Questions tagged [shortcuts]
A quick access method of getting to a program or document, typically an icon or picture representing the target
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Run as a different user on a shortcut
How do I run as a different user on a shortcut in Windows 7?
On Windows XP, I had the ability to mark a shortcut as being run by a different user, so that every time I ran it it would prompt me for ...
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How do I add a new program to the Start Menu?
I just added the latest version of the Eclipse IDE to my computer. Eclipse is distributed as a ZIP file, so I unzipped it into a directory in C:\Program Files like I've done for past versions of ...
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How can I get to the recycle bin without the desktop icon in windows 7?
I hate having anything on my desktop. I usually remove all the icons from the desktop, even the recycle bin. Occasionally I need to access the recycle bin, but having to re-enable the icon just to ...
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How to create cross-platform Internet shortcut files
Is there any way to create Internet shortcut files that will work with all operating systems (including Mac, Windows, and Linux)? I often switch between Windows and Linux, and I haven't yet found a ...
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How can I restore a remote desktop session to the local console?
After I am finished with a remote desktop connection, I'd like to be able to restore the remote desktop to the local console so that the user doesn't have to re-enter the password and log back in.
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Can you block installers from making desktop shortcuts?
I've been keeping my desktop totally free from shortcuts. I'd rather not have to take action to do so.
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Shortcut to kill an application
Labview (a programming language) has this nasty habit of hanging after an error while executing and our programmer always goes to task manager to manually kill it. Now I think as a Super User he ...
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What is the difference between Symbolic Link and Shortcut?
What is the difference between a Symbolic Link and a Shortcut?
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How can I see a visual overlay of shortcut keys I've pressed?
I've seen several screencasts (recorded on Mac OS X) which show a nice little "toast" indicating which shortcut key is being pressed by the screencaster, typically in the middle of the screen. Is this ...
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How can I make my screen blank by a shortcut?
I'd like a shortcut that makes the screen go to a black screen immediately, without turning any power off, or even putting it to sleep.
What ways can I do that?
How more efficient the solution is ...
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Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut to Calculator?
On all my Windows PCs I do a 'Shortcut key' for calculator to open with Ctrl+Shift+C:
I can't figure out how to do it on Windows 10. There are no right-click properties.
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Command line code to pin program to taskbar Windows 10?
I'm trying to reimage several computers, and am making a batch file to run the basic commands. Is there a command line code that will allow me to pin programs to the task bar? For instance, Internet ...
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How to create app shortcut in Windows 8 / Windows 10
For some apps (for example, Outlook) I can easily create a shortcut by hitting the start menu, typing in "Outlook" and right-click, open file location, and then I can right-click to Create Shortcut, ...
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How to create "Send to "FOLDER" " similar to send to desktop shortcut?
I've been trying to keep some files in a separate folder as shortcut, so that I can keep track of my favourite media files and images etc in a specified folder as shortcut. I don't want to always copy ...
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Remapping spacebar in Finder from windowed Quick Look to fullscreen ("slideshow")
In the Mac OS X Finder, Can I replace the standard option of a windowed preview (Quick Look) with a fullscreen view (Slideshow)?
Command + Option + Y = Fullscreen
Space = Windowed
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