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Hi - Is there a hot key or key combination that will launch the screensaver?

How can you blank the screen quickly when someone walks up behind you?

Thanks

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"JJJan" <JJJan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi - Is there a hot key or key combination that will launch the
> screensaver?
>
> How can you blank the screen quickly when someone walks up behind you?
>

The "Windows" key + L will lock the PC instantly.

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"JJJan" <JJJan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6517ABD6-7E47-4F64-A516-6F6D5CCB71AB@microsoft.com...
> Hi - Is there a hot key or key combination that will launch the
> screensaver?
>
> How can you blank the screen quickly when someone walks up behind you?
>
> Thanks

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Windows key + M will minimize everything.

Shift Windows key + M brings it back

"JJJan" <JJJan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6517ABD6-7E47-4F64-A516-6F6D5CCB71AB@microsoft.com...
> Hi - Is there a hot key or key combination that will launch the
> screensaver?
>
> How can you blank the screen quickly when someone walks up behind you?
>
> Thanks

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"JJJan" <JJJan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

|>Hi - Is there a hot key or key combination that will launch the screensaver?
|>
|>How can you blank the screen quickly when someone walks up behind you?

What you want is called a "Boss Key" google for it.


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