Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Windows Desktop====== ====== 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 * ''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 ======Graphic Tools====== * [[http://ngwin.com/picpick|PicPick]], screenshot/screen capture tool. * [[https://screentogif.codeplex.com/|ScreenToGif]], capture screencasts as animated Gifs windows_desktop.txt Last modified: 2022/08/25 12:51by mgupton