Shortcut keys are keystrokes that provide a quick way to perform an action. Using shortcut keys saves time and makes you more efficient! Windows Media Player too, has its own arsenal of shortcut keys. The thing is, they aren't well known. Until now that is.....



1. Video Playback

ALT+1 Adjust zoom to 50 percent
ALT+2 Adjust zoom to 100 percent
ALT+3 Adjust zoom to 200 percent
ALT+ENTER Display the video in full mode



2. Accessing the menus

ALT+F Go to media player File Menu
ALT+T Go to media player Tools Menu
ALT+V Go to media player View Menu
ALT+P Go to media player Play Menu
ALT+F4 Use to close media player

3. Switching between display mode

CTRL+1 Display media player in full mode
CTRL+2 Display media player in skin mode

4. Player controls

ENTER or SPACEBAR Use to play an item
CTRL+B Use to play the previous item in media player
CTRL+F Use to play the next item in media player
CTRL+E Use to Eject CD or DVD from CD or DVD drive
CTRL+P Use to Play or Pause the item in media player
CTRL+T Use to Repeat the items in media player
CTRL+SHIFT+B Use to Rewind a file in media player
CTRL+SHIFT+F Use to Fast Forward a file in media player
CTRL+SHIFT+S Use to play items slower than a normal speed
CTRL+SHIFT+ G Use to play items faster than a normal speed
CTRL+SHIFT+ N Use to play items at normal speed in media player
F8 Use to mute the volume in media player
F9 Use to decrease the volume in media player
F10 Use to increase the volume in media player

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I was not a big fan of the new start menu in Windows 7, and Vista. Especially since Microsoft made it impossible to switch back.

Over time I grew to like it.

What about those users who aren’t on the computer every day? Many of them have a hard enough time just getting the computer to do what they want. When faced with a forced upgrade to Windows 7, wouldn’t it be great if they could have their comfy old start menu?

Or what if you just like the original start menu?

A reader, Scott, turned me on to an open source project named Classic Shell. This free app works nicely on Vista, and Windows 7. It almost feels like Microsoft had put it into Windows.

You can get it from here:

http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

Very simple install, just run the setup and immediately your start menu changes:

They have a few themes too – if you want to go old school, and make it look like the Windows 2000 menu – no problem:

The great part is that the same old shortcuts work too. For the longest time after switching to Vista, I would hit the start menu, and press up twice, and then enter.

This would bring the run window up in XP. In Vista / Windows 7 it launches the app at the bottom of the start menu – Now with the classic shell, I can have my old habit back

I was not a big fan of the new start menu in Windows 7, and Vista. Especially since Microsoft made it impossible to switch back.

Over time I grew to like it.

What about those users who aren’t on the computer every day? Many of them have a hard enough time just getting the computer to do what they want. When faced with a forced upgrade to Windows 7, wouldn’t it be great if they could have their comfy old start menu?

Or what if you just like the original start menu?

A reader, Scott, turned me on to an open source project named Classic Shell. This free app works nicely on Vista, and Windows 7. It almost feels like Microsoft had put it into Windows.

You can get it from here:

http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/

Very simple install, just run the setup and immediately your start menu changes:

They have a few themes too – if you want to go old school, and make it look like the Windows 2000 menu – no problem:

The great part is that the same old shortcuts work too. For the longest time after switching to Vista, I would hit the start menu, and press up twice, and then enter.

This would bring the run window up in XP. In Vista / Windows 7 it launches the app at the bottom of the start menu – Now with the classic shell, I can have my old habit back

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I have been hearing lots of chatter about this hidden feature in Windows 7. Everyone is calling it “God Mode”

You will see why it is called that in a minute, but essentially it is a hidden control panel that gives you easy access to just about every setting in Windows 7.

To get to it, simply create a new folder on your desktop:

Then rename it to this:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

After you finish renaming the folder, the icon will change:

Double click on it, and you will be shown a huge (That is not even the right word) number of options:

(Click to see all the options – it is a big image!)

Now with the warning – It works great in Windows 7, and Vista. But! If you have the 64 bit version of Vista do not try this…it will crash every time explorer is loaded. The only way out is to use a command line recovery or safe mode from another account.