Windows Core Networking : Filler

Filler - Keyboard shortcuts for launching any app

wndpteam — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:43:00 GMT

Windows Vista makes it even simpler to be productive with keyboard shortcuts. To launch any app:

Windows key; type app name (e.g. word); Enter
Variation of above for Control Panel applets like Network and Sharing Center (e.g. type network center)

To launch the app elevated (admin), use Ctrl + Shift + Enter. More keyboard shortcuts are discussed on the Windows Shell blog.

-- Gabe Frost

Filler - Open Command Prompt Here in Vista

wndpteam — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:55:00 GMT

I learned this last week that in Windows Vista one can hold down shift and right click to get a "Command Prompt Here" option added to the context menu on a folder. Nice!

-- Ari Pernick

Update: As someone in the comments noted, "Copy as Path" gets added to the context menu too. I typically click on the address bar and copy the path that appears there, but I think this trick is faster if I can retrain myself to use it :).