Defrag: Shortcuts, Multimonitor setup, USB Wifi Extender
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[00:20] - Comments from previous show. [link]
[02:41] - What's the hotkey to restore minimized windows.
[03:24] - How to make multimonitors act like a single monitor. [link]
[08:45] - How to make a thumbdrive use the same drive letter across multiple machines.
[11:19] - Start+app name launches wrong thing, how to fix.
[12:47] - Error in Media Center using Silicon Dust card with 5.1 sound.
[15:55] - Icons rearrange when changing external monitors, can this be prevented?
[17:14] - IT policy sleeps PC when copying large files at night?
[18:48] - Card reader on remote PC isn't being detected when RDP.
[20:30] - What's the 'right' directory to write temp data to?
[24:11] - Why can't I begin a folder name with a period+name? [link]
[26:48] - Can I use a product key to upgrade Win7 Starter to Ultimate on a netbook? [link]
[27:45] - Can we configure WiFi so it will only connect to corp network, no hotspot connectivity.
[28:35] - Pick of the Week: Instructables.com - making a USB WiFi extender.
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The reverse of Windows-M (minimize all) is actually Windows-Shift-M. It restores the windows minimized via Windows-M (and nothing else).
[08:45] - How to make a thumbdrive use the same drive letter across multiple machines.
Use this tool on all PCs and next time you connect the thumbdrive it uses the configured letter:
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html
For the Icon Issue I use this tool:
http://www.midiox.com/index.htm?http://midiox.com/desktoprestore.htm
to save my desktop icons and after things like updating the graphic card drivers I can restore my icons to the old positions.
For the prevent sleep issue, I run this tool while I do some operations like DVD burning, video encoding or downloading things over night.:
http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/DontSleep
[02:41] - What's the hotkey to restore minimized windows.
WIN+D is a toggle for "show/hide desktop" whereas WIN+M is "minimize all windows" and WIN+SHIFT+M is "undo minimize all windows". It is documented at Microsoft, somewhere, although I cannot remember where, was either in Windows 2000 or Windows XP WIN+D was introduced, and where I remember reading the description.
Why anyone would want so use WIN+M / WIN+SHIFT+M, as opposed to toggling with WIN+D is beyond me
<edit>windev was faster than me
</edit>
[15:55] - Icons rearrange when changing external monitors, can this be prevented?
I don't know if a solution like this already exists. The problem it could be solved if Windows tracked monitor configurations and each configurations windows and icon positions.
I'm guessing the .filename issue came up because the user made a copy of the .minecraft folder and was trying to rename it back. I found that I was able to do this from the command line with the ren command.
The frustrating thing about Win+M and Win+D is that they (very) often muck up the window order when bringing them back up. Why is that so hard to get right?
@briped - I'm in the habit of doing Win-M and Win-L when I go home for the night --- I use M instead of D as it is on the same side of the keyboard (as L).
The Windows Help has a good list of shortcuts under a topic called "Keyboard shortcuts".
Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts
Of note, the RDP shortcut section is useful for the equivalent keystoke for commands that always go to the host (eg. Ctrl-Alt-Del vs. Ctrl-Alt-End).
@windev:I'm curious. Why minimize all windows if you're locking the screen anyway? Just habit?
@briped: Yeah, just habit. It stems from my habitual minimizing of maximized applications.
My work means that I build up a lot of windows while doing research while debugging (I'm an Sr. Escalation Engineer for Windows) - IE windows, multiple dumps, RDP, VS, the case system, case notes, etc.. I leave most of the windows minimized (resetting my state with Win-M regularily). I throw windows of interest to one of my 4 monitors (maximized) - using the Aero-Dock extensively. When I finish my current task (support case), I close the apps via the task bar (this saves me moving the mouse over 6000+ pixels of width) - I run the task bar with no grouping, have small icons and the bar is 2 rows high (mainly so I see the date and time always though).
Zed is the way most of the world says it. Zee is an American fabrication.
The display port adapters work fine as long as they are active adapters. I'm running 5 monitors with my Dell Precision M laptop using adapters.
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