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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How to make a shortcut from CMD?
How can I create a shortcut file (.lnk) to another file or executable, using command line utilities?
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How to reset shortcuts (.lnk file) in Windows 7?
Somehow I went to open a shortcut and Windows couldn't find the target but instead of pointing the shortcut to the .exe it pointed the .lnk file handler to the .exe, so now all my .lnk files are ...
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How to pin either a Shortcut or a Batch file to the new Windows 7, 8 and 10 Taskbar and start menu?
We are having trouble adding our batch scripts to the Windows 7, 8 or 10 taskbar or start menu.
Our batchfiles take some arguments and just execute other application based on those arguments .
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How to run a batch file without launching a "command window"? [duplicate]
On Windows XP, can I run a batch (.bat or .cmd) file, via a shortcut, without a "black window"?
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Shortcut in Windows 7 to switch between same application's windows, like Cmd + ` in OS X
Is there a shortcut in Windows 7 to switch between windows in a given application only? I very much like this feature in OS X; what is its equivalent in Windows?
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How to create a desktop shortcut to a Windows 8 Modern UI app?
I am using Windows 8 at the moment and I was wondering if there is a way to make a shortcut to a Modern UI (formerly known as Metro UI) application on my desktop.
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How to reload the page by emptying cache in Google Chrome?
I don't know what exactly it's called, by cache refresh I mean, refresh the page after clearing its cache. I don't want to clear the entire browser cache.
I can't seem to cache refresh my pages. In ...
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Using relative paths for Windows shortcuts
I have a folder scheme like (highly simplified version):
New Files
>Tools
>Scripts
Tested Files
>Tools
>Scripts
... and I'd like to have a shortcut in each folder from the "New Files"...
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Is there a list of Windows special directories/shortcuts (like %TEMP%)?
I'm looking for a reference list of shortcuts like %TEMP%.
When I'm using Windows+R or Windows Explorer and type %temp%, the Windows Explorer takes me to the Temp directory. Are there more of these ...
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How to add command line options to shortcut?
How can I add command line options to an executable in a shortcut in Windows XP?
For example in the shortcut properties in target I have:
"c:\path\to\exe\pogram.exe"
I want to add some options:
"c:...
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slow windows desktop keyboard shortcuts
I've got a couple of shortcuts on my desktop and on some of them I've configured the "Shortcut key" to a keyboard combination. For example I have a shortcut pointing to d:\documents\todo.txt ...
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How to create a shortcut using a batch script? [duplicate]
How can I create a shortcut to the file D:\myfile.extension on the Desktop using a batch script?
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Pin same app multiple times in Windows 7
I use some programs with command line arguments and like to have shortcuts for launching those programs with those arguments. For example, I keep several Firefox profiles around and like to specify ...
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Portable Shortcuts on Windows
I can't figure out how to create shortcuts that don't care where they are mounted. For example, on my flash drive, I want to run CCleaner or Notepad++ in my college classroom. The problem is, a ...
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Start a Zoom meeting from the command line
I attend several recurring Zoom meetings every day and would like to streamline the process of joining them.
Is there a way to launch a Zoom meeting (with password) from the command line in Windows?
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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
Is there a way of ...
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How can I clear the current line of the Windows command prompt?
How can I clear the current line in the command prompt? (I'm using Windows 7.)
Too often, I enter a command, execute it, get many lines of output, then wish to enter another command. But before ...
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How can I change the default shortcut in Windows for closing programs?
I like the close program keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X which is ⌘ + Q. Nice and convenient for hand placement. In Windows however, the equivalent shortcut is Alt + F4, a little awkward.
Is there a ...
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Run as Administrator greyed out on shortcut
I have a shortcut to a program that only works when run as administrator but in the shortcuts advanced options "always run as administrator" is greyed out. I've looked at the other similar questions ...
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Windows 10 shortcut keys only work when shortcut is on desktop
I am creating a keyboard shortcut to open the calculator in Windows 10. I have created a shortcut on my desktop and added the following key configurations:
Link to settings screenshot of shortcut
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How to make shortcut to ftp site open in windows explorer not IE
Running windows7 i have a shortcut to an FTP site. When you make this shortcut and point it to a location like ftp://127.0.0.1/ it automatically defaults to opening in Internet Explorer. This is not ...
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How do I find the Target of an Advertised shortcut? [duplicate]
EDIT: Originally I used the title "How do I find the Target of a MS-Office shortcut?" but have since changed it as the problem is not specific to MS-Office shortcuts.
I have MSOffice 2010 OneNote ...
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Do user-specified shortcut keys for Windows only work on certain directories?
I am trying to mute my computer's speakers by pressing a shortcut key. My keyboard doesn't have a button for 'Mute' or any other extra multimedia buttons.
With my keyboard, I mute my computer by ...
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Firefox: change/disable default keyboard shortcut configuration
I have installed the Keyconfig add-on and configured it to toggle Offline Mode on Firefox, whenever I press Ctrl + Shift + O. It worked fine on previous versions of Firefox (before version 28.0).
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Target field on Windows shortcut is disabled
A number of applications on my system have working desktop shortcuts which have the "Target" value disabled. This makes it impossible to modify. The value in the disabled textbox is the name of the ...
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How can I pin a program to the Windows 7 Taskbar, with parameters?
In my case, I have to login and manage user accounts on a specific PC on our network quite frequently. I just learned that I can use the Windows Computer Management Snap-in to connect to another PC ...
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Create a batch file or shortcut to PuTTY (ssh) that opens a session and runs a command
I often find myself opening an SSH session to run the same single command. I have everything setup to login without entering a password (Via SSH Key-Based Auth), so I wondered if there was a way to ...
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Adding custom shortcuts to Modern UI
Is it possible to add a shortcut (for example launching a program with custom parameters or to run a command line command) to the Modern UI start page?
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Windows 10 pro, after anniversary update I can't use "runas administrator shortcut" anymore
Until now I used shortcut with "runas/user:ComputerName\Administrator /savecred "C:\Program Files (x86)\example.exe"
when I type a command in the cmd error 740 occurs:
C:\>"C:\Users\user\...
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How can I create a shortcut in "This PC" on windows 10?
How can I create a shortcut in the "This PC" section in File Explorer of Windows 10?
Like a shortcut of a mapped network location or a folder of mounted drive.
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Hide public shortcuts in desktop without administrative privileges
I've looked on the multitude of questions related to Desktop icons in Windows 7 but I haven't found the answer I'm looking for yet.
The goal is to have Desktop icons on the Public folder such that ...
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Run As Administrator Settings Under Shortcut
There are two checkboxes for Run As Administrator in the Properties dialog for a shortcut in Windows 7. One is under the Shortcut tab in the Advanced Properties dialog, and the other is under the ...
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Shortcut to view wireless networks in Windows 7
Does anyone know how to create a shortcut which opens the wireless networks dialog box in Windows 7? I'm looking for a shortcut that takes me directly to the window which shows you the available ...
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Is there a windows equivalent to using ~/ as a shorthand symbolizing your home/user directory? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the equivalent of Linux's “~” in Windows?
For example, is there a character I can enter in place of the asterisk in the string "*\Videos" that is ...
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How do you show desktop in Windows 7?
In Windows XP, you get a 'Show Desktop' shortcut button in your task bar by default.
This does not appear in Windows 7. How do I add a shortcut button in Windows 7 to show the desktop and hide the ...
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