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Tagged with accessibility windows-7
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How to make Shift, Ctrl and Alt toggle like Caps lock
I can't use one hand so it's pretty hard to work with Photoshop and Illustrator.
Is there any way how to make Shift, Ctrl and Alt modifiers toggle (like Caps Lock) instead of holding down?
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Win-Key + Arrow keyboard shortcuts no longer working
I spent the night tweaking my computer running windows 7. I got a little performance gains but unfortunately, the Win-key keyboard shortcuts no longer work.
How do you fix them? What service ...
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Win7: Invert Colors Of One Specific Window
I often use ctrl+alt+I and windows magnifier to invert the colors of my screen, to make bright windows easier to read.
The problem is that, eg, some windows are naturally dark and some are naturally ...
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In windows 7, how do I disable "Ease of Access" pop ups on the logon screen as I am typing my password?
So the question is pretty much in the title. Things to note:
'Use On-Screen Keyboard' is un-checked
I have disabled Ease of Access by replacing utilman.exe
But my problem now is that when I'm ...
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How to achieve inverted color in Windows 7 (like Compiz Negative)? [duplicate]
How can I achieve Compiz Negative effect in Windows 7?
Screenshot showing what Compiz Negative effect is like
Alt+Shift+PrtSc (High Contrast) doesn't cut it. Compiz Negative inverts color on every ...
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Display Green and Red as another color in Windows?
I'm green and red color blind.
Is it possibly in Windows 7 to display green as a shade of another color so I can at least somewhat distinguish green and red when they are next to each?
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Configure Windows 7 to show all windows in black and white [duplicate]
I have difficulty viewing different types of colors.
Many would call it a color impairment, because when I see to many colors my brain gets overloaded. I would like the following for Windows 7 How ...
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Windows 7 menu color
I find the Windows 7 menu quite hard to differentiate. The default background color and highlighted background color are too similar:
Can I change this without changing the actual theme? Or do I need ...
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Disable the "auto" onscreen keyboard in Vista/Windows7
I am using a multi-touch HP PC, and I want to disable the on-screen keyboard that pops up when a text input field gets focus.
This is the same keyboard as when you touch the left side of the screen.
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Can I prevent keyboard repeat for certain keys?
Sometimes I accidentally put my arm on the Numpad Enter when coding and when the enter key starts repeating, things get messy. I use Windows 7 on a desktop computer and my keyboard is a DELL standard ...
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Folder Options has "-ON" and "-OFF" appended to all options
On one of our user's computers (on Windows 7, Folder Options -> View), I see things like
"Don't show hidden, files, folders or drives-ON" (which is selected)
"Show hidden files, folders, and drives-...
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How to enforce default text style for incoming mails?
One of my coworkers is handicapped with restricted vision and needs a very high contrast on his workspace. This works well for most applications, but it's not working for outlook-mails send as html/...
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left shift "stuck " on Windows 7
I'm having a hard time with a "stuck" left shift key.
my sister complained she is getting symbols instead of numbers using her netbook.
after some time I fired up the on screen keyboard (winr+r>"osk")...
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Why does Windows 7 have accelerator key combinations that cannot be used?
I want to run the command prompt as the administrator, using the keyboard.
These are the steps that I follow:
Press the Windows Logo key
Press the Up Arrow key to get to All Programs
Press the Right ...
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NegativeScreen's custom multi-monitor version crashing on Windows 7
https://0.x2a.yt/other/private/NegativeScreen-custom-multi-monitor.exe (mirror 1, mirror 2) is crashing on my Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate (Aero disabled) when it starts. What could be the reason? The ...
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