3 Simple Ways To Speed Up Your Windows Computer

Remember the first time you got your Windows computer? It probably booted up pretty quick and everything loaded fast. After months of using it, things started to slow down. It takes much longer to reboot now and the desktop takes a couple of minutes before it completely loads. These are but some of the signs of a slow-running Windows PC and you can make it fast again just like when you first got it. We’re going to teach you how to speed up the Startup time, Start Menu, and Right Click Menu loading of your Windows computer with a few easy-to-do tweaks.

• 1. Speeding up your Windows PC startup time

You can optimize your computer’s startup speed by launching Run on your Windows computer and typing “msconfig” without the quotes. This will take you to the System Configuration Settings which has five tabs – General, Boot, Services, Startup, and Tools.
Under the General tab, you’ll find 3 startup selections: normal, diagnostic, and selective. During normal startup, all device drivers and services will be loaded by your computer. If this is ticked, it may be the reason why your computer is taking long. Choose either diagnostic or selective startup to speed up the starting time of your Windows computer. Diagnostic startup only loads basic devices and services whereas with selective startup, you can choose to load neither system services nor startup items. After making a selection select “Apply.”
Under the Boot tab, select Advanced options so you can choose the number of processors to facilitate boot speed. If you have a dual-core or quad-core processor, assigning more than one of them to help with the start-up process can significantly boost your computer’s speed. Unfortunately, this optimization tweak is not so efficient on power so if you’re using a laptop, expect some battery drain after startup.
Finally, there’s the Services and Startup tab where you can specifically choose which services and startup items are going to load.

• 2. Speeding up your Windows Start Menu

The Start Menu is another serious offender as it often takes time to load. Once again you need to open Run but this time, you will type “regedit.exe” to launch the Registry Editor. Go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder and find Control Panel –> Desktop –> MenuShowDelay. Then, double click MenuShowDelay to edit its value. Type in the numbers on the blank and hit “OK.” Remember, the lower the value the faster the Start Menu will load.
Another trick for speeding up your Windows Start Menu would be to limit the number of shortcuts on your desktop. It could be that you just have too many icons on your desktop and that’s what is causing your computer to take long when loading the Start Menu.

• 3. Speeding up the Right Click Menu

Yet another disappointing slow-down that Windows users experience is the time it takes the Menu to show up when hitting the right click. Installing third-party programs that allow you to remove items from the context menu should speed it up.

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Microsoft Word shortcut keys

Ctrl + A : Select all contents of the page.
Ctrl + B : Bold highlighted selection.
Ctrl + C : Copy selected text.
Ctrl + X : Cut selected text.
Ctrl + P : Open the print window.
Ctrl + F : Open find box.
Ctrl + I : Italic highlighted selection.
Ctrl + K : Insert link.
Ctrl + U : Underline highlighted selection.
Ctrl + V : Paste.
Ctrl + Y : Redo the last action performed.
Ctrl + Z : Undo last action.
Ctrl + L: Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.
Ctrl + E : Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.
Ctrl + R : Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Ctrl + M : Indent the paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + F : Change the font.
Ctrl + Del : Deletes word to right of cursor.
Ctrl + Backspace : Deletes word to left of cursor.
Ctrl + End : Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Home : Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + Spacebar : Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Ctrl + 1 : Single-space lines.
Ctrl + 2 : Double-space lines.
Ctrl + 5 : 1.5-line spacing.
Ctrl + Alt + 1 : Changes text to heading 1.
Ctrl + Alt + 2 : Changes text to heading 2.
Ctrl + Alt + 3 : Changes text to heading 3.
Ctrl + F1 : Open the Task Pane.
F1 : Open Help.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 : Open new document.
Ctrl + F2 : Display the print preview.
Shift + F3 : Change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Shift + Insert : Paste.
F4 : Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
F5 : Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + Shift + F6 : Opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7 : Spell and grammar check selected text and/or document.
Shift + F7 : Runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
F12 : Save as.
Shift + F12 : Save.
Ctrl + Shift + F12 : Prints the document.
Alt + Shift + D : Insert the current date.
Alt + Shift + T : Insert the current time.


