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 ======Windows Desktop====== ======Windows Desktop======
-  * ''Alt+Tab'', Task Switcher, tap and release to alternate between current and last window+ 
 +====== Core Productivity Keyboard Shortcuts ====== 
 + 
 +  * ''Alt+Tab'', Task Switcher, tap and release to alternate between current and last window. This usage pattern comes up a lot. 
 +  * ''Ctrl+Alt+Tab'', open task switcher and leave it open 
 +    * press spacebar or enter to toggle to previous window 
 +    * press ''tab'' to select window 
 +  * ''Win+Tab'', open task view 
 +  * ''Ctrl+Win+<left/right arrow>'', move between virtual desktops 
 +  * ''Win+S'', Windows search 
 + 
 +  * ''Ctrl+Shift+v'', paste as plain text
   * ''Win+v'', show clipboard history   * ''Win+v'', show clipboard history
 +  * ''Ctrl+Shift+Esc'', open Task Manager
 +  * ''Win+<num>'', opens the app pinned to taskbar in position <num>
 +
 +  * ''Ctrl+Win+Shift+b'', resets the video driver; it's good for clearing up stray video artifacts left on the screen
 +  * ''Win + ~'', open and close quake style terminal
 +
 +  * ''Win + a'', open the Windows notifications panel
 +  * ''Win + ↓'', ''Win + ↑'', restore/minimize/maximize window
 +
 +====== RDP Sessions ======
 +  * To press ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' in the RDP session run on-screen keyboard (osk.exe) and hold Ctrl+Alt and click Delete
 +      * Alternatively, press  Shift 5 times and only enable sticky keys on the RDP session and press Ctrl, Alt and then Delete
 +  * ''Ctrl+Alt+Home'', escape out of RDP window back to client machine; it actually activates the connection bar, which has the effect of escaping the keyboard/mouse from the remote machine; this is handy to break out of the remote machine and do something like bring up task switcher on the local machine
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 ======Graphic Tools====== ======Graphic Tools======
   * [[http://ngwin.com/picpick|PicPick]], screenshot/screen capture tool.   * [[http://ngwin.com/picpick|PicPick]], screenshot/screen capture tool.
   * [[https://screentogif.codeplex.com/|ScreenToGif]], capture screencasts as animated Gifs   * [[https://screentogif.codeplex.com/|ScreenToGif]], capture screencasts as animated Gifs
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