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A quick access method of getting to a program or document, typically an icon or picture representing the target

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Drag & drop URL from address bar into folder = automagically convert + download

How would I go about finding out how to drag & drop shortcut URL from browser address bar into folder to auto download / convert to audio mp3? After dragging into folder, the output file would ...
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How to change the icon for a specific MSC file?

Many years ago (in the early XP days), I created several Management Console files (i.e. .MSC) for different functions (i.e. AD Users and Computers, Group Policy, etc.). To distinguish them, I made ...
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Shortcut extension hidden and target is off-site

I recently bought a printer that I connected to using Wi-Fi Direct. I was confused in researching the security aspects, so I installed NetSpot on an administrator account to see if I can get some ...
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How to search for only shortcuts on Google Drive

Google Drive rolled out the new shortcuts which will soon replace the "one file in multiple folder" feature (to be deprecated by September 30). Now the question is if we create shortcuts of ...
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Quickly toggle microphone playback (sidetone)

first post here. I would like to quickly be able to toggle microphone playback through speakers (side tone). The specific steps and settings I am referring too can be seen here: https://superuser.com/...
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Open another .exe version, if current version isnt available - QGIS

Im using the Shortcut Target function to open a stripped down version of QGIS, and for those who know QGIS, there's multiple versions being used by multiple users at any given time. Im looking to have ...
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How to create or is there a shortcut to mute the sound of the current window/program?

What I want to do is mute the sound of the current program/window in Windows. How I would normally go about this, is RMB on Sound Icon in taskbar (or through Control Panel -> Sound) -> Open ...
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Open URL in Google Chrome using a keyboard shortcut

Is there a way to open different URL´s with keyboard shortcuts? Example: Ctrl+Shift+1 opens www.google.com Ctrl+Shift+2 opens www.fifa.com, etc.
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Change default windows folder icons - their shortcuts

I've managed to follow the instructions here to change the default folder icons for all folders (since hey're super boring and I don't want to change each folder icon manually): https://www.askvg.com/...
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How can I transform a webapp/ website into a windows10 app?

I would like to have some websites easily available on my desktop. The first thing that comes to my mind is a simple shortcut to the website, yet this is not as satisfactory as I would like. The best ...
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How to highlight down columns for many columns at once that are separated in an excel sheet?

I have 30 columns of data with over 10,000 rows. I'm using Ctrl+Click to highlight specific cells and then use Ctrl+Shift+Down arrow to highlight to the bottom, but I noticed it won't let me do that ...
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Shortcut for folder without address bar [Windows 10]

Is there a way to create a shortcut for a folder to open Windows Explorer without address bar?
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Show all Windows Actions like IntelliJ IDEA or VS Code

I want to use mostly the keyboard to control Windows. Since it is hard to remember some rarely used keyboard shortcuts, I'm looking for a way to search and select actions (not only programs by name) ...
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Ghost shortcuts appearing in Windows Search for deleted folders

I searched for some files on Server 2012r2 and the search results turned up matches in a folder shown as type = shortcut. When right-click to Open File Location, there is no such folder. Which is ...
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How to disable special characters from appearing when keyboard shortcuts are pressed?

I am using the Python IDLE and I can use the Alt+4 shortcut to comment out a line of code. But that same shortcut also prints the '♦' character. So when I use the shortcut it does comment that line of ...
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Is there a way to create a command prompt shortcut open as administrator and start in another drive and folder on that server?

I would like to create a cmd.exe shortcut that will open as administrator. I have already done this. The default place it opens is on the C:\Windows\system32. I want it to open on E:\\bin instead. ...
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Can windows create internet shortcut of a local file on its own?

I found a internet shortcut for one of my file (an encrypted folder which was available on my drive) on my windows 10. And i never had created such internet shortcut. So is there any reason why ...
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Does anyone remember how to designate the last cell in a spreadsheet?

There used to be a simple keyboard shortcut to designate the last cell in a spreadsheet. I've done a lot of searching but everyone keeps saying to highlight, delete, etc. This is way too much work ...
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Sending a url by email that opens in specific browser

I'm sending an email with a link to a website that works best in Google Chrome. Is there a way to make the link open in Chrome (if the recipient has it installed) instead of their default browser? I ...
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Windows security window not showing up when calling shortcut from bat file

I have a shortcut on the desktop which links to a folder on a server. So when I double click it, a security window pops up asking me for my username and password as shown below Now I am trying to ...
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Switch windows to different virtual space with a keyboard shortcut

How to achieve it? In the best case with native shortcut, otherwise looking for at least AHK solution
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Is there a shortcut to access the Windows Taskbar programs beyond the 10th one?

In Windows there is the hotkey Win + 1-0 to access the programs you have set in your taskbar, numbering from 1 up to the 10th one. Is there a shortcut to access the programs in your taskbar beyond the ...
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Windows 10 - Possible to shortcut AppData folder to external drive?

Backstory C Drive >> internal 256gb solid state drive - Windows installed here D Drive >> internal 1tb 7200rpm drive - strictly extra space I tried to create a symbolic link from C:/Users/Jackson/...
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Two paths for Win10 start shortcuts

Few of my shortcuts in Start suddenly disappeared. When I tried to discover why, I found that there are two paths for shortcuts in Start: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and C:\...
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Windows 10 taskbar pinned items exploring the exe folder instead launching the application

I've upgraded my Windows-7_home_premium to windows-10_Home. Everything looks fine, but the items pinned to the taskbar are opening the folder which contains the target app instead of launching the ...
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How do I add shortcuts to the right side of the task bar?

