


It will be just there right in the home tab. Glad this will be kept in Windows 8, and even better, it’s no longer hidden. Wanna even quicker, try Alt+E+I, a keyboard shortcut that would do the same. Hola…all the ones that aren’t selected are now selected and highlighted with just one click. Hold down the Alt key, and click on Edit dropdown menu and select Invert Selection option. Now, I can copy, move, or rename these files I’ve selected but what is the easy way to copy, delete, move those that aren’t selected? That’s how this Invert Selection comes to play. In the 'Advanced' Tab (3rd Tab on the Top), select 'Environemnt Variables' at. Select 'Advanced System Settings (4th option on the left) 3. Open System Properties via Win + Pause/Break key.

Assume you have your favorite applications in your u:\apps drive. I’ve spend quite a bit time selecting a handful of them using a combination of Shift+Click and Ctrl+Click. You may want to add a custom location to the Explorer Addressbar. And it sure is.įor example, I have a large number of files in a folder. Ed claims that it’s a tremendous timesaver for specific file management tasks. It is hidden in the pull-down menu in Windows 7 windows explorer. It was removed in Vista but was brought back because of an outcry from beta testers. This actually has been around for a while. In a post debating the new design of Windows Explorer in Windows 7 with a clueless post, Ed Bott shared a nice tip existing in Windows Explorer that I have been omitting for so long, the Invert Selection that lays in the Home tab in new ribbon in Windows 8.
