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This tutorial will show you how to use access key shortcuts for the XAML context menu in File Explorer and on the desktop in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22621.1776 (RP), build 22624.1537 (Beta), build 23403 (Dev) and build 25314 (Canary) Insider channels, Microsoft added access...

Show Desktop (Win+D) can be used to minimize and restore all of your open windows at once. The show desktop feature helps to take a quick look at what’s on your desktop behind all the open windows. By default, you can click/tap on the far right corner of the taskbar on the main display to show...

The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features. Lately...

The People app is your address book. You can add your contacts and keep in touch with friends and family. The People, Mail, and Calendar apps work together so you can easily send mail to and schedule appointments with your most important people. Reference...

Environment variables are a set of dynamic named values that can affect the way running processes will behave on a computer. The variables can be used both in scripts and on the command line. Environment variables makes it easy when certain standard directories and parameters need to be...

The print queue allows you to manage and see the status of items waiting to print. Creating a printer shortcut can make it easier to manage your printer from where you like. This tutorial will show you how to create a shortcut for a printer in Windows 11. Option One: Create Printer...

The Print Queue Action Center app included with Windows 11 allows you to manage and see the status of items waiting to print for all or specific printers. This tutorial will show you how to create a Print Queue Action Center shortcut in Windows 11. EXAMPLE: Print Queue Action Center...

When you hover over a file, folder, drive, or desktop items in Windows, a pop-up description (infotip) will show displaying basic property details (metadata) of the item such as Date created, Size, Folders and Files a folder contains, etc... When you hover over a shortcut, the pop-up...

The Microsoft Sticky Notes app is the simple way to quickly save something for later, so you can stay in the flow. With Sticky Notes, you can create notes, type, ink or add a picture, add text formatting, stick them to the desktop, move them around there freely, close them to the Notes list, and...

You can mount (make a drive accessible) in a folder rather than a drive letter if you want. This makes the drive appear as just another folder. When you mount an internal or external drive in an empty folder, you will be able to access the contents of the drive from the path of the folder. The...

The Devices and Printers folder shows devices that are connected to a computer, including the document devices. When you select a device in Devices and Printers, Device Stage shows the details for that device. See also...

An access key is an underlined character in the text of a menu, context menu item, or the label of a control such as a button. You can press and hold the Shift, Alt, or F10 key while you right click on an item to see available access keys underlined in the context menu. You can then press the...

This tutorial will show you how to create a desktop shortcut to open an app from the Microsoft Store for your account in Windows 11. Option One: Create Desktop Shortcut of Microsoft Store Apps from Start Menu Option Two: Create Desktop Shortcut of Microsoft Store Apps from Applications...

A shortcut is a link to an item (such as a file, folder, or app) on your PC. You can assign a shortcut key (aka: keyboard shortcut) to use to open a shortcut on your desktop, taskbar, and Start menu. This tutorial will show you how to find and list all currently assigned shortcut keys...

A shortcut is a link to an item (such as a file, folder, or app) on your PC. You can assign a shortcut key (aka: keyboard shortcut) to use to open a shortcut on your desktop, taskbar, and Start menu. This tutorial will show you how to assign a keyboard shortcut to open a shortcut on your...

This tutorial will show you how to create a shortcut of an elevated task to run an app as administrator without getting a UAC prompt in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you open an application file with Run as administrator, you will get a UAC prompt by default for approval before the app is...

A shortcut is a link to an item (such as a file, folder, or app) on your PC. You can create shortcuts and then place them in a convenient location, such as on the desktop, so you can easily access the item that the shortcut links to. Shortcut files (.lnk) can be distinguished from the source...

When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive and click tap on either Show more options > Create shortcut or Send to -> Desktop (create shortcut), a shortcut to that file, folder or drive will be created with the - Shortcut extension added at the end of the filename by...

This tutorial will provide you with a list of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) commands to open Microsoft Store apps via the command prompt, Run (Win+R) dialog, and scripts. You can also use these URI commands to create shortcuts. See also...

When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive and click tap on either Show more options > Create shortcut or Send to -> Desktop (create shortcut), a shortcut to that file, folder or drive will be created with the - Shortcut extension added at the end of the filename by...