Press:
    Windows-D to jump to the desktop (minimize all open windows)
    Windows-E to open Windows Explorer
    Windows-F to open Find
    Windows-L to log off Windows \
    Windows-M to minimize all open windows (or Shift-Windows-M to undo this command)
    Windows-R to open the Run window
    Windows-Break to open the System Properties dialog box
    Windows-F1 to open Help
    Windows-Tab to cycle through the Taskbar buttons
    The COMPLETE MICROSOFT KEYBOARD SHORTCUT LIST

MINIMIZE or CLOSE WINDOW USING KEYBOARD
We get lots of requests for this one, so read closely: Press Alt-Spacebar to display the context menu of the currently active window. Then press N for Minimize. So for the quick version, press Alt-Spacebar-N. You can use a similar technique to close an open window. After pressing Alt-Spacebar, press the letter C for Close. It's even easier than Alt-F4 (another shortcut for closing the currently active window).

TURN OFF DELETE CONFIRMATION
Do you find it a nuisance that every time you attempt to delete an item, you have to click Yes to confirm? If you don't need this second safety net ("second" because deleted items only go to the Recycle Bin anyway, where you can restore them, if need be), turn it off.

Right-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop and select Properties. In the resulting dialog box, deselect Display Delete Confirmation Dialog Box, then click OK. The next time you delete an item, it will go directly to the Recycle Bin--no questions asked.

(Note: If the option Do Not Move Files To The Recycle Bin is selected inside the Recycle Bin Properties dialog box, the delete confirmation option will be grayed out. Windows thinks you should have at least one safety net.)

DITCH WELCOME TO WINDOWS DIALOG BOX
"When I installed Windows 98, I accidentally typed a password in the Welcome To Windows dialog box. How do I delete the password so this dialog box doesn't show up and I don't have to log in anymore?"

Start Windows and log in using your user name and password. Open the Control Panel, double-click Passwords, and on the Change Passwords tab, click the Change Windows Password button. On the Old Password line, type your password. Press Tab to move down to the New Password line, then press Enter (to enter no password). A dialog box will appear to tell you your password has been successfully changed. Click OK, click Close, and that Welcome To Windows dialog box won't bother you again

ICONS ACTING FUNNY?
Are your Control Panel or desktop icons acting funny (as a number of readers have experienced)--they're displayed incorrectly or they're just plain black? Don't panic. It just means your ShellIconCache file is damaged (not as bad as it sounds). The quickest solution? Delete this file.

First, start Windows in Safe mode--turn on your computer, hold down the Ctrl key until the Startup menu appears, select Safe Mode, and press Enter. Next, make sure that you can see hidden files--open any Explorer window, select View, Folder Options, click the View tab, and under Advanced Settings, select Show All Files. Now open the Windows folder and locate the ShellIconCache file. Right-click this file, select Delete, and if necessary, click Yes to confirm. Restart Windows 98 (ShellIconCache will be re-created automatically), and your icons should be back to their old selves. .

TURN DUN'S REDIAL OPTION ON
Ever try to establish a DUN (dial-up networking) connection, only to wind up with a message telling you the line is busy? Frustrating, to say the least, but what's even more frustrating is that you have to keep trying the connection manually. By default, DUN's Redial option is turned off.

If you want DUN to keep dialing the number for you, in the event that a connection cannot be made, open My Computer, double-click Dial-Up Networking, and select Connections, Settings. On the General tab of the resulting dialog box, select Redial and set the corresponding options (number of retries, and so on). Click OK, and say good-bye to all that unnecessary redialing.

SHUTDOWN or RESTART WITH ONE CLICK
Create a desktop shortcut that allows you to shut down with one click:
    Right-click the desktop
    Select New -> Shortcut
    In the Command Line text box, type rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindows and click Next
    Name the shortcut Shut Down, then click Finish.
You can use a similar technique to create a Restart shortcut. Just follow the steps above, but in the Command Line text box, type

rundll.exe user.exe,exitwindowsexec

And of course, you'll want to name the shortcut Restart.

CHANGE REGISTERED USER INFO
We frequently receive requests for the steps required to change Windows 95's registered user information--the name and organization that appears in the System Properties dialog box. All it takes is some quick Registry editing.

(Note: As always, back up your Registry files--System.dat and User.dat, hidden files in your Windows folder--before proceeding.)
Open the Registry Editor by selecting Start, Run, typing regedit and clicking OK.

Navigate your way to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion.

In the right pane, you'll see RegisteredOrganization and RegisteredOwner in the Name column. Right-click the one you want to change, select Modify, and on the Value Data line of the resulting dialog box, type the correct information. Click OK, repeat these steps for the other value, if desired, and close the Registry Editor

These are just a sample of the many Windows-Specific questions that we are asked.

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