Computer Tricks

What Is Computer?

Computer is an electronic device which accept data,process data and gives out information.There are some basic principles which govern the computer.

 

The following are some of the computer Tips & Tricks

WINDOWS XP SHORTCUTS

ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu.
ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item.
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program.
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window.
ALT+TAB Switch between open items.
ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu.
BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
CTRL+A Select all.
CTRL+B Bold.
CTRL+C Copy.
CTRL+I Italics.
CTRL+O Open an item.
CTRL+U Underline.
CTRL+V Paste.
CTRL+X Cut.
CTRL+Z Undo.
CTRL+F4 Close the active document.
CTRL while dragging Copy selected item.
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
ESC Cancel the current task.
F1 Displays Help.
F2 Rename selected item.
F3 Search for a file or folder.
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
F5 Refresh the active window.
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program.
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu.
SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager.
SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
WIN Display or hide the Start menu.
WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box.
WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop.
WIN+E Open Windows Explorer.
WIN+F Search for a file or folder.
WIN+CTRL+F Search for computers.
WIN+L Locks the desktop.
WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows.
WIN+R Open the Run dialog box.
WIN+TAB Switch between open items.

WINDOWS EXPLORER SHORTCUTS

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ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window�s system menu.
SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu.
CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu.
ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used.
ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit.
CTRL+A - Select all items.
CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s).
CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s).
CTRL+V - Paste item(s).
CTRL+Z - Undo last action.
CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane.
TAB - Move forward through options.
ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view.
ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view.
SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item immediately.
BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up.
ALT+ENTER - View an item�s properties.
F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs.
F6 - Switch between left and right panes.
F5 - Refresh window contents.
F3 - Display Find application.
F2 - Rename selected item.
CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously).
Alt+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened).
Shift+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item).
F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program).
Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer).
CTRL+Tab (Move forward through the tabs).
CTRL+Shift+Tab (Move backward through the tabs).
Alt+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option).


Win (Display or hide the Start menu).
Win+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box).
Win+D (Display the desktop).
Win+M (Minimize all of the windows).
Win+Shift+M (Restore the minimized windows).
Win+E (Open My Computer).
Win+F (Search for a file or a folder).
CTRL+Win+F (Search for computers).
Win+F1 (Display Windows Help).
Win+ L (Lock the keyboard).
Win+R (Open the Run dialog box).
Win+U (Open Utility Manager).

Left Alt+left Shift+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off).
Left Alt+left Shift+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off).

NUM LOCK+* (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder).
NUM LOCK++ (Display the contents of the selected folder).
NUM LOCK+- (Collapse the selected folder).

CTRL+O (Open a saved console).
CTRL+N (Open a new console).
CTRL+S (Save the open console).
CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item).
CTRL+W (Close window/tab.
Alt+Spacebar (Display the MMC window menu).
Alt+A (Display the Action menu).
Alt+V (Display the View menu).
Alt+F (Display the File menu).
Alt+O (Display the Favorites menu).
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane).
Alt+- (Display the window menu for the active console window).
Ctrl + D (add bookmark).
Ctrl+W : to close the current window.

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

CTRL+Alt+END: (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box).

Alt+PAGE UP: (Switch between programs from left to right).

Alt+PAGE DOWN: (Switch between programs from right to left).

Alt+INSERT: (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order).

Alt+HOME: (Display the Start menu).

CTRL+Alt+BREAK: (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen).

Alt+Delete: (Display the Windows menu).

CTRL+Alt+- (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.).

CTRL+Alt++: (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.).

Internet Explorer navigation

CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box).
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar).
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility).
CTRL+H (Open the History bar).
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar).
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box).
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address).
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L).
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box).
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page).
CTRL+W (Close the current window).

Change Zoom Level

Whether you're working on the Web or in a word processing program, zoom in or out with this command. PC: Ctrl + scroll mouse wheel.

Reopen Previous Tab in Browser

Have you ever accidentally closed the browser tab you were looking at and had to spend time backtracking to find it again? The shortcut below will restore that page to you almost instantly. PC: Ctrl + Shift + T

Go to a Previous Location in Browser

Time travel with the neat shortcut below, which lets you quickly go back to the webpage you were looking at before your current one.

PC: Alt + ?:

Spelling/Grammar Check No more excuses: Perfect spelling and grammar is just one keystroke away.PC or Mac: F7

PC: Ctrl + Enter:

Add "http://www" to Your Browser's Address Bar The quickest route to your online destination? Just type in the name of the webpage you'd like to go to (for example, type "Google"), then press the following keys to add the "http://www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end.

PC: Ctrl + L, or F6:

Select the Address Bar When you want to quickly type a new URL into your browser, the shortcut below will easily select the address bar for you, so you can start typing without moving your mouse.

Now here are two methods or Tricks which can be followed to make a New Folder.

1) Go to the Directory or Drive where a New Folder is to be created.

Then just press Alt + F then after it press W + F. Now it is done. New Folder is being created.

Shift while login: Bypass startup folder. Only those applications will be ignored which are in the startup folder, not those started from the registry (Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed

Win + L: Log off Windows.
Win + P: Open Print Manager.
Win + C: Open control panel.
Win + V: Open clipboard.
Win + K: Open keyboard properties.
Win + I: Open mouse properties.
Win + A: Open Accessibility properties.
Win + Space: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys.
Win + S: Toggle CapsLock on and off.

List of F1-F9 Key Commands for the Command Prompt

F1 / right arrow: Repeats the letters of the last command line, one by one.
F2: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to copy up to" of the last command line
F3: Repeats the last command line
F4: Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to delete up to" of the last command line
F5: Goes back one command line
F6: Enters the traditional CTRL+Z (^z)
F7: Displays a menu with the command line history
F8: Cycles back through previous command lines (beginning with most recent)
F9: Displays a dialog asking user to enter a command number, where 0 is for first command line entered.
Alt+Enter: toggle full Screen mode.
up/down: scroll thru/repeat previous entries
Esc: delete line

STEPS ON HOW TO PERMANENTLY FIX "TASK MANAGER" AND "REGISTRY" DISABLE PROBLEM ON PC

I encountered the same problem the other time when I was using my pc and I try to find out what the problem is,and God been so wonderful I was able to find out a simple method that will help you fix the problem without facing it again.

The follow are the methods to solve the problem:

To solve this problem goto start menu => Run and type in the following =>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
OR you can also type "regedit" in the windows run and it will open the registry and you follow the same key to open the path.
After you've type the key path it will take you to a folder called system.
After that you will see two dword keys naming:

"DisableTaskMgr" and "DisableRegistryTools" and in it you will see 1,right click and choose modify or you can double click to open.

After it have open you will see the value data as "1" change it to "0" and after that you right click on the folder "system" and click on permissions and tick on the deny part "Full control and Read" and after that you will see that your task manager and registry have been enable permanently.If this trick works remember to give thanks to the admin of this group Asante Syllas (Wagawasty de codedguru who is the main founder of Waganation).