Tricks of Past Weeks - Part 1

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• You can replace "no" with "0", "off" or "false". Similarly, "yes" has the same effect as "1", "on" or "true" (but don't type the quotes). This applies ONLY to <boolean> entries (yes/no, 1/0, on/off, true/false), NOT to numeric (decimal/hex) or string (text) values (i.e. DMABufferSize = 0 - 64 KB), which have different measuring units, ranges or characters (exemplified below).
• Windows loads its default built-in values (shown below) for all .INI settings that are not present.
• All Windows .INI lines are case insensitive.
• You can comment (remark, disable) any Windows .INI entry (instead of deleting it) by preceding it with a semicolon (;). The space is optional. Example:
  ; 32BitDiskAccess=ON
• Windows .INI files maximum allowed size is 64 KB, which is an annoying limitation. Anything above that is NOT processed. :(
• You need to restart Windows every time after modifying ANY SYSTEM.INI settings for the changes to take effect!
• CAUTION: BACKUP your .INI files BEFORE making ANY changes!
• If you don't know what these lines do, you MUST READ your Windows help files/documents/manuals BEFORE altering any configuration files, and BEWARE that if you enter invalid values you may experience data loss and/or unexpected machine lockups!

FYI:
• Read the Resource Kit (RK) Help files from your Windows 95/98 Setup CD-ROMs for more details on how to improve system performance by tweaking your SYSTEM.INI settings:
  • Win95/OSR1/OSR2: WIN95RK.HLP in the \Admin\Reskit\Helpfile folder.
  • Win98/98 SE(U): WIN98RK.HLP in the \Tools\Reskit\Help folder.
• See these Microsoft Knowledge Base (MSKB) articles to learn how to customize your SYSTEM.INI settings (most are valid for all Windows 3.xx/9x/ME releases):
  • List of SYSTEM.INI articles.
  • Windows 3.1 Resource Kit (RK) SYSTEM.INI [386ENH] Section A-L.
  • Windows 3.1 Resource Kit (RK) SYSTEM.INI [386ENH] Section M-Z.
• SYSTEM.INI Options.
• Download Microsoft Windows/WfWG 3.1x Resource Kits (RK) with tons of techno details and extra tweaking + monitoring tools (a MUST for all Windows/WfWG 3.1x aficionados):
  • Windows 3.10 RK [3.4 MB].
  • WfWG 3.10 RK [594 KB].
  • Windows 3.10 RK CD Image (ISO) [3.4 MB].
  • Windows 3.10 RK DOCumentation (PDF format).

• Ethernet networks: MTU = 1500
• SLIP servers: MTU = 1006
• PPP protocol (Internet TCP/IP): MTU = 576.

