There are a lot of ways to create shortcuts for system tasks in Windows, but what could be faster than doing it with the hotkey of your choice? Here’s how two tools can put nearly any system task at your fingertips. More »
Switching between Windows’ built-in power schemes from the taskbar can be kind of a pain, so Lifehacker reader Keithb1 shows us a few different ways to change them with a keyboard shortcut. More »
Windows: If you don’t have a keyboard with media keys, you may wish you could globally control your media player with some of the other keys on your keyboard. Free program MediaKeys makes it a snap, while offering some cool advanced features. More »
We’ve shown you many alternate uses for your Caps Lock key in the past, but if you like the idea of Chrome OS’ search key (which replaces Caps Lock on the CR-48), here’s how emulate it on Windows using AutoHotkey. More »
Lifehacker favourite Instapaper is a great way to keep track of stuff you find online and want to read later. Reader Chris Jones made it even more convenient with a simple AutoHotkey script to add a useful keyboard shortcut. More »
We’ve featured a way to switch power management plans with a hotkey, but if you’d rather not mess with the command line (or if you’re just more of a mouse user), you can add a simple button to your Windows taskbar instead. More »
