Hotkeys are very important to improve the usability and productivity of software. They save your time. Every Windows user is probably familiar with at least the Win key shortcut keys. Windows 10, the new OS from Microsoft, features an updated Start menu, virtual desktops and some more GUI updates. Besides these changes, it comes with a set of new hotkeys, which I would like to share in this article.
Tag: Windows 10 shortcut
How to disable “- Shortcut” text for shortcuts in Windows 10
Every time you create a new shortcut, Windows 10 appends the "- Shortcut" text to its name. e.g. the shortcut for totalcmd.exe becomes named "totalcmd.exe - Shortcut". It is possible to disable the "- Shortcut" suffix for any shortcuts you create after disabling it. Let's see how it can be done.
Make shortcut to Advanced Startup options in Windows 10
In Windows 10, there is a set of troubleshooting and recovery tools under Advanced Startup options. Those tools are very useful if you have some issue that you cannot fix in the regular Windows 10 environment. For example, you may need to overwrite or delete some in-use files. It is really a good alternative to a bootable DVD or USB stick. Today, I would like to show you how to create a shortcut to start Windows 10 directly in Advanced Startup mode.