Tweak "MaxMTU":
There are two ways of doing this, but NOT BEFORE BACKING UP YOUR REGISTRY FILES:
• THE EASY WAY [USE THE REG FILE]:
All necessary settings can be implemented by using the included file: MAXMTU95.REG (or restored by using DEFMTU95.REG), both included also in W95-11D.EXE. But FIRST open these .REG files in Notepad and compare the Registry keys listed there with yours. To view/edit your Win95 Registry, run the Registry editor (REGEDIT.EXE, located in your Win95 folder), and scroll to the keys listed in MAXMTU95.REG and DEFMTU95.REG. The "DriverDesc"="TCP/IP" NetTrans keys: 0000, 0001, 0002 might have different values on your system. You may have more than one "00nn" NetTrans keys ("nn" is an actual number, ranging anywhere from 00 up to 50, depending on your system's Network/Dial-Up settings). If that is true, you HAVE TO REPLACE THEM with the ones found in YOUR Registry!
The value in MAXMTU95.REG is MaxMTU = 576. Modify it if your ISP/Online Service uses different MTU values at server end.
After modifying the MAXMTU95.REG and DEFMTU95.REG keys to match YOURS, (double-)click on MAXMTU95.REG in Explorer or File Manager, to merge (register) the new settings. Then restart Win95, log on to the Internet as usual, and notice any differences in access speed.
• THE HARD WAY :) [MODIFY THE REGISTRY MANUALLY]:
Run the Registry editor (REGEDIT.EXE, located in your Win95 folder) and set MaxMTU to 576 (Win95 default MaxMTU value is 1500) into ALL your TCP/IP NetTrans Registry keys (these are the SLIP/PPP protocol keys). You may have more than one.
Examples (these are ONLY my TCP/IP NetTrans registry keys, you MUST customize YOURS to get similar results):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans\0000
"MaxMTU"="576"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans\0001
"MaxMTU"="576"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans\0002
"MaxMTU"="576"
MEANING:
"MaXMTU" = Maximum Transmission Unit, or MTU (packet size in bytes).
Valid values: MTU = MSS + 40.
Respectively: 256, 576, 1006, 1500 (other values are valid as well, depending on the MTU used by different ISPs).
Default: 1500.
Recommended: 576.
Data type: string:
"MaxMTU"="576"
To determine EXACTLY which NetTrans keys you need to alter (and NO others), bear in mind that you MUST have this entry:
"DriverDesc"="TCP/IP"
under EACH of your TCP/IP NetTrans keys you want to modify! Change/add the MaxMTU string ONLY under your NetTrans keys that have "TCP/IP" on the "DriverDesc" line!
You may have more than one "00nn" NetTrans keys ("nn" is an actual number, ranging anywhere from 00 up to 50, depending on your system's Network/Dial-Up settings).
Here there are two possibilities:
1. If you already have a "MaxMTU" entry: (double-)click on the right hand pane "MaxMTU" string, and type in 576. Click OK.

2. If you don't have a "MaxMTU" entry: you can add it manually, by (double-)clicking on EACH of your left hand pane TCP/IP NetTrans 000n/00nn keys and then selecting New → String value. Name the new string MaxMTU. (Double-)click on it and give it a value of 576.
Repeat the steps above for ALL your TCP/IP NetTrans keys, to include the recommended values for MaxMTU.
Restart Windows 95 when done so all changes can take effect.
NOTE: Some ISPs use a default packet size (MaxMTU) value of 1500, so it's a trial-and-error game. To make sure your Win95 Registry TCP/IP settings match the ones used by your Internet provider, you may need to contact your ISP's support line or e-mail service, and ask them the exact values used for MaxMTU.
Also, read "ISPS KNOWN MTU VALUES", also in MYTIPS95.TXT [part of W95-11D.EXE].
Then modify your Registry settings accordingly, to obtain maximum performance.

• ALL Windows 95/98 users: Dial-Up Networking (DUN) Upgrade 1.4.
• ONLY Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 users: Windows Sockets (Winsock) Upgrade 2.0.

1. I recommend using Rob Vonk's EasyMTU 3.0 [360 KB], the first, the best and the only FREEware AOL/MTU/TTL/RWIN/COMBoostTime/cachesize/etc tweaking tool!
   Rob Vonk's EasyMTU home.
   EasyMTU 3.0 includes FindMTU [a PING tool] to determine EXACTLY the MTU value used by your ISP/Online Service (i.e. AOL).

2. ONLY for AOL users: To MAXimize your AOL performance, read "AOL MAXMTU REVISITED", also in AOLTIPS.TXT [part of W95-11D.EXE].

3. For extensive details/specs on analog/digital modems, Win95/98/ME communications, TCP/IP, DUN and more MTU/TTL/RWIN/etc tweaking programs, check out these reference links.

4. Read the "Windows TCP/IP Registry Entries" MSKB article.

• Left Mouse Button Drag (default dragging):
  • Same Drive = Move.
  • Different Drive = Copy.
  The above is valid unless selected objects have the: .BAT, .COM, .EXE, .SCR or .PIF extension (and if you installed MS IE 4/5/6 on your Win32 computer, there are other executables added to this list: .DLL, .OCX, .VXD, .X32) in which case:
  • Same Drive = Create Link/Shortcut.
  • Different Drive (Non-Removable Storage) = Create Link/Shortcut.
  • Different Drive (Removable Storage) = Copy.
• SHIFT + Left Mouse Button Drag = Always Move.
• CTRL + Left Mouse Button Drag = Always Copy.
• SHIFT + CTRL + Left Mouse Button Drag = Create Link/Shortcut.
• Right Mouse Button Drag = Create Link/Shortcut.

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1. Click Start → Programs → MS-DOS prompt icon to start a DOS prompt session inside Win95/98. Type EXIT and press Enter when done in DOS to return to the Win95/98 interface.
   To remind yourself that you are running a full screen DOS session from within Windows, add/modify these lines in your AUTOEXEC.BAT to read (example):
   SET PROMPT=MS-DOS Mode!$_$P$G
   SET WINPMT=Type EXIT & hit ENTER 2 return 2 Windows!$_$P$G
   The SET WINPMT= statement line is what you'll see as prompt during your DOS session (Windows DOS box), and you won't forget to go back to Windows when you're done working/playing in DOS.

2. To go to the native/real/true/pure DOS (version 7.xx, called MS-DOS mode, which is actually the 16-bit OS layer underneath Windows 95/98), click Start, Shut Down, choose "Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode", and click Yes.
   Your PC will perform a warm reboot, if you don't hold down the Shift key (and if no modifications are made to your MSDOS.SYS file), loading the DOS real-mode 16 bit drivers specified in DOSSTART.BAT, located in your Windows folder (Win95/98 renames it to AUTOEXEC.BAT for that MS-DOS session).

3. To boot to DOS with different configurations, if you need to run specific (weird) DOS programs/games that require large amounts of memory or special video modes (VGA, SVGA), and won't run (or will lock up) if started from a DOS session/box, make separate shortcuts on the desktop (or create a new DOS Games folder to include your MS-DOS prompt icons), and give them specific names (similar to your DOS programs/games). Then right-click on each one of them and select Properties to create custom CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to load your DOS real mode drivers/TSRs necessary for each application/game. Now you can reboot with each different PIF file settings.
   When you set up a Program Information File (PIF) to run an MS-DOS program in MS-DOS mode, you can select the "Specify a new MS-DOS configuration" option.
   If you select this option, you can create specific CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to be used when you run that MS-DOS based program.
   When you run a program this way from Win95/98, the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files in your boot drive's root directory are renamed to CONFIG.WOS and AUTOEXEC.WOS, and the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files specified in the PIF settings are copied to the root directory. The only difference is that a new entry "DOS=SINGLE" is added to the top of the new CONFIG.SYS specified by the PIF to cause Win95/98 to start ONLY in MS-DOS mode. You can go back to Win95/98's GUI when you're done in MS-DOS by typing EXIT and pressing Enter, which performs a warm reboot.
   When you quit the MS-DOS based program properly, the PIF-specific CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files in the root directory are replaced again by your original files (the OS renames the .WOS files back to AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS respectively).
   If your computer locks up, you turn it off, or restart it while it is running in "single" MS-DOS mode, the PIF-specific CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are retained in the root directory, and the computer restarts in MS-DOS mode again, without letting you return to the Win95/98 GUI. If this happens, remark the DOS=SINGLE line at the beginning of the CONFIG.SYS with a semicolon (;). Then reboot, and now you can return to Win95/98's GUI.

in the "File name:" box and then pressing Enter) → (double-)click on any .BMP (Windows BitMaP), .RLE (Run Length Encoded), .CUR (static mouse CURsor), .ANI (ANImated mouse cursor), .ICO (standalone ICOn) or icon library/executable (.CPL, .DLL, .EXE, .OCX, .ICL etc) file → click OK twice.
More info @ MSKB.

To change permanently a file type icon, open Windows Explorer: click View → Options → File Types → highlight the desired file type → click Edit → click Change Icon → browse through your folders with the "All files" choice highlighted, until you find a(n) bitmap/icon/cursor to your liking → click all Apply/OK/Yes buttons until all dialog boxes are closed.

TIP: Download my Windows Icons archive (in DLL, ICL + ICO formats, 32x32 pixels, 16 colors, ZIPped freeware), to use as custom shortcut/link/folder icons or/and as custom static mouse pointers.

NOTE: Compressed icon libraries/executables (.CPL, .DLL, .ICL, .EXE, .OCX etc) canNOT be used as mouse pointers! :(

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• 10-19-97 Win9x/ME Original ©Trick in MYTIPS95.TXT, part of W95-11D.EXE:

UNATTENDED DEFRAG/SCANDISK

To have Defrag run unattended every time you start Win9x/ME, create a shortcut for Defrag with this command line and place it in your Startup folder:

%windir%\DEFRAG.EXE /ALL /F /NOPROMPT

Meaning: defragments ALL your hard (and RAM) drives, performs full and unconditional defragmentation and exits automatically upon completion, without prompting you for confirmation.
Same goes for Win9x/ME's ScanDisk: to run Scandskw unattended, type this in a shortcut command line box (and optionally place it in your \Startup folder, to have Scandskw run every time you start Win9x/ME):

%windir%\SCANDSKW.EXE /A /N

to scan ALL your hard (and RAM) drives, performing a standard scan (no surface scan) and to exit upon completion, without confirmation prompt.
If you purchased the Microsoft Plus! Package for Windows 95, or if you have Win98/ME, you can achieve all of the above by scheduling System Agent (Task Scheduler) to do periodic unattended "runs" on all your (hard) drives using the above Scandskw and Defrag switches.

WARNING: System Agent (Task Scheduler) puts a significant drain on your system resources when enabled!

Windows 9x/ME Disk Defragmenter switches are displayed when you run:

DEFRAG /?

from the native MS-DOS prompt:

"DEFRAG [drive: | /all] [/F | /U | /Q] [/noprompt] [/concise | /detailed]
drive:     Drive letter of the disk to be optimized
/ALL       Defragment all local, nonremovable drives
/F         Defragment files and free space
/U         Defragment files only
/Q         Defragment free space only
/CONCISE   Display the Hide Details view (default)
/DETAILED  Display the Show Details view
/NOPROMPT  Unattended mode: do not stop to display confirmation messages."

Below are the Win9x/ME Disk Scanner parameters, shown when you exit Windows to the real MS-DOS prompt, and run:

SCANDISK /?

"Runs the ScanDisk disk-repair program. To check and repair a drive, use the
following syntax:
   SCANDISK [drive: | /ALL] [/CHECKONLY | /AUTOFIX [/NOSAVE]] [/SURFACE]
To check and repair an unmounted DriveSpace compressed volume file, use:
   SCANDISK drive:\DRVSPACE.nnn [/CHECKONLY | /AUTOFIX[/NOSAVE]]
To examine a file for fragmentation, use the following syntax:
   SCANDISK /FRAGMENT [drive:][path]filename
To undo repairs you made previously, use the following syntax:
   SCANDISK /UNDO [drive:]
For [drive:], specify the drive containing your Undo disk.
/ALL         Checks and repairs all local drives.
/AUTOFIX     Fixes damage without prompting.
/CHECKONLY   Checks a drive, but does not repair any damage.
/CUSTOM      Configures and runs ScanDisk according to SCANDISK.INI settings.
/NOSAVE      With /AUTOFIX, deletes lost clusters rather than saving as files.
/NOSUMMARY   With /CHECKONLY or /AUTOFIX, prevents ScanDisk from stopping at
             summary screens.
/SURFACE     Performs a surface scan after other checks.
/MONO        Configures ScanDisk for use with a monochrome display.
To check and repair the current drive, type SCANDISK without parameters."

WARNING: There is A DANGEROUS UNDOCUMENTED SCANDSKW SWITCH (Win9x/ME GUI mode only) to be avoided by •ALL MEANS• !!! Here it is:
SCANDSKW /O
/O = The letter O (ou), NOT zero (0) DELETES ALL Long File Name (LFNs) references, with NO WAY of restoring them !!!
See also "SCANDSKW HIDDEN SWITCHES", also in MYTIPS95.TXT [part of W95-11D.EXE].

