button, then type Alt+F4.
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