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The Compatibility tab in Windows Explorer includes new options to Disable desktop composition, Disable display scaling on high DPI settings, and Run this program as an administrator. There are new options to run programs in compatibility mode for either Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1).
The keyboard shortcut, Alt+↑, is still available. The link to the parent folder in the Other places task pane has also been removed. The new method of viewing parent folders is to click the respective folder or its dropdown arrow from the breadcrumbs bar. It is not possible to turn off full row selection in List view.
The keyboard cursor can be customized. The pointer can be controlled using the keyboard. Note that in Windows Vista onwards, the Ease of Access control panel superseded the old access.cpl control panel applet found in previous versions. Add New Hardware (hdwwiz.cpl) Launches a wizard which allows users to add new hardware devices to the system.
Windows Vista now informs the user in a full-screen interface if there are running applications when exiting Windows or allows continuing with or cancelling the initiated shutdown. The reason registered, if any, for cancelling a shutdown by an application using the new ShutdownBlockReasonCreate API is also displayed. [35]
F11 or Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner [25] [26] Bring gadgets to the front of the Z-order and cycle between gadgets ⊞ Win+G (Windows Vista,7) or ⊞ Win+Space (Vista only, no cycling) External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc.) ⊞ Win+P (Windows 7+) Ctrl+Fullscreen
On-Screen Keyboard: Originally introduced with Windows 2000, On-Screen Keyboard makes it possible to input characters using the mouse instead of the keyboard. The Mouse Control Panel incorporates IntelliPoint features, namely ClickLock (selecting or dragging without continuously holding down the mouse button), hiding the pointer while typing ...
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Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years earlier, which was then the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows.