Microsoft & Windows Topics
Shortcuts - Windows
Ctrl+f | Open the "Find in page" dialog |
Ctrl++ (plus sign) | Zoom in |
Ctrl+- (minus sign) | Zoom out |
Ctrl+0 (zero) | Return view to 100% |
Ctrl+p | Print page (check "Selection" to print only selected text) |
Alt+Home | Go to the home page |
Alt+left arrow | Back |
Alt+right arrow | Forward |
Alt+d | Select the Address Bar |
Ctrl+e | Select the Search Box |
Alt+Enter | Open Search Box results in new tab |
Ctrl+click | Open link in new background tab |
Ctrl+Shift+click | Open link in new foreground tab |
Ctrl+w | Close current tab |
Ctrl+t | Open new tab |
Ctrl+n | Open current tab in new window |
Ctrl+Tab | Switch to next tab |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Switch to previous tab |
F4 | Open list of previously typed URLs in Address Bar |
F5 | Refresh current tab |
F7 | Enable/disable Caret Browsing (toggle) |
F11 | Turn full-screen mode on and off (no toolbars) |
Current Issues - Microsoft & Windows
Windows
DOS | (1981) |
Windows 1.0: | Cancelled |
Windows 1.01: | (1985-11) |
Windows 1.02: | (1986-05) |
Windows 1.03: | (1986-08) |
Windows 1.04: | (1987-04) |
Windows 2.03: | (1987-12) Windows 286 |
Windows 2.10: | (1988-05) |
Windows 2.11: | (1989-03) |
Windows 3.0: | (1990-05) Windows 386 (16-bit for the Intel.80386 CPU) |
Windows 3.1: | (1992-08) |
Windows 3.1: | (1992-10) Windows for Workgroups 3.1 (WFW) |
Windows 3.11: | (1993-11) Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (WFW) |
Windows NT 3.5: | (1994-09) |
Windows NT 3.51: | (1995-06) |
Windows 4: | (1995-08) Windows 95. The last DOS-based version. CodeName=Chicago |
Windows NT 4.0: | (1996-07) [=Windows Version 4.0] |
Windows 4.3: | (1998-06) Windows 98 = Windows 95.3 - CodeName=Memphis |
Windows 4.5: | (1999-05) Windows 98SE = Windows 95.5 |
Windows 4.6: | (2000-06) Windows ME = Windows 95.6 |
Windows 5: | (2000-02) Windows 2000 and Windows NT 5.0. The transition to the NT kernel. |
(2001-10) Windows XP. [=Windows Version 5.1] - CodeName=Whistler | |
Windows PE | Designed to replace DOS boot disk for Windows XP |
Windows 6.0: | (2007-01) Vista. [=Windows Version 6.0] Incorporated a number of Longhorn (="Windows Server 2008") elements. |
Windows 7: | (2009-10) Windows NT 6.1 kernel [=Windows Version 6.1] |
Windows 8: | (2012-10) [=Windows Version 6.2] |
Windows 8.1 | (2013-10) [=Windows Version 6.3] |
Windows 10 | (2015) [=Windows Version 6.4] |
Windows 11 | (2021) |
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