shortcuts

This tutorial will show you how to find and list all currently assigned shortcut keys (hotkeys) in use by shortcuts for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. 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)...

This tutorial will show you how to assign a keyboard shortcut to open a shortcut on your desktop, taskbar, or Start menu for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. 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...

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 for your account 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...

This tutorial will show you how to remove the shortcut arrow overlay on all shortcut icons for all users in Windows 11. 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...

This tutorial will show you how to change the - Shortcut extension being added to the filename of newly created shortcuts for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive and click tap on either Show more options > Create shortcut...

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...

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the - Shortcut extension being added to the filename of newly created shortcuts for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive and click tap on either Show more options > Create...

This tutorial will provide you with a list of keyboard shortcuts for Windows, accessibility, and apps in Windows 11. Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide another way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. Option One: Keyboard shortcuts in Windows...

This tutorial will show you a complete list of shell commands that can be used to easily open or create shortcuts of specific shell folders in Windows 11. Shell folders in Windows are specific folders that are used as the default location for specific file types. A shell command can be used in...

This tutorial will show you a complete list of GUIDs from the CLSID key in the registry that can be used to create shortcuts to directly open items with in Windows 11. A CLSID is a globally unique identifier that identifies a COM class object. For more information about a CLSID key and the...

This tutorial will provide you with a list of commands to open or create shortcuts to directly open Control Panel items in Windows 11. You can use Control Panel to change settings for Windows. These settings control nearly everything about how Windows looks and works, and you can use them to...

This tutorial will provide you with a complete list of ms-settings URI commands to directly open or create shortcuts for any Settings page in Windows 11. Microsoft designed Settings to be beautiful, easy to use and inclusive of all your Microsoft experiences in Windows 11. Settings has...

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off to use the Print Screen key to open screen snipping for your account in Windows 11. The Snipping Tool app includes a built-in screen recorder and allows you to quickly take and annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch...