Restoring Flip 3D Shortcut on Windows 7

Flip3D was a fun and cool looking feature in Windows Vista that can be very useful for switching between windows. With the improved Windows 7 taskbar, Flip3D was replaced with improved thumbnails and Aero Peek. Those are both good alternatives but I like the speed of viewing all my open windows at once and switching with just two clicks.

This Computer tips and tricks article will show you how to create a Flip3D icon on the Windows 7 taskbar:

1. Right click on the Desktop and select New and then Shortcut.


2. Type in RunDll32 DwmApi #105 in the location box and click Next.



3. Type in Flip3D as the Name and click Finish.



4. You will now have an shortcut on the desktop that will launch Flip3D but it has the wrong icon. Right click on the Flip3D shortcut and select Properties.


5. On the Shortcut tab click the Change Icon button.



6. Change the Look for icons in this file text box to C:\windows\explorer.exe and it Enter. The Flip3D icon will now be available. Select it and click OK.



7. Click OK to close out the shortcut properties window.


8. Finally, just drag and drop the new shortcut on the Windows 7 taskbar to pin it.

Now you have taskbar icon for Flip 3D feature as shown bellow.



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Shutdown in 2 Keystrokes

When you tried to shut downing you computer, you should clicking 2 or more button to do so. Especially in Windows XP. In Windows XP you should click the Start Menu button then Shut Down button. After a few second, you should click a Turn Off button once more. Imagine if you are using a laptop without a mouse on it. How long you take it?

But I found a tip to make it easier for you. You can shut down the computer with only 2 key stroke. This tips is very simple. To shut down you computer you can press Alt+F4 keys then press U key on your keyboard. After that the computer will shut down.

You can also use this tips to bring your computer in Standby mode with pressing S key after you press Alt+F4 keys. Or you can Restart you computer with Alt+F4 keys and R key.

Remeber, this tips only works in Windows XP. In Windows Vista and Windows 7 I can't see it works.

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