Articles tagged: Windows Vista Tips

Tip of the Day: Abort Command Prompt Programs with Ctrl+C

Tip of the Day: Icons Versus Thumbnails

Tip of the Day: Delete the Contents of a Directory in Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Forget Wireless Networks

Tip of the Day: Shift-Selection

Rename your PC

Tip Of The Day: Change Your Machine’s Name

Tip of the Day: ALT+Space

Tip Of The Day: “Running” Documents in Command Prompt

Tip Of The Day: Move Versus Copy

Control Panel Network Adapters

Tip of the Day: Access Network Adapter Settings Quickly

Tip Of The Day: Three Useful Windows File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

Tip Of The Day: Two Ways to Get Help in Command Prompt

Tip Of The Day: Windows File Explorer

Tip of the Day: Kill an App Using Task Manager

Tip Of The Day: Run CHKDSK Without Using Command Prompt

Pointer Trails Setting

Tip of the Day: Pointer Trails

Tip Of The Day: Maximize and Minimize from the Keyboard

Tip of the Day: Only Open Safe Email Attachments

Tip of the Day: The TREE Command

Tasklist filtered to edge.

Tip of the Day: Tasklist, the Command Line Task Utility

Close Window

Tip of the Day: Close Programs From the Taskbar

Tip of the Day: Combining Files Using Command Prompt

Tip of the Day: Consider Compression if You’re Low on Space

Tip of the Day: Set or Change Your Microsoft Account Picture

Tip of the Day: View Update History

Tip of the Day: Show Running Services with Net Start

Tip of the Day: The Special Meaning of “.”

Tip of the Day: Move Quickly Through a List with the Keyboard

Tip of the Day: Customize the Command Prompt

If you spend any significant time in the Command Prompt, you may want to customize its appearance to be a little more to your liking.

Tip of the Day: Two Keystrokes I Use Constantly

I use two Windows Key combinations constantly, and I think you’ll find them useful as well.

Tip of the Day: mklink: Hard and Symbolic Links in Windows

File system links can make files and folders appear in more than one place. It can be quite useful.

Tip of the Day: Icons or Thumbnails?

Tip of the Day: The TREE Command

Tip of the Day: ALT+TAB

The ALT+TAB tab sequence is under-appreciated. Learn its power and flexibility to switch between running programs.

Tip of the Day: Searching Via the Command Prompt

Using the Command Prompt can often be quicker and clearer than Windows’ own built-in search function.

Tip of the Day: View Hidden Files

Tip of the Day: Save the Installation Media

Tip of the Day: Disable Screen Effects for Speed

Tip of the Day: When In Doubt, Reboot

Tip of the Day: Redirection and Piping