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    Interesting Vista Shortcut Key....

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Marcham93, Jul 3, 2008.

  1. Marcham93

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    It could be just me who didn't know this, but I found it interesting. If you are focused on the desktop and hit "Alt-F4" Vista pops up a shutdown/stanby/restart/hibernate/logoff dialoge.
     
    Marcham93, Jul 3, 2008
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  2. Forced

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    That's pretty cool, I guess it makes sense because of what it does when you have a window open...
     
    Forced, Jul 3, 2008
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    Works in XP too
     
    namo2021, Jul 3, 2008
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  4. Marcham93

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    Yeah I've head of all the other shortcuts, but never found this one out and thought it was cool.
     
    Marcham93, Jul 3, 2008
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  5. MaXimus

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    yeah this is a really old shortcut that works on XP as well.
     
    MaXimus, Jul 3, 2008
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  6. A#1

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    this key combination will also shut down any windows program as well...
     
    A#1, Jul 3, 2008
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  7. purplegreendave

    purplegreendave Has a notebook.

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    toke jopic?
    This worked in 95 <_<
     
    purplegreendave, Jul 3, 2008
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  8. bigozone

    bigozone JellyRoll touring now

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    didn't this work in windows 2.0?? j/k

    but it is an old shortcut.... defiantely worked since 95!!
     
    bigozone, Jul 4, 2008
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  9. Lithus

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    If you drop your items and hit Alt-F4 in Diablo II, it dupes your items. :D
     
    Lithus, Jul 4, 2008
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    This doesn't open any shut down dialogue for me but it still closes windows..
     
    thunderinacircle, Jul 4, 2008
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  11. surfasb

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    That reminds me of the old in Warcraft 2.

    When your first Townhall was being build, if you hit "s", then he will start building faster.
     
    surfasb, Jul 4, 2008
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    Atl+F4 was the first shortcut i learnt on Windows platform... and it shutting down was a discovery i made in 1999.

    Well but good u finally found it because Windows 7 is gonna be all about Multi-touch mainly
     
    Nocturnal310, Jul 4, 2008
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  13. Lithus

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    What does multi-touch have to do with anything? Alt+F4 has been around forever, it's probably the best known of the shortcuts, and just like Ctrl-Alt-Del, it's not going anywhere.
     
    Lithus, Jul 4, 2008
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    What a joke of a topic!!!!

    Somebody discovered Windows!!!! Yooopyyyy!!!

    Oh my god!!!

    I'll open a topic about ALT+Tab. LOOOL!
     
    Lao, Jul 4, 2008
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  15. Marcham93

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    lol yeah sry I never noticed that short key :eek:
     
    Marcham93, Jul 4, 2008
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    And if you do it on FF, it will attempt to close it :D
     
    Wirelessman, Jul 4, 2008
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    A lot of people find out what Alt+F4 does while playing games thanks to the *******s who say, "Press ALT+F4 for hax, looool!!!!1111!"
     
    atbnet, Jul 4, 2008
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