AutoLogin Win 7 - Shortcut for User Accounts Wizard on Win 7

From run write netplwiz to get User Accounts wizard.

1. Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard to launch the “Run” dialog box.
2. Type in netpliz or control userpasswords2
3. Press Enter. The User Accounts window will display.
4. Uncheck the option “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer”
5. Click “OK”
6. You will then be prompted to enter the current password and confirm it.
7. After doing so, you will no longer be prompted to enter your password upon login.

If  Checkbox is no there then

1. Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard to launch the “Run” dialog box.
2. Type regedit and hit enter to open the Registry Editor
3. Then browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
4. Set AutoAdminLogon = 1 (create it if doesn't exist its a string variable)
5. Set DefaultUserName = your username (create it if doesn't exist its a string variable)
6. Set DefaultPassword = your password (create it if doesn't exist its a string variable)

Windows 7 Shortcut

Windows 7
The → symbol stands for the right arrow key, ← for the left arrow key, etc.

Win+↑	Maximize the current window
Win+↓	If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it
Win+←	Dock the current window to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size
Win+→	Dock the current window to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size
Win+Shift+←	Move current window to the left monitor (with dual monitors)
Win+Shift+→	Move current window to the right monitor (with dual monitors)
Win+Home	Minimize all but the current window
Win+Space	Peek at the desktop
Win+[Plus sign]	Zoom in
Win+[Minus sign]	Zoom out
Win+P	Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)
Alt+P	In Explorer, show/hide the preview pane

Taskbar Modifiers (New in Windows 7)

Shift+Click	Open a new instance of the program
Ctrl+Click	Cycle between windows in a group
Middle Click	Open a new instance of the program
Ctrl+Shift+Click	Open a new instance of the program as Administrator
Shift+Right-Click	Show window menu

Managing Windows

Alt+F4	Close the active window
Alt+Tab	Switch to previous active window
Alt+Esc	Cycle through all open windows
Win+Tab	Flip 3D [more info]
Ctrl+Win+Tab	Persistent Flip 3D
Win+T	Cycle through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview)
Win+M	Minimize all open windows
Win+Shift+M	Undo all window minimization
Win+D	Toggle showing the desktop
Win+↑	Maximize the current window
Win+↓	If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it
Win+←	Dock the current window to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size
Win+→	Dock the current window to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size
Win+Shift+←	Move current window to the left monitor (with dual monitors)
Win+Shift+→	Move current window to the right monitor (with dual monitors)
Win+Home	Minimize all but the current window
Win+Space	Peek at the desktop
Win+[Plus sign]	Zoom in
Win+[Minus sign]	Zoom out

Starting Programs

Win+1	Open the first program on your Quick Launch bar
Win+2	Open the second program on your Quick Launch bar
Win+n	Open the nth program on your Quick Launch bar
Win+U	Open the ease of access center
Win+F	Open the search window
Win+X	Open the Mobility Center
Win+E	Open Explorer
Win+R	Open the Run window [more info]
Win+B	Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)
Win+P	Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)
Win+Pause	Open the System Properties portion from the Control Panel
Ctrl+Shift+Esc	Open Windows Task Manager

Logging In And Out

While the below shortcuts seem unwieldy because of their length, they're quite easy to remember once you try them out a few times.

Win, →, Enter	Shutdown
Win, →, →, R	Restart
Win, →, →, S	Sleep
Win, →, →, W	Switch Users
Win+L	Locks computer

Viewing Folders With Explorer

Alt+←	Go back
Alt+→	Go forward
Alt+↑	Go up a directory
Alt+D	Move focus to address bar
Alt+D, Tab	Move focus to search bar
Alt+Enter	Open the Properties window of the current selection
Ctrl+Mousewheel	Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.)
Alt+P	Show/hide the preview pane

Useful Net commands - Don`t need admin rights to run these.

I just love using Net commands to get list of users or password expiry dates for users.

Run the following command to get all the data for that specific user on domain

• net user username /domain

Result :-

C:\Users\ijaved>net user ijaved /domainThe request will be processed at a domain controller for domain test.local.
User name                    ijaved
Full Name                    i Javed
Comment
User's comment
Country code                 000 (System Default)
Account active               Yes
Account expires              Never
Password last set            04/07/2011 9:14:48 AM
Password expires             02/10/2011 9:14:48 AM
Password changeable          04/07/2011 9:14:48 AM
Password required            Yes
User may change password     Yes
Workstations allowed         All
Logon script
User profile
Home directory
Last logon                   13/09/2011 5:03:59 PM
Logon hours allowed          All
Local Group Memberships
Global Group memberships     *Employees            *Domain Users
The command completed successfully.

• net group /domain

This will list all the groups in your domain.

• net group "groupname" /domain

This will list users inside specified group name.

* I love these commands because they do not require admin rights. You can run them as normal users and still get the useful information you probably didn`t have access to :)

Additional Commands can be found at : http://www.petri.co.il/list_all_users_and_groups_in_domain.htm

Windows 7 / 2008 shortcut for settings

I hate clicking my way to network settings so found the shortcut.. from run write ncpa.cpl that will open network connections.

Also you can open firewall settings by opening firewall.cpl from run.

So here's the quick list :-

Network Connections = ncpa.cpl
Firewall Settings = firewall.cpl
Device Management = devmgmt.msc
Disk Management = diskmgmt.msc
Services = services.msc
Remote Desktop client = mstsc

 If you know any good ones please leave a comment and I will add it up in ths list :)