The following sections describe keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 7.
DaRT Administrator/Helpdesk Tools
The following tables show the keyboard shortcuts for the DaRT administrator and helpdesk tools.
DaRT Recovery Image Wizard
Action | Result |
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Common Shortcuts |
|
ALT+N |
Goes to the next wizard page. |
ALT+B |
Goes to the previous wizard page. |
ALT+H |
Opens the Help file. |
ALT+F4 |
Closes the wizard (asks for user permission before closing). |
ALT+F4+Y |
Confirms Yes and closes the wizard. |
ALT+F4+N |
Confirms No and does not close the wizard. |
Select Boot Image Page |
|
ALT+r |
Displays Browse for files or folders window. |
Tool Selection Page |
|
ALT+E |
Enables the selected tool for local user. |
ALT+D |
Disables the selected tool for local user. |
ALT+r |
Displays Browse for files or folders window. |
Additional Drivers Page |
|
ALT+A |
Displays Add Device driver window. |
ALT+A followed by ALT+O |
Adds the selected device driver. |
Additional Files Page |
|
ALT+S |
Displays Show Files window |
Create Startup Image Page |
|
ALT+r |
Displays Browse for files or folders window. |
Burn to CD/DVD Page |
|
ALT+R |
Refreshes the drive list. |
Final Page |
|
ALT+E |
Displays the folder that contains the newly created DaRT ISO image. |
ALT+F |
Closes the wizard and removes any temporary files. |
Navigation Shortcuts |
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TAB |
Moves forward among controls. |
SHIFT+TAB |
Moves backward among controls. |
UP_ARROW |
Moves the focus up one item in a pane or selects the previous option button. |
DOWN_ARROW |
Moves the focus down one item in a pane or selects the next option button. |
LEFT_ARROW |
Moves the focus backward between controls in a single group. |
RIGHT_ARROW |
Moves the focus forward between controls in a single group. |
ENTER |
Selects an item. |
SPACE_BAR |
Selects an item or selects or unselects check box. |
ALT+UP_ARROW |
Collapses drop-down list. |
ALT+DOWN_ARROW |
Expands drop-down list. |
DaRT Crash Analyzer
Action | Result |
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Common Shortcuts |
|
ALT+N |
Goes to the next wizard page. |
ALT+B |
Goes to the previous wizard page. |
ALT+F4 |
Tries to close Crash Analyzer (asks for user permission before closing). |
ALT+F4+Y |
Confirms Yes and closes Crash Analyzer. |
ALT+F4+N |
Confirms No and does not close Crash Analyzer. |
Specify Debugging Tools Location Page |
|
ALT+r |
Displays Browse for files or folders window. |
Specify Symbol Files Location Page |
|
ALT+D |
Selects the download symbol files option. |
ALT+r |
Displays Browse for files or folders window for downloading symbols. |
ALT+U |
Selects the use symbol files located in this directory option. |
ALT+O |
Displays Browse for files or folders window to select symbol files location. |
ALT+e |
Selects or unselects the option to delete symbol files after analysis is completed. |
Specify Dump File Page |
|
ALT+r |
Displays Browse for files or folders window. |
Analysis Summary Page |
|
ALT+D |
Displays analysis details. |
Analysis Details Window |
|
ALT+S |
In Advanced tab, displays the save analysis log window. |
Recommendations Page |
|
ALT+F |
Finishes Crash Analyzer. |
Navigation Shortcuts |
|
TAB |
Moves forward among controls. |
SHIFT+TAB |
Moves backward among controls. |
UP_ARROW |
Selects the previous radio button. |
DOWN_ARROW |
Selects the next radio button. |
LEFT_ARROW |
Selects the previous window tab in multiple tabbed windows. |
RIGHT_ARROW |
Selects the next window tab in multiple tabbed windows. |
ENTER |
Selects an item. |
SPACE_BAR |
Selects an item or selects or unselects check box. |
DaRT Remote Viewer
Action | Result |
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Viewer Main Window |
|
ALT+F |
Opens the File Menu. |
ALT+F+C |
Displays the Ticket Information window. |
ALT+F+X or ALT+F4 |
Closes the Remote Connection Viewer and exits. Might open a confirmation dialog if a connection is active. |
ALT+H |
Opens the Help menu. |
ALT+H+D or F1 |
Displays DaRT Help file. |
ALT+H+A |
Displays DaRT About Box. |
ESC |
If connection is active and keyboard and mouse focus is using the Remote Connection window: Close the active or in-focus window on the remote computer. If connection is active and keyboard and mouse focus is using the Remote Connection Viewer menu or menu item: Release keyboard and mouse focus from Remote Connection Viewer menu or collapse the menu. |
CTRL+ALT+LEFT_ARROW |
Toggle mouse and keyboard focus between Remote Connection window and Remote Connection Viewer. |
Ticket Information Window |
|
ALT+T |
Moves the focus to Ticket Number field. |
ALT+I |
Moves the focus to IP Address field. |
ALT+P |
Moves the focus to Port number field. |
ALT+C |
Connects to Remote Machine by using the ticket information. |
ALT+F4 |
Closes Ticket information window. |
Exit Confirmation Dialog |
|
ALT+Y |
Confirms Yes and closes the Remote Connection Viewer. |
ALT+N |
Confirms No and does not close the Remote Connection Viewer. |
Navigation Shortcuts |
|
TAB |
Moves forward among ticket information fields and connection controls. |
SHIFT+TAB |
Moves backward among ticket information fields and connection controls. |
UP_ARROW |
Moves the focus up one item in a menu. |
DOWN _ARROW |
Expands a menu or moves the focus down one item in a menu. |
LEFT_ARROW |
Moves the focus backward between menus or connection controls. |
RIGHT_ARROW |
Moves the focus forward between menus or connection controls. |
Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset Window Tools
The following tables show the keyboard shortcuts for the tools in the Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset window.
DaRT Menu
Action | Result |
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TAB |
Moves the focus from one tool link to another. |
TAB then DOWN_ARROW |
Moves the focus to the next tool, and then selects that tool’s description. |
ALT + C, ALT+F4 |
Closes the DaRT menu. |
Space bar or Enter |
Starts the selected tool. |
Registry Editor
Action | Result |
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ALT + Spacebar + C, ALT + F4 |
Closes the wizard. |
File Menu |
|
ALT + F |
Invokes the File menu. |
ALT + F + I |
Imports the registry keys. |
ALT + F + E |
Exports the registry keys. |
ALT + F + L |
Loads registry hives. |
ALT + F + U |
Unloads registry hives. |
Edit Menu |
|
ALT + E |
Invokes the Edit menu. |
ALT + E + N |
Invokes New keys creation submenu. |
ALT + E + N + K |
Creates a registry key. |
ALT + E + N + S |
Creates a string value. |
ALT + E + N + B |
Creates a Binary value. |
ALT + E + N + D |
Creates a DWORD value. |
ALT + E + N + M |
Creates a Multi string value. |
ALT + E + N + E |
Creates an Expandable string value. |
ALT + E + P |
Grants permissions to the registry key. |
ALT +E + D , Del |
Deletes the selected registry key. |
ALT +E + R |
Brings the key into rename mode. |
ALT +E + C |
Selects and copies the key name. |
ALT +E + F, Ctrl + F |
Invokes the Find dialog box. |
ALT +E + X, F3 |
Functions as the Find next button in the Find dialog box. |
Find |
|
Ctrl+ F then ALT + W |
Opens the find dialog and selects the whole string match check box. |
Ctrl+ F then ALT + K |
Selects the Keys match check box to check the keys as per input entered. |
Ctrl+ F then ALT + V |
Selects the Values match check box to check the values as per input entered. |
Ctrl+ F then ALT + D |
Selects the Data match check box to check the data as per input entered. |
Ctrl+ F then ALT + N |
Moves the focus to the Find input field. |
Ctrl+ F then ALT + F |
Moves to the next result for Find as per the input entered. |
View Menu |
|
ALT + V |
Invokes the View menu. |
ALT + V + B |
Enables and disables the status bar. |
ALT + V + L |
Highlights the separation bar between the content and navigation pane to let you resize the panes. |
ALT + V + D |
Displays Binary data. |
ALT + V + R, F5 |
Refreshes the Binary data. |
Favorites Menu |
|
ALT + A |
Invokes the Favorites menu. |
ALT + A + A |
Adds a registry key into Favorites. |
ALT + A + R |
Removes an existing registry key from the Favorites menu. |
Help Menu |
|
ALT + H |
Invokes the Help menu. |
ALT + H + H |
Opens the Help window. |
ALT + H + A |
Opens the About dialog for Registry editor. |
Application button/key |
Opens the shortcut menu for a selected Registry key. |
+/- or RIGHT_ARROW/LEFT_ARROW |
Expands or collapses the registry hives. |
Up and down arrows |
Moves from one key to another in sequence. |
F6 and Tab |
Switches between the content pane and navigation pane. |
Locksmith
Action | Result |
---|---|
ESC |
Closes the Locksmith wizard. |
ALT+N |
Goes to the next wizard page. |
ALT+B |
Goes to the previous wizard page. |
TAB |
Moves among all the controls in a sequence. |
DOWN_ARROW/UP_ARROW |
Changes the users in the Account drop-down list. |
ALT + F |
Closes the Locksmith wizard. |
Crash Analyzer
Action | Result |
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ESC |
Closes the Crash Analyzer. |
ESC then Y |
Confirms “Yes” and closes Crash Analyzer wizard. |
ESC then N |
Confirms “No” and does not close the Crash Analyzer. |
ALT+N |
Goes to next wizard page. |
ALT+B |
Goes to previous wizard page. |
TAB |
Moves among all the controls in a sequence. |
ALT + R |
Browses for the Microsoft debugging tools. |
Symbol Files Location Wizard |
|
ALT + D |
Selects the button to download the symbol files to the specified directory. |
ALT + R |
Browses for the directory from which symbol files should be downloaded. |
ALT + E |
Selects the check box to delete the symbol files. |
ALT + P |
Moves the focus to the text box to enter proxy server details. |
ALT + U |
Specifies to obtain the symbol files from a directory instead of downloading. |
ALT + O |
Browses to the local folder where symbol files exist. |
Specify Dump File Page |
|
ALT + C |
Moves the focus to the text box to enter the path of the dump file. |
ALT + R |
Browses the existing dump file. |
Analysis Summary |
|
ALT + D |
Views the analysis summary. |
Recommendations |
|
ALT + F |
Closes the Crash Analyzer wizard after the analysis is completed. |
File Restore
Action | Result |
---|---|
File Menu |
|
ALT + F |
Invokes the File menu. |
ALT + F + S |
Starts the search. |
ALT + F + N |
Starts the new search by deleting the text in the search box. |
ALT + F + P |
Returns the properties of a file in the search results. |
ALT + F + U, Ctrl + C |
Copies the search resultant file or folder to another folder. |
ALT + F + O |
Copies the selected list of files to the clipboard. |
ALT + F + X |
Exits the File Restore wizard. |
Tools Menu |
|
ALT + T |
Invokes the Tools menu. |
ALT + T + S |
Opens the disk scan wizard. |
ALT+N |
Goes to the next wizard page. |
ALT+B |
Goes to the previous wizard page. |
Select Volume |
|
UP_ARROW/DOWN_ARROW |
Moves among the disks listed in the Select Volume wizard. |
ALT + T + V |
Views the volumes on the disk. |
ALT + S |
In the Show Volumes dialog box, saves the lost volume scan. |
ALT + L |
In the Show Volumes dialog box, loads the lost volume scan. |
ALT + C |
In the Show Volumes dialog box, closes the Show Volumes dialog box. |
View Menu |
|
ALT + V |
Invokes the View menu. |
ALT + V + F |
Selects or unselects the flat mode check box in the folder pane. |
Help Menu |
|
ALT + H |
Invokes the Help menu. |
ALT + H + H |
Opens the Help window. |
ALT + H + A |
Opens the About dialog box for File Restore. |
ALT + S |
Starts the search. |
ALT + P |
Stops the search. |
ALT + A |
Applies the filter. |
TAB |
Moves the focus throughout the controls. |
SHIFT + TAB |
Moves the focus throughout the controls in reverse order. |
Disk Commander
Action | Result |
---|---|
ALT+N |
Goes to the next wizard page. |
ALT+B |
Goes to the previous wizard page. |
Choose Recovery Options |
|
ALT + M |
Restores the master boot record. |
ALT + L |
Recovers one or more lost volumes. |
ALT + T |
Restores the partition tables for the Disk Commander backup. |
ALT + S |
Saves the partition tables to the Disk Commander backup. |
Backup Partition Table |
|
ALT + T |
Selects the button to move the partition table backup into a file. |
ALT + R |
Selects the file for moving the backup of the partition table. |
ALT + D |
Selects the button to not backup the partition table. |
UP_ARROW/DOWN_ARROW |
Moves among the files listed in the current partition layout as well as in the partition layout after a restore. |
ESC |
Closes the Disk Commander. |
ESC then Y |
Confirms “Yes” and closes the Disk Commander. |
ESC then N |
Confirms “No” and does not close Disk Commander. |
Disk Wipe
Action | Result |
---|---|
ALT + S |
Starts Disk Wipe. |
ALT + E |
Erases the selected disk or volume. |
UP_ARROW/DOWN_ARROW |
Selects between the option buttons. Also, changes the drive names in the drop-down fields. |
ESC |
Closes Disk Wipe. |
Computer Management
Action | Result |
---|---|
Action Menu |
|
ALT + A |
Invokes the Action menu. |
ALT + A + R |
Refreshes the contents in Computer Management. |
ALT + A + P |
Displays the properties of selected services and drivers. |
ALT + A + X |
Exits the Computer Management wizard. |
View Menu |
|
ALT + V |
Invokes the View menu. |
ALT + F |
Opens the wizard to enter WQL queries in Event Viewer. |
Help Menu |
|
ALT + H |
Invokes the Help menu. |
ALT + H + H |
Opens the Help window. |
ALT + H + A |
Opens the About dialog box for Computer Management. |
LEFT_ARROW/RIGHT_ARROW |
Expands or collapses the nodes. |
UP_ARROW/DOWN_ARROW |
Moves from one node to another in sequence. Also moves among the drives listed in Disk Management. |
TAB |
Switches between the content pane and navigation pane. |
Application key |
Opens the shortcut menu to the drives listed in Disk Management. |
Application key + R |
Refreshes the wizard in Disk Management. |
Application key + P |
Returns the properties of the drive that is selected in Disk Management. |
Help
Action | Result |
---|---|
Action Menu |
|
LEFT_ARROW/RIGHT_ARROW |
Expands or collapses nodes in the content navigation pane. |
UP_ARROW/DOWN_ARROW |
Moves through the help content. |
TAB and SHIFT_TAB |
Switches between panes. |
ALT + P |
Displays the previous content. |
ALT + N |
Displays the next content. |
ALT + B |
Displays the last visited content. |
Home and end Buttons |
Displays home and end links in the navigation pane and displays the related contents in the content pane. |
Explorer
Action | Result |
---|---|
File Menu |
|
ALT + F + N |
Creates a new folder in Windows Explorer. |
ALT + F + D |
Deletes a file or a folder. |
ALT + F + M |
Renames a file or a folder. |
ALT + F + R |
Displays the properties of a file or a folder. |
ALT + F + C |
Closes Windows Explorer. |
Edit Menu |
|
ALT + E |
Opens the Edit menu. |
ALT + