Resources
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Windows key combinations
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| Key combination |
Action |
| Ctrl + A |
Select all text in a screen or dialogue box |
| Ctrl + Z |
Commonly used for “Undo” |
| Ctrl + X |
Commonly used as “Cut” |
| Ctrl + C |
Commonly used as “Copy” |
| Ctrl + V |
Commonly used as “Paste” |
| Ctrl + S |
Commonly used for “Save” |
| Alt + S |
Common hotkey for “Send” in email applications |
| Win + R |
Opens a ‘run’ dialog box which allows you to enter a command |
| Win + I |
Opens Windows settings (Windows 10 or newer) |
| Win + X |
Opens Context menu of the Start button |
| Win + E |
Opens File Explorer |
| Win + Pause |
Opens system information |
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
Opens Task Manager |
Useful Windows commands
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For use at the command line or in the ‘run’ box (some commands require Powershell, denoted by a #ps)
| Command |
Function |
| control |
Opens the legacy Control Panel |
| main.cpl |
Opens the Mouse and Touchpad settings |
| certutil -gethash |
Verify the hash checksum of a file #ps |
My top recommendations for:
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Windows software
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| Name |
What it does |
| Rustdesk
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Free and open-source remote desktop application |
| Gimp
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Free and open-source image and photo editor comparable to Adobe Photoshop |
| 7-zip
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Free and open-source file archiving utility |
Windows Anti-Virus software:
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- I generally recommend Windows Defender (which is built-in to Windows 8 and newer) as an anti-virus solution that is suitable for most home users. Unless you have people in your house who are likely to visit shady websites or unwittingly click on malicious links, such as kids and teenagers, then you probably don’t need a paid-for anti-virus suite on your computer.
Take a look an this independent and non-profit organisation that compares and rates anti-virus software which may help you to compare the solutions available:
AV-Test