1. If you don’t like the Icon of a shortcut in Windows you can alter it by right-clicking on it, Properties, Program, Change Icon. If you still can’t find one you like then browse in the following files: C:\Windows\System\Shell32.dll, C:\Windows\System\Pifmgr.dll, C:\Windows\System\Cool.dll, C:\Windows\System\User.exe or C:\Windows\Moricons.dll.
2. When copying or moving files by dragging them in Windows Explorer, if you change your mind just press the Esc key to abort the current operation.
3. To make a shortcut to any program, right-click on the program in Windows Explorer, create a shortcut, and then drag it onto the desktop
4. If you are working in a full screen DOS box and wish to make it a window, just press Alt+Enter. Pressing Alt+Enter again will toggle it back.
5. When using Windows Explorer you can type the first letter of a file and Explorer will jump to the first file starting with that letter. For example, if in the Windows folder you press the w key the cursor will jump to waves.bmp (if that is your first w file.) If you type win, very quickly, it will jump to Win.com.
Windows Shortcuts for Natural Keyboard Keys
Many users who have the Windows keyboard (the one which has two keys marked with the Windows logo (WIN key)) do not make much use of these extra keys. These keys can be used for shortcuts such as:
Pressing the Windows key and E will launch Explorer
WIN+f will launch the Find File program
WIN+m will minimise all open programs
Shift+WIN+m will undo the minimise all
So now you do not need to have extra shortcuts on the desktop for the Explorer or Find Files cluttering the desktop.
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