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Active Window Tracking
Here, you can enable a little-known Windows function that could change the way you work with
windows completely: Active Window Tracking.
If you enable this feature, all you need to do is move the mouse pointer over an inactive window to
activate it so that you can work with that program. You then no longer need to click on a window in
order to enable it.
You can turn on the option in the Foreground section in order to pull the active window immediately to
the top.
Keyboard
Under Flashing cursor, you can set how the cursor flashes at the point at which data is to be input (e.
g. in a word processing program).
Tip: Look in the small preview to the right of your current settings and the changes made.
Use the slide control to specify the frequency of flashing. If desired, you can also set the cursor width
to your liking and enter a value in pixels.
Modern keyboards are made with a special Windows key with the Windows logo printed on it. This key
is used to open the Windows Start menu and it can also be used in combination with other keys to
initiate special functions, e.g. maximizing all windows (Windows + M) or showing the Desktop or, since
Windows Vista, the Computer (Windows + E).
If you do not need these key combinations or sometimes hit them by accident due to the layout of your
keyboard, you should turn this option off.
Start Menu
General
Under Menu speed, you specify whether the submenus should open automatically as soon as the
mouse points to the menu entry in question or whether a click is also necessary. There are great
differences here between the various operating systems, about which we would like to go into further
detail.
Windows XP:
If you opt for Display when pointed to, you can set for how long the mouse pointer is to be positioned
over the item before the menu opens.
Under Users you can specify whether your user name should be displayed in the upper area of the Start
menu. In addition to the Shut down button, you can also display or remove a Log off button by which
to switch users.
Windows 7: