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This document provides keyboard shortcuts for navigating and performing common tasks in the Server Manager interface and Windows Server 2012/R2 operating system. It includes shortcuts for opening tiles and controls in Server Manager, accessing essential tasks like Run and Command Prompt, controlling server settings through Control Panel apps, and using administrative tools.

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Shortcut Key

This document provides keyboard shortcuts for navigating and performing common tasks in the Server Manager interface and Windows Server 2012/R2 operating system. It includes shortcuts for opening tiles and controls in Server Manager, accessing essential tasks like Run and Command Prompt, controlling server settings through Control Panel apps, and using administrative tools.

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Keyboard

Active Control Area Control Group


Shortcut
Role and group thumbnails Roles and Server Groups tile Alt+R
Refresh F5
Alt+Left
Back button in the address bar
arrow
Alt+right
Forward button in the address bar
arrow
Notifications area, open Task
Console header controls Alt+N
Details dialog box
Manage menu Alt+M
View menu Alt+V
Zoom in Ctrl+Plus
Zoom out Ctrl+Minus
Display console at 100% Ctrl+0 (zero)
Local Server page Properties tile Alt+P
Role, group, or local server page
Alt+E
page Events tile
Role, group, or local server page
Alt+R
Services tile
Tiles on role, group, or Local Role, group, or local server page
Alt+B
Server pages Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) tile
Role, group, or local server page
Alt+O
Performance tile
Role, group, or local server page
Alt+A
Roles and Features tile
All Servers page Servers tile Alt+A
Computer name Alt+C
Last installed updates Alt+L
Domain or Workgroup Alt+D
Windows Update Alt+W
Last checked for updates Alt+S
Remote management Alt+R
Windows Firewall Alt+F
Local Server Properties tile Remote Desktop Alt+K
Windows Error Reporting Alt+G
NIC Teaming Alt+T
Wired Ethernet connection Alt+O
IE Enhanced Security
Alt+Y
Configuration
Time zone Alt+Z
Product ID Alt+U
Tasks menu Alt+T
Events, Services, BPA, Filter control Alt+F
Performance, and Roles and
Query control Alt+Q
Features tiles
Save queries Alt+S
Essential Tasks

Essential tasks are the ones you always seem to head straight to when you log on to a server
console, whether it's digging around on the server with Explorer or running a command-line
diagnostic in a command prompt.

Start screen

 Winkey
 Winkey+C, select Start

Run

 Winkey . . . and just start typing! This will trigger Search in the upper right corner, and real-
time results will appear below it.
 Winkey+R may be better for complex run commands, and it will run with admin privileges.
 Winkey+X, r (Run)

Command prompt

 Winkey+X, a (i.e., Command Prompt (Admin)). You could use Winkey+X, c to launch
command prompt with normal privileges, but most admins won't want to take the trouble.
 Winkey, cmd

Windows Explorer

If you don't already have it pasted to the Start screen or to the taskbar, you should.

 Winkey+X, e (File Explorer—note the name change)


 Winkey, explorer.exe (You might have to type the ".exe" to differentiate between File
Explorer and Internet Explorer.)

Network adapter settings

These include IP addresses and DNS client settings.

 Winkey+X, w (Network Connections)

PowerShell

 Winkey, powershell (This works the same from a command prompt, although you won't get
the pretty blue. Or select it from the Start screen.)

Whole System

Whole System commands do just that: they affect the entire server.

Shut down/restart

 Alt+F4 with focus on the desktop, select action


 Ctl+Alt+Del, select Power button in the lower right corner
 Winkey+C, Settings, Power

Lock console

 From an RDP session: Ctl+Alt+End, Enter


 At the physical console: Ctl+Alt+Del, Enter (same as it's always been)
 Winkey, click on account name in upper right corner, select Lock

Date/time/time zone

 Right-click on time in the system tray, select Adjust Date/Time


 Winkey, timedate.cpl WinKey+P, Set the Time and Date

Power Options

 Winkey+X, o (Power Options)


 Note that you likely won't find the power icon in the system tray on a server.

