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It's the workweek once again, so I'm thinking about productivity tips and keyboard shortcuts. In 2024, AI might be able to write documents for us, but we still have to manage our own files. This week's tip isn't just a keyboard shortcut — it's a convenient trick that will help you discover keyboard shortcuts for whatever you do most in File Explorer on Windows. ⌚ This entire email will take you two minutes to read. Remember: If you'd rather not receive these Monday tip roundups, [you can easily opt out of them](=) without affecting the rest of your subscription. ☑ [Got it — don't show this again](=)​ This week's reader suggestion 📂 File Explorer's context menu has some convenient keyboard shortcuts built in, but they're easy to miss. These keyboard shortcuts only appear when you open the context menu in with your keyboard — not with your mouse. 💻 This works on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. ➜ Windows Intelligence reader and [Android Intelligence]( writer JR Raphael reminded me of this tip when he stumbled across it last week. When you open the a context menu in File Explorer with the keyboard, you'll see convenient shortcuts for accessing any option in the menu. First, select one or more files or folders in File Explorer. (Or, select nothing if you want to see the context menu for the current folder — just like if you were right-clicking in a blank space in the folder.) Then, press the Menu key if your keyboard has one (it often appears to the right of the spacebar, between the right Alt and Right Ctrl keys) or press Shift+F10. You'll see the keyboard shortcuts associated with various options in the menu: On Windows 11, you'll see them superimposed next to their associated menu items. [Keyboard shortcuts displayed next to the File Explorer context menu on Windows 11.] On Windows 10, some of the letters in the menu items will be underlined — the letter that is underlined is the shortcut for that option. [Windows 10's File Explorer context menu showing underlined menu options.] Press the key while the menu is open to activate the option. For example, you can select a file or folder, press Menu or Shift+F10, and then press R to open the Properties window. There is one weird difference between Windows 10 and Windows 11 here: - On Windows 10, these shortcuts work no matter how you open the context menu. So you can right-click a file and press R to open its properties window. - On Windows 11, these shortcuts only work if you open the context menu with Menu or Shift+F10. So, if you right-click a file and press the R key, nothing will happen. Why the difference? Who knows! Sometimes I feel like Microsoft just wants to keep us on our toes. 💡 Looking for this week's Android Intelligence reader tip? It's [a mind-blowing tip for quickly and conveniently accessing Android's notification history](=)! ​ 🎁 Share your knowledge, get a free gift in return Hey — let's feature your advice next! If you've got a useful shortcut you rely on, an off-the-beaten path application that makes your life easier, or any other Windows-related suggestion you'd like to share with your fellow Windows Intelligence readers, [share it with me here](=). If I end up using your tip in a future issue, I'll send you a [free month of ​Intelligence Insider membership]() as a special thank you gift for your submission! --------------------------------------------------------------- Some tips you don't want to miss Now, a rapid-fire summary of the best useful tips from our most recent issues — just in case you overlooked something or haven't explored it yet! 💻 Use (and customize) your touchpad's hidden gestures: Windows is packed with convenient touchpad gestures. For example, you can place three fingers on your laptop's touchpad and move them left or right to choose a window — just like Alt+Tabbing. You can also swipe up with three of four fingers to see all your open windows. To see and configure these shortcuts, head to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Touchpad (on Windows 11) or Settings > Devices > Touchpad (on Windows 10.) ⌨️ Try Alt+Esc, the polar opposite of Alt+Tab: When you press Alt+Esc, Windows will push your current window behind all the other windows you have open. Hold down Alt and keep tapping Esc to flip through windows, pushing them to the "back of the stack" one by one. 💻 Hide your taskbar for extra screen space: Want extra vertical screen space? Right-click an empty spot on your taskbar and select "Taskbar settings." Then, expand the "Taskbar behaviors" section and check "Automatically hide the taskbar" (on Windows 11) or turn on "Automatically hide the taskbar in desktop mode" (on Windows 10.) 🤯 Uh oh, you’re doing it again: Checking. Your. Email! Did you know the average person checks their email every 6 minutes, and it can take 25 minutes to regain full focus?! 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