Using keyboard with Start menu

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I arrange things so that there's only one button on the menu starting with a
particular letter.
 
Ctrl + Esc is the standard key for accessing the Start menu. Winkey is a
particular OEM supplier of keyboards invention. It is not a standard.
 
Hum, written standard or not:

I read this before heading out today. I just got back from my local
computer store and I looked at the keyboards. With the exception of the two
"very" compact keyboards, every other keyboard had the start/windows key.

It may not be a 101 standard but it certainly is the norm.
 
Maybe I used computers before the winkey was invented. I use Shift + F10 for
the context menu too.
 
We're not talking about....what?....8 years ago? We're talking about now.
So you still do what you did 8 years ago and refuse to learn anything new?
That sounds a little stubborn to me.

Change is ok.

I just learned about WinStart+L two days ago and have been using it ever
since instead of my old method.
 
Because they are the standard.
Justin said:
We're not talking about....what?....8 years ago? We're talking about now.
So you still do what you did 8 years ago and refuse to learn anything new?
That sounds a little stubborn to me.

Change is ok.

I just learned about WinStart+L two days ago and have been using it ever
since instead of my old method.
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That's certainly your choice but it's going to sound a little odd to most
people and you should expect that.

Speaking of "standard". Be careful with that term while you "top post".
People will rip you a new one with the irony to that. I don't care, just
FYI.
 
Larry,

Here goes... Control Panel | System and Maintenance | Power Options

Click on Change Plan Settings for currently active plan (the one with radio
button selected...)

Click on Change advanced power settings

Power buttons and lid (click on + sign to left)

Start menu power button (click on + sign to left)

Setting: change to Shut Down

Click Apply button in bottom right hand of window

Click OK and back out of all other windows.

Now when you click on the Start orb, the first button to the right of the
search box should indicate, when you hover your mouse over it, that it
"Closes all programs, Shuts down Windows, and then turns off your computer."

Just an observation: the Shut Down and Sleep buttons look quite similar. The
sleep button is more of an orangy (?) red with a circle with a vertical bar
that bisects the top of the circle. The Shut Down button is a "real" red and
the circle completely encompasses the vertical bar.

Good luck,

Lang
 
Lang,

Thanks very much.

Larry


Lang Murphy said:
Larry,

Here goes... Control Panel | System and Maintenance | Power Options

Click on Change Plan Settings for currently active plan (the one with radio
button selected...)

Click on Change advanced power settings

Power buttons and lid (click on + sign to left)

Start menu power button (click on + sign to left)

Setting: change to Shut Down

Click Apply button in bottom right hand of window

Click OK and back out of all other windows.

Now when you click on the Start orb, the first button to the right of the
search box should indicate, when you hover your mouse over it, that it
"Closes all programs, Shuts down Windows, and then turns off your computer."

Just an observation: the Shut Down and Sleep buttons look quite similar. The
sleep button is more of an orangy (?) red with a circle with a vertical bar
that bisects the top of the circle. The Shut Down button is a "real" red and
the circle completely encompasses the vertical bar.

Good luck,

Lang
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