Menus and toolbars
Alt or F1o: selects menu bar, or closes an open menu and submenu at the same time.
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab: select a task pane or toolbar after pressing F1o or Alt to select the menu bar. Pressing the keys repeatedly moves the focus among the open toolbars, menu bars, and task pane.
Tab or Shift+Tab: selects next or previous button or menu after a menu bar or toolbar is selected.
Enter: opens selected menu, or performs the action for the selected button or command.
Shift+FIO: displays shortcuts menu for the selected item.
Alt+spacebar: display the title bar shortcut menu.
Down arrow or up arrow: selects next or previous command when menu or submenu is open.
Left arrow or right arrow: selects menu to left or right. Switches between main menu and submenu is open.
Home or end: selects first or last command on menu or submenu.
Esc: closes open menu. Close only submenu when submenu is open.
Shift+down arrow: opens selected menu.
Ctrl+down arrow: display full set of commands when shortened menu is open.
Alt+ctrl+=: adds a toolbar button to a menu. Use this shortcut combo and then click a toolbar button to add the button to the appropriate menu. E.g., clicking Bullets button on formatting toolbar adds Bullets command to format menu.
Alt+Ctr+-: removes commands from a menu. Use this shortcut combo and then select a menu command to remove it.
Alt+Ctrl++: customizes shortcut key for a menu command. Use this shortcut combo and then select a menu command: the Customize keyboard dialog box opens so you can add, change, or removes the shortcuts key.


 TASK PANES
Ctrl+F1: opens task pane or hides current tast pane.
F6: activate currently open task pane window.
Ctrl+Tab: activate task pane window when a menu or toolbar is active (Pressing Ctrl+Tab more than once may be required at times)
Ctrl+spacebar: open task pane menu.
Alt+ Home: goes to the getting started task pane.
Alt+Left arrow: reverses sequence of task panes you open.
Alt+right arrow: repeats sequence of task panes you open.
Esc: closes a menu if one is currently open, or go back to the document.
Tab or Shift+Tab: select a next or previous option in the task pane when a task pane is active.
Down arrow or up arrow: moves among choices in a selected submenu: moves among certain option in a group of option.
Spacebar or Enter: opens selected menu, or performs the action assigned to selected button.
Shift+F1o: opens a shortcut menu in a document: open a drop-down menu for the selected gallery item.
Home or End: selects first or last command on the menu or submenu when a menu or submenu is visible. 
Page up or page down: scrolls up or down in selected gallery list.
Ctrl+Right arrow or Ctrl+ Left arrow: expands or collapses a collapsible item in gallery list.
Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End: moves to top or bottom of selected gallery list.

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Keyboard shortcuts for Windows

Windows system key combinations
• F1: Help
• CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
• ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
• ALT+F4: Quit program
• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently


Windows program key combinations
• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+V: Paste
• CTRL+Z: Undo
• CTRL+B: Bold
• CTRL+U: Underline
• CTRL+I: Italic


Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects
• SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
• SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
• ALT+double click: Displays properties.
• SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin


General keyboard-only commands• F1: Starts Windows Help
• F10: Activates menu bar options
• SHIFT+F10: Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
• CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
• CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
• ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
• ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
• SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
• ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window’s System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
• ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window’s System menu (from the MDI child window’s System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
• CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
• ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
• ALT+F4: Closes the current window
• CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
• ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)


Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
For a selected object:• F2: Rename object
• F3: Find all files
• CTRL+X: Cut
• CTRL+C: Copy
• CTRL+V: Paste
• SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
• ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object


General folder/shortcut control
• F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
• F5: Refreshes the current window.
• F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
• CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
• CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
• CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
• BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
• SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders


Windows Explorer tree control
• Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
• Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
• Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
• RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
• LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

 
Properties control
• CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB:Move through the property tabs


Accessibility shortcuts
• Press SHIFT five times:Toggles StickyKeys on and off
• Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
• Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
• Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
• Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off


Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys
• Windows Logo: Start menu
• Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
• Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
• SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
• Windows Logo+F1: Help
• Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
• Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
• Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
• CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
• CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
• Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
• Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
• Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item


Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
• Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows
• Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager
• Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel
• Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard
• Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
• Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
• Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
• Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
• Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off


Dialog box keyboard commands
• TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
• SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
• SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
• ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
• ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
• ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item


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