I had to reload my PC from scratch via Reset. It is Windows 10. I'm slowly adding apps and shortcuts. On my previous system I had added some shortcuts that are way to the right of the normal place. ...
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"Save a custom chart as a template" button / shortcut / quick access bar

In the OFFICE newer versions (+2010), the button Save as Template in the Design tab/Type group vanishes. I know it can be reached by right-clicking the chart, and cliking Save as Template. But I would ...
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Is there way to intercept a keystroke and send a different combination of shortcuts to the active software?

I'm currently working with some editing software that requires a lot of different shortcuts to achieve what I often need. I've done a bit of research and tried some tools but I wasn't able to find a ...
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Create Shortcut to Open File with Portable App

I recently figured out that I could import a Windows shortcut link to Calibre as a "book" and have it open whatever I want in its own default program. I was thrilled to figure that out, but as I am ...
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Offline file syncing causes permission issues and hides some (but not all) desktop shortcuts

I have a user running Windows 10 on his laptop who I have enabled Offline Files in Control Panels' Sync Center. Initially everything appeared to be working fine after we restarted his computer, but ...
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Windows: how to set a shortcut so it open the current default browser defined in the system?

I have created a shortcut using the Windows' 7 new shorcut option. Now I have entered the following instrution as emplacement: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" http://...
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How can I easily change shortcut references to multiple files when a folder name in the path changes?

I have a NAS drive with a folder structure that needs to have a name of a folder changed, but I have another folder on the same NAS with a bunch of shortcuts that will break when the source folder ...
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What is the shortcut to navigate the cursor to next/previous function block in jetbrains

In jetbrains, whats the shortcut to navigate the cursor to next/previous function block?
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How to convert duplicate files into shortcuts to save space?

I found out my C drive contains many duplicate files that consume space. I don't want to delete them because it's risky and recovering them is hard. Can I convert them all into shortcuts referencing ...
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How to avoid new installed programs shortcuts to be public?

Many programs install its shortcuts as C:\Users\Public\Desktop as default. How could I force windows to always create new shortcuts in my user (admin) desktop, and not public?
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How to add arbitrary executable programs to a Windows 7 Jump List?

In Windows 7, you can pin items to the taskbar. Once an item is pinned to the taskbar, you can pin items to the list displayed when you right-click on it (known as a Jump List). I have a pinned ...
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Windows Shortcut for bash command: what does {12345678 ...} ~ mean?

I have the Windows Subsystem for Linux and this shortcut for Ubuntu Bash Desktop: C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe {12345678 ...} ~ What does {12345678 ...} ~ mean after bash.exe ?
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How to set keyboard shortcut using Shift+(any latter) without interfere on default behaviour (type upper case latter)?

My system is Xubuntu 16.04.5 and I would like to ask if is possible to set keyboard shortcut using Shift+(any latter)? I tried and the shortcut works but now I can't type upper case latter ( in case ...
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Open Chrome new tab from outside Chrome

How to open new blank Chrome tab (not window) from outside Chrome when Chrome is already running? I unsuccessfully tried: win + write "chrome". It opens new window with new blank tab windows taskbar ...
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Desktop shorcuts open the same program?

I have a windows 7 computer and all of the desktop shortcuts look normal except for the fact they have a even smaller icon within them (see picture below): At first it didn't effect anything, now ...
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How do I create a shortcut with Shortcut.exe from it's working directory?

I'm using Shortcut.exe to make a shortcut for a program in tandem with another batch script. I can easily make a shortcut with a pre-defined path to the program as well as it's shortcut path, but I ...
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OneDrive folder shortcut in Dropbox automatically updated on new OS

(Context: Win 10 on all 3 systems) There's a folder I access almost daily, and I used to keep it in my Dropbox synced folder. A while back I was reorganizing and decided to move it to my OneDrive ...
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Pin a keyboard shortcut to the Windows taskbar?

I've been using my Windows laptop a lot in tablet mode recently (for drawing) and am growing frustrated whenever I have to click through the tiny edit menu to click undo. Therefore, I'd like a ...
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Combining Windows Shortcuts -- Restarting Outlook through a shortcut

Windows 10, Outlook 2013 Where I work, Outlook tends to lock up regularly, meaning I'm frequently killing it through task manager. I thought I could create a shortcut to restart it, but I can't get ...
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Shortcut of zooming out in Windows in Parallels Desktop

I have a french keyboard. I try to use Windows 10 via Parallels Desktop under Mac. In Mac, in Chrome we use cmd + = and cmd + - to zoom in and zoom out. It is the same in VS Code. But in Windows, it ...
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Office 2016 program shortcuts

I have deleted some of Office 2016 shortcuts by mistake. Now I want to have them back, but I'm not able to restore the advertised shortcuts. The only solution has been creating a normal shortcut and ...
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How to change the Start Menu shortcut action for all users in Windows 10?

I set up a Cygwin/X environment in my Windows 10 computer and it created a Start Menu shortcut for all users, named XWin Server. However, I need to change the shortcut to enable TCP connections. To ...
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Where did all my start menu entries go?

I recently updated my Windows 10 system to build 15063.483. Windows Update says that this was a "feature update to Windows 10, version 1703." After the update, all of the shortcuts pinned to my start ...
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How to make an application shortcut for Android Studio 2.3?

I had to reinstall Android Studio yesterday, but I don't have a shortcut on my desktop to launch it. How can I make this easily?
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Taskbar pinned programs keep disappearing on Windows 7

A weird occurrence started happening a few days ago on my PC running Win7, namely all the programs that I have pinned to my taskbar are now nowhere to be found when you turn the PC on - the left side ...
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