Try these tricks and workarounds for your Windows Key and taskbar to boost you and your PC's productivity.
Quickly pull up the System Info window with the Windows key.
Launch taskbar apps:
Windows-1 will open Windows Explorer, Windows-2 will open the app positioned to the right of Explorer, and so on).
Press Windows-P to switch display modes when you attach a peripheral.
Ditch the Displays Control Panel: To switch display modes instantly press Windows-P.
Run apps from anywhere: Press Windows-R to bring up the Run dialog box.
Windows 7 got rid of the Quick Launch bar, but bringing Quick Launch back is fairly easy. Right-click the taskbar and uncheck Lock the taskbar; then right-click the taskbar again and choose New toolbar. Type %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch into the file path, and then click the arrow button on the right to navigate to that folder. Quick Launch will be back in action.
Clean up your system tray:
Just drag the icons you use most often from the expanded tray to the minimized tray area on the taskbar. That way, you can click them immediately instead of having to expand the tray and root around for the icon you need.
Drag and drop to your taskbar apps:
Hold down Shift while you click an app's icon to open a new instance of the app. Hold down Ctrl-Shift while clicking the app's icon to open the program as an administrator. Drag a file from your desktop (or from an open window) over an app's icon on the taskbar to pin the icon to the app's jump list, or hold down Ctrl to open the file with that program.
Quickly pull up the System Info window with the Windows key.
Work Your Windows Key
Quickly view your system specs: Press Windows-Pause to bring up the System Info window.Launch taskbar apps:
Windows-1 will open Windows Explorer, Windows-2 will open the app positioned to the right of Explorer, and so on).
Press Windows-P to switch display modes when you attach a peripheral.
Ditch the Displays Control Panel: To switch display modes instantly press Windows-P.
Run apps from anywhere: Press Windows-R to bring up the Run dialog box.
Taskbar Techniques
Restore your Quick Launch bar:Windows 7 got rid of the Quick Launch bar, but bringing Quick Launch back is fairly easy. Right-click the taskbar and uncheck Lock the taskbar; then right-click the taskbar again and choose New toolbar. Type %appdata%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch into the file path, and then click the arrow button on the right to navigate to that folder. Quick Launch will be back in action.
Clean up your system tray:
Just drag the icons you use most often from the expanded tray to the minimized tray area on the taskbar. That way, you can click them immediately instead of having to expand the tray and root around for the icon you need.
Drag and drop to your taskbar apps:
Hold down Shift while you click an app's icon to open a new instance of the app. Hold down Ctrl-Shift while clicking the app's icon to open the program as an administrator. Drag a file from your desktop (or from an open window) over an app's icon on the taskbar to pin the icon to the app's jump list, or hold down Ctrl to open the file with that program.
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