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![Run Dialog Use Run Dialog Commands to Access Windows Programs and Tools [Updated]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Run-Dialog.png "Run Dialog")
If you like to use shortcuts to get tasks done in the most efficient way, there is a large collection of commands you can run from the run dialog (XP/Vista/7/8) or the Start Menu (in Windows Vista/7/8.) In this guide, I’ll show you how to run the commands and what effect they have.
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![desktop computer folder 4932 220x220 Display Shortcuts and Files in the Windows Explorers Computer View [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/desktop_computer_folder_4932.jpg "desktop_computer_folder_4932")
As the experienced Windows user you are, you are familiar with the Computer view (previously known as ‘My Computer’). This folder contains the (physical or virtual) drives connected to your computer. But that is not all it is capable of displaying.
Should you ever want to customize the content of the Computer Folder, then this is how:
Last week, we shared some commands you can run (from the Run box/Start menu) that can save you time and get you to the tools you need quickly. If you missed it, here it is: Use Start Menu/Run Dialog Commands to Access Windows Programs and Tools.
This week, we’ll point you to some of our previously-written guides that include keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows and in a couple of popular programs. If we’re missing any shortcuts or programs with shortcuts, let us know in the comments.
Because the internet is more than just Windows Guides, we have prepared a selection of the best technology posts of this week.
If you’re a shortcut junkie and want quick access to customization tools, system tools, or common Windows applications on the desktop context menu, these registry hacks are for you:
![7 29 2010 1 59 59 PM Add Windows Apps, System Tools, System Shortcuts, and Desktop Shortcuts to Context Menu [How To]](http://mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/7-29-2010-1-59-59-PM.png "7-29-2010 1-59-59 PM")
![114 9 256x256x32 Tidy your ‘Send to’ Menu [Quick Tip]](http://mintywhite.com/images/wg/rsvr85/TidyyourSendToMenuQuickTip_F4A4/114_9_256x256x32.png "Tidy your ‘Send to’ Menu [Quick Tip]")
After installing some software, an entry appears in your Send To Desktop context menu.
If you’ve a plethora of software installed on your system, this context menu can become cluttered and not as useful as intended my Microsoft.
This Quick Tip is going to show you how to tidy up your Send to menu.
