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| • | F1: Help |
| • | CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu |
| • | ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs |
| • | ALT+F4: Quit program |
| • | SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently |
| • | CTRL+C: Copy |
| • | CTRL+X: Cut |
| • | CTRL+V: Paste |
| • | CTRL+Z: Undo |
| • | CTRL+B: Bold |
| • | CTRL+U: Underline |
| • | CTRL+I: Italic |
| • | SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands |
| • | SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu) |
| • | ALT+double click: Displays properties |
| • | SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin |
| • | F1: Starts Windows Help |
| • | F10: Activates menu bar options |
| • | SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object |
| • | CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item) |
| • | CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu) |
| • | ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box |
| • | ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window) |
| • | SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature |
| • | ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window’s System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window) |
| • | ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window’s System menu (from the MDI child window’s System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window) |
| • | CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program |
| • | ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu |
| • | ALT+F4: Closes the current window |
| • | CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window |
| • | ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window) |
For a selected object:
| • | F2: Rename object |
| • | F3: Find all files |
| • | CTRL+X: Cut |
| • | CTRL+C: Copy |
| • | CTRL+V: Paste |
| • | SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin |
| • | ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object |
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
| • | F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer) |
| • | F5: Refreshes the current window. |
| • | F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer |
| • | CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only) |
| • | CTRL+Z: Undo the last command |
| • | CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window |
| • | BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder |
| • | SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders |
| • | Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection |
| • | Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection |
| • | Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection. |
| • | RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child |
| • | LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent |
| • | CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs |
| • | Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off |
| • | Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off |
| • | Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off |
| • | Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off |
| • | Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off |
| • | Windows Logo: Start menu |
| • | Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box |
| • | Windows Logo+M: Minimize all |
| • | SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all |
| • | Windows Logo+F1: Help |
| • | Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer |
| • | Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders |
| • | Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop |
| • | CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer |
| • | CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray) |
| • | Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons |
| • | Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box |
| • | Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item |
| • | Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows |
| • | Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager |
| • | Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel |
| • | Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard |
| • | Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box |
| • | Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box |
| • | Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed) |
| • | Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys |
| • | Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off |
| • | TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box |
| • | SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box |
| • | SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option. |
| • | ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline) |
| • | ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button |
| • | ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item |
Copyright (C) 1997-2010, Chris Coulson and Coulson Technologies, LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
A while back I helped a client setup a system where they can lock down the security of a laptlop. These laptops where for our road warriers.
During the troubleshooting of removing the policy, I realized that doing the same thing in vista is about 10 times more difficult. Infact you no longer have default security templates. How is Vista more secure then???
Here is what I have found, and providing it to you.
The Windows Vista Security Guide provides guidance and tools to further protect Windows Vista against real-live threats such as malware and information theft. This solution accelerator recommends the Enterprise Client (EC) configuration for organizations of all types. Only in extreme security situations does the guide recommend the Specialized Security – Limited Functionality (SSLF) configuration, which considerably limits client computer functionality. The Solution Accelerator includes recommendations about how to use new and enhanced security technologies in Windows Vista to better defend the client computers in your organization against malware. The guide also provides recommendations and best practices on how to use encryption and access control technologies in Windows Vista to protect corporate data. Application compatibility testing recommendations are included. This Solution Accelerator includes several files, such as the Windows Vista Security Guide.doc, the detailed Appendix A of the Windows Vista Security Guide.doc, the Windows Vista Security Guide Settings.xls, and the GPOAccelerator tool to help you easily implement the guidance.
Click here to find out more.
Copyright (C) 1997-2010, Chris Coulson and Coulson Technologies, LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
For those of use who have used Windows from Day 1, this should bring back some memories. There are a few screens that I have never seen, mostly the betas.
Copyright (C) 1997-2010, Chris Coulson and Coulson Technologies, LLC. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.