Task Manager

 Winkey+X, t (Task Manager)


 Ctl+Alt+Del, select Task Manager
 Winkey, taskmgr

Control Panel Tasks

Control Panel applets control the configuration and reporting on the server, including what
applications are installed on it.

Launching Control Panel itself

 Winkey+X, p (Control Panel)


 Winkey, Control
 From command prompt or Powershell, control.exe

Computer Management

 Winkey+X, g (Computer Management)

Device Manager

 Winkey+X, m (Device Manager)


 Winkey, devmgmt.msc

Disk Management

 Winkey+X, k (Disk Management)


 Winkey, diskmgmt.msc

Event Viewer
 Winkey+X, v (Event Viewer)
 Winkey, eventvwr

System

These commands include domain join, computer name, description, startup/recovery,


environment variables, Remote Desktop configuration, and activation.

 Winkey+X, y (System)

Programs and Features (including Windows features)

 Winkey+X, f (Programs and Features)


 Winkey, appwiz.cpl
 You can also add or remove Windows features from this dialog; it will launch Server
Manager and the Add/Remove Features wizard.

Windows Firewall

 Winkey, firewall.cpl (You must type the ".cpl"; otherwise, you'll get Firewall with Advanced
Security.)

Windows Update

 Winkey+X, y (System), select Windows Update


 From command prompt or Powershell, control/name microsoft.windowsupdate

Administrative Tools

In contrast to Control Panel utilities, practically all of the administrative tools you'll ever use
on a Windows Server 2012/R2 server are in the Tools Menu of Server Manager. Microsoft
has been strongly pushing the use of Server Manager, so it's become very full-featured. If you
don't see an administrative tool you're looking for in this list, look in Server Manager's Tools
menu. Here's how to launch many of the popular ones, not available from the Power User
(Winkey+X) menu, from a command prompt, or through Powershell. Note: Not all of these
tools may be installed on your system.

 Group Policy Management: gpmc.msc


 Server Manager: servermanager
 Services: services.msc
 Windows Firewall with Advanced Security: wf
 Active Directory Users & Computers: dsa.msc
 Active Directory Administrative Center: dsac.exe
 Active Directory Domains and Trusts: domain.msc
 Active Directory Sites and Services: dssite.msc
 Certificate Authority: certsrv.msc
 DNS Management: dnsmgmt.msc
 DHCP Management: dhcpmgmt.msc
 Windows Server Backup: wbadmin
Accessories

Interestingly, most of the programs listed as accessories are essential, and the following apps
are nearly as important.

Internet Explorer

 Winkey, select the internet Explorer Icon (on the Start screen by default)
 Winkey, iexplore

Remote Desktop Connection

 Winkey, mstsc

Windows Powershell ISE

 Winkey, powershell_ise

System Tools

These include miscellaneous system utilities.

Disk Defragmenter

 Winkey, dfrgui
 Right-click on a drive letter in File Explorer, Properties, Tools, Optimize and Defragment.

Resource monitor

 Get to Task Manager, choose the Performance tab, and select Open Resource Monitor at the
bottom.
 Winkey, resmon

Task Scheduler

 Winkey, tasks

Startup Folder

In Windows Server 2008 R2 and earlier operating systems, you could drop an application or a
shortcut into the Startup folder and it would execute at logon time. That very visible option is
gone in Windows Server 2012 and R2, but you can still get to it here.

 Winkey, shell:startup or shell:common startup (to start up for all users)


 You could also use the Sysinternals tool Autoruns.

Printers

Printers have gotten much harder to find in the Windows Server 2012 and R2 UI. It's a real
difficulty on the client end.
 Winkey+X, p (Control Panel), Hardware/View Devices and Printers

Network

If you aren't going directly to the adapter settings (shown earlier in Essential Tasks), you'll
want to use the Network and Sharing Center.

Network and Sharing Center

 Right-click on network icon in system tray (same as before).


 Adapter settings are identical to legacy UI from here.

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