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The Windows Run box is a very useful utility to launch programs and applications quickly. There are more than a hundred run commands that let you launch all sorts of built in Windows applications such as Control Panel modules, and system tools like Disk Defragmenter, Device Manager, Group Policy Editor etc. Most of these commands are well documented – you will find plenty of run command lists on the web, published and republished countless number of times. But I’m pretty sure you will never find the following commands in any of these lists.
Trick 1: Open your home directory
The home directory is located at C:\Documents and Settings\Username in Windows XP and C:\Users\Username in Windows Vista and 7. The quickest way to open this directory is to open the Run box (Win+R) and type “.” – a single dot. Then hit enter. Try it.
Trick 2: Open the users directory
The users directory is the directory one folder above the home directory, i.e. C:\Documents and Settings in Windows XP and C:\Users in Windows Vista and 7. To open this directory, type 2 dots in the Run box and hit enter.
Trick 3: Open My Computer
To quickly open My Computer, open the Run box and type 3 dots, like this.
Trick 4: Open system drive
The system drive is the one where Windows is installed, usually the C drive. To open this drive through the Run box type “\” – the backslash.
Some other tricks?
WindowsKey + R, then ‘.’, then enter – opens your User directory
WindowsKey + R, then ‘..’, then enter – opens directory of User directories
WindowsKey + R, then ‘…’, then enter – opens My Computer
WindowsKey + R, then ‘/’, then enter – opens your home drive (logical drive Windows was installed to)
WindowsKey + U – Utilities Manager – access the Magnifier, Narrator, Onscreen keyboard
WindowsKey + F – Find dialog
WindowsKey + L – Lock desktop
WindowsKey + B – keyboard access to System Tray icons and menus
WindowsKey + M – keyboard access to Desktop icons
WindowsKey + ALT – keyboard access to current application’s top menu bar
WindowsKey + ‘Tab’ button – keyboard access to minimised application windows on the taskbar
WindowsKey + ‘Menu’ button (often has a dropdown list printed on it, near bottom right of keyboard) – keyboard access to context menu, given the current focus / mouse pointer location.
WindowsKey + R, then ‘..’, then enter – opens directory of User directories
WindowsKey + R, then ‘…’, then enter – opens My Computer
WindowsKey + R, then ‘/’, then enter – opens your home drive (logical drive Windows was installed to)
WindowsKey + U – Utilities Manager – access the Magnifier, Narrator, Onscreen keyboard
WindowsKey + F – Find dialog
WindowsKey + L – Lock desktop
WindowsKey + B – keyboard access to System Tray icons and menus
WindowsKey + M – keyboard access to Desktop icons
WindowsKey + ALT – keyboard access to current application’s top menu bar
WindowsKey + ‘Tab’ button – keyboard access to minimised application windows on the taskbar
WindowsKey + ‘Menu’ button (often has a dropdown list printed on it, near bottom right of keyboard) – keyboard access to context menu, given the current focus / mouse pointer location.
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