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• 10-19-97 Win9x/ME ©Trick in TIPS95.TXT, part of W95-11D.EXE:

MINSPS

At some point in your computing life, while working in Windows 9x/ME, you may receive the following message:

"There are no spare stack pages. It may be necessary to increase the setting of 'MinSPs' in SYSTEM.INI to prevent possible stack faults.
There are x currently SPs allocated."

NOTE: This has nothing to do with the DOS mode CONFIG.SYS "STACKS=" setting!

Stack overflow indicates errors in [poorly written :(] drivers, and Win9x/ME sets aside 4 KB of RAM for each stack page used by drivers. But if a driver tries to use more than 1 page at a time, stack overflow occurs, in which case your computer may crash. If Windows can successfully "bypass" a stack overflow situation, it reclaims this memory and returns it back to the system.
To prevent such errors, add the following line under the [386enh] section of your SYSTEM.INI file, located in your Windows folder (example):

MinSPs=8

If after doing this you still get those error messages, try increasing the MinSPs number using multiples of 2: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 etc.
Each stack page requires 4 KB of memory. Default MinSPs value is 2.
To do this edit SYSTEM.INI with Notepad or Sysedit.
Restart Windows when done for this change to take effect.

FYI: More info @ MSKB.

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• 10-17-97 Updated Win9x/NTx ©Trick in TIPS95.TXT, part of W95-11D.EXE:

WINKEY SHORTCUTS

All Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, 7, 8, 8.1, 2012, 10, 2016, 2019, 11, 2022 + newer editions come with built-in support for natural/internet/multimedia/power/gamer/extreme/touch/digital/etc keyboards, independent of the keyboard port/interface [Keyboard (legacy, obsolete), PS/2 (legacy, obsolete) or USB (digital, typical)], using the Windows logo [a.k.a.  WinKey] special function key(s) built into most Windows dedicated keyboards out there.
Here is a list of useful  WinKey combinations/hot combos/hot keys/shortcuts.
NOTE:
Some may not be available, and/or some may perform different actions/functions/operations/tasks, depending on specific Windows operating system(s) [OS(es)] build(s), edition(s), Service Pack(s) [SP(s)], update(s) +/- bit strength [32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64)], and/or installed (3rd party) apps/drivers/software/programs/tools/games/etc:

= Open Live/Metro/Screen/Start/Tile Menu/Screen/Tiles
+ D = Maximize (restore) or minimize all open windows or open Desktop menu [Win98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ E = Start Windows/File Explorer or installed 3rd party/similar File/Directory/Folder Browser/Commander/Manager/Navigator/Organizer replacement (if any)
+ F = Start Find Files/Folders dialog box
+ G = Cycle through Gadgets/Widgets (if any) [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ I = Start Windows Settings (WS) [Win10/2016/2019/11/2022 only]
+ L = Start Welcome screen [WinXP + Super-Fast User Switcher XP Power Toy only] or Lockup Workstation [Win2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ M = Minimize or maximize (restore) all open windows
+ P = Select Presentation/Project display/monitor mode [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ R = Start Run... dialog box
+ T = Cycle through and preview Taskbar Tray apps/buttons/icons/items [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ F1 = Start Help Menu and Support Center [Win98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Tab = Cycle and select (by pressing Enter) through all open apps/games/items Taskbar Tray buttons/icons/items
+ Ctrl + Tab = Cycle through all open apps/games/items Taskbar Tray buttons/icons/items, Start Menu and Quick Launch toolbars (by pressing Right or Left Arrows to cycle through Toolbar and Taskbar Tray buttons/icons/items)
+ Pause/Break = Start Systems Properties Control Panel (CP) applet
+ Ctrl + F = Start Find Computer(s) dialog box
+ Shift + M = Undo Minimize (restore) all open windows
+ L + Enter = Logoff Windows [Win98/ME only] or Lockup Workstation [Win2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Q = Cycle and select (by pressing Enter) through all users [Win2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only] or Fast User Switcher [WinXP + Super-Fast User Switcher XP Power Toy only]
+ U = Start Utility Manager [Win2000/XP/2003 only], Ease of Access Center (EAC) or Accessibility Settings [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ U + R + Enter = Restart Windows [Win95/98/ME only]
+ U + S + Enter = Shut down Windows [Win95/98/ME only]
+ V = Clipboard UWP app history [Win10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ X = Start Mobility Center [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012 only] or Start button/logo/orb right-click context menu [Win10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Number (1 to 5) = Start/switch to app/button/icon/item/shortcut pinned to Taskbar Tray in Number (1 to 5) position [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Shift + Number (1 to 5) = Starts new instance of app/button/icon/item/shortcut pinned to Taskbar Tray in Number (1 to 5) position [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Ctrl + Number (1 to 5) = Switch to last active window of app/button/icon/item/shortcut pinned to Taskbar Tray in Number (1 to 5) position [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Alt + Number (1 to 5) = Open Jump List of recently accessed items for app/button/icon/item/shortcut pinned to Taskbar Tray in Number (1 to 5) position [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Tab = Cycle through open apps/games/items using Aero Flip 3D/Task View [WinVista/2008/7 Premium/Professional/Business/Ultimate/Enterprise + Win8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Ctrl + Tab + Left or Right Arrow = Cycle through open apps/games/items using Aero Flip 3D/Task View [WinVista/2008/7 Premium/Professional/Business/Ultimate/Enterprise + Win8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Ctrl + B = Switch to app/item with notification/push message [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ hold Ctrl + Mouse click = Taskbar Tray scroll through multiple windows of same button/icon/item [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Up Arrow = Maximize window [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Left Arrow = Dock active window to left half of screen [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Right Arrow = Dock active window to right half of screen [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Down Arrow = Minimize window [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Shift + Up Arrow = Stretch window to top and bottom of screen [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Shift + Left or Right Arrow = Move window from 1 display/monitor to another (if more than 1) [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Home = Minimize all windows except active window [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Space = Preview Desktop or cycle forward through installed input languages and/or keyboard layouts (if more than 1) [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Ctrl + Space = Switch back to previously selected input languages and/or keyboard layouts (if more than 1) [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
+ Shift + Space = Cycle backwards through installed input languages and/or keyboard layouts (if more than 1) [WinVista/2008/7/8/8.1/2012/10/2016/2019/11/2022/newer only]
Menu Key = Popup right-click context menu for selected item.

BONUS: 
If you own a Microsoft Natural Keyboard or similar, and/or have installed Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center and/or Microsoft IntelliType Software, you can also do this (examples):

+ A = Start Accessibility Options Control Panel (CP) applet (if installed)
+ C = Start Control Panel (CP)
+ I = Start Mouse Properties Control Panel (CP) applet
+ K = Start Keyboard Properties Control Panel (CP) applet
+ L = Logoff Windows
+ P = Start Print Manager
+ S = Toggle Caps Lock ON or OFF
+ V = Start Clipboard Viewer
+ Space = Display Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys list.

Similar resources:

• Wikipedia: Windows key.
• ShortcutWorld: 230+ Shortcuts for Microsoft Windows 10.
• TechRepublic: Windows logo keyboard shortcuts: The complete list.
• WinAero: Ultimate list of all Windows keyboard shortcuts with Win keys.
• MSKB: Keyboard shortcuts in Windows.
• Windows Central: List of all Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts: The ultimate guide.
• TurboFuture: Keyboard Shortcuts and System Commands for Popular Programs.
• Computer Hope: Microsoft Windows shortcut keys.

FYI:

• "NoWinKeys" Registry policy MUST be disabled for WinKey shortcuts/combos to work = see "SYSTEM RESTRICTIONS", also in REGISTRY.TXT [part of W95-11D.EXE].
• "KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS", also in TIPS95.TXT [part of W95-11D.EXE].
• "Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 95, 98, 98SE + ME".

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