Snelkoppeling on Notities

Creating a shortcut with an icon on the desktop

Wed, 10 May 2023 19:09:51 +0000

Part 1: creating the shortcut

Go to the website you find useful and want quick access to
For example: nu.nl , open in your browser: https:/www.nu.nl
Click (with the left mouse button) on the address bar where the website address is shown, it will turn blue.
If it does not automatically turn blue, you need to select the address and highlight it yourself
Right-click on the blue text and choose: Copy
Click the minus sign to minimise the web browser so you can see the desktop
Right-click on the desktop and choose: New -> Shortcut
Right-click in the location rectangle and choose: Paste
Click Next
Give the shortcut the name of the website and click: Finish

You now have your shortcut

Part 2: changing the icon to the website’s logo

Create a Windows - God Mode - shortcut

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:40:14 +0000

Right-click on the Desktop
Choose: New -> Folder
Name the folder: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Open the folder for a huge number of advanced settings
The shortcuts in this folder can be copied to, for example, the Desktop for even faster access

Change your Windows password using a shortcut

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:56:24 +0000

Change your Windows password by using a shortcut on your desktop. (CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination by clicking a shortcut)

Right-click on your desktop, choose New and then Shortcut
Enter the following command for the item location:
C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{2559a1f2-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Click: Next
Give the shortcut a name, for example: Reset password
Click: Finish

Zooming in and out on a website

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 20:56:00 +0100

Hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard
and scroll with the wheel on the mouse.

Windows Update Shortcut

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 09:07:17 +0000

Windows Update shortcut that everyone should have on their desktop

* Have your desktop in front of you
* Right-click
* Choose: New
* Choose: Shortcut
* Enter the following as the location:

 (On Windows 8)

 %windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}

 (On Windows 10)

 ms-settings:windowsupdate


* Click: Next
* Enter the name: Windows Update
* Click: Finish