Keyboard Shortcut to My Computer
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Here is another quick tip on keyboard shortcuts. Everybody uses ‘My Computer’ all the time or if you are at work you may like to open the mapped drives to access the files from different servers. Whatever the case, you can use the keyboard shortcut ‘Windows Key + E’ to open ‘My Computer’. This works in both Windows XP and Windows Vista.
(Image Icon from Vista Icons)
In Windows XP, this opens it in the explore mode so that you access files from different drives, mapped drives, from desktop, all at one place. Explore mode (ie Folder Pane opened) is very handy especially at work when you are working with files in different folders and it’s very easy to switch between folders. If you want to switch your current view of the Windows Explorer to Explore mode, click on the Folders button in the toolbar.
But this feature comes as a default in Windows Vista.
Click here, if you want to know about other useful keyboard shortcuts.
Cool tip, but a shortcut to open My Computer without explore mode would be better, since I find Explorer to be quite clumsy (can be improved with a plugin)
this was good info mann!!! thanks
Nice tip buddy. Never knew about this.
Thanks Sumesh, Ashish & Madhur… This is one of the shortcut which is overlooked very often…
That is a pretty handy shortcut i use it often
Mr.Byte: Indeed, which is exactly why I never knew about this. I often use Windows R, Windows D, but I was always wondering if their was a shortcut to open-up My Computer.
Thanks for the info!
I want to know the key board we can use to operate.
Vijay sharma
@vijay sharma, This is not specific to any keyboard and it should work with all keyboards.
Not all keyboards have the windows key. Only all recent keyboards made for windows systems.
Could someone help me replace the 12 shortcut icons I have ‘mislaid’ on my computer. 12 empty spaces and do not know why. Spent all day trying to bring them back with no success – just frustration.
Please reply if you know. Many thanks
@Shirley N, Can you delete those icons and try creating desktop shortcuts again? I am not sure what you mean by mislaid!
Here is another quick tip on keyboard shortcuts. Everybody uses ‘My Computer’ all the time ……
Use This way…
logo+R…means run
then….inside the command box ..Put….one dot (.)…then you can open..your..C:\Documents and Settings\User
inside the command box two dot(..) you can open..your..C:\Documents and Settings
three dots (…)you can open..your..My Computer
all dots without bracket
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try and inform me how its…I think nobody know about this shortcuts….Enjoy
Thanks for the short cuts . Nice gesture on your part .
thanxs…its a really nyc n imp info!
hey hey….I have been using it every now and then…works great for me !
windows logo+E…thats the perfect combination
windows logo+E
thats the shortcut for “my computer”
I like the 3 dots one
After opening run I cant open my computer by … in windows 7
nice tip very useful.
nice info!
two thumbs up for this!!!