Changing Win+E behavior back to showing Libraries?


  1. Posts : 19
    Windows 7
       #1

    Changing Win+E behavior back to showing Libraries?


    To me the My Computer view is pretty useless since I have all that I need in the libraries. Thus it would be nice if I could configure Win+E to open the libraries view, like it did in build 7000.

    Is there any way to change this behavior? I'm using build 7057.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 1,009
    Windows 7 RC 7100 32bit/64bit
       #2

    I don't think you can change the built-in Windows+X combinations, but I'll look it up.

    Meanwhil, the easiest approach I can think of is to make another key combination:

    1. Create a new shortcut on your hard drive, e.g. under c:\windows

    2. Enter this path at the shorcut's path:
    C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:libraries

    3. Focus at the shortcut key tab and press Ctrl+Alt+E.

    4. Press OK.

    At least now you can open libraries pressing Ctrl+Alt+E.
    That's the closest approach I could think of.
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 1,009
    Windows 7 RC 7100 32bit/64bit
       #3

    Another approach is to press Winkey + 2 .

    Winkey + a number, opens the pinned items on your taskbar , numbered from left to right.

    So if you have IE8 icon pinned first, Winkey + 1 opens IE8.
    If you have Libraries second, Winkey + 2 opens Libraries etc.

    This approach opens Libraries, not My Computer.

    Hope it helps.
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  4. Posts : 1,009
    Windows 7 RC 7100 32bit/64bit
       #4
      My Computer


 

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