What is the function of refresh in Windows ?
is it just to redraw the screen ?
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i added the bogust first line, lese SO was not allowing to post this question.– SouravJun 28, 2011 at 2:30
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What’s a “bogus line”?– SynetechJun 28, 2011 at 3:34
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The two most common cases:
- In Windows Explorer, re-read the current folder (updates file information)
- In Internet Explorer (and most browsers), reloads the current page
The F5 key is most commonly used for this function. In most browsers, CTRL+F5 forces a full page reload, ignoring any cached files.
It can just redraw the screen, or it can reload a page, like in a browser...it depends on where you hit it. It is worth noting that with some web sites, you need to hit CTRL+F5 to refresh the cache and refresh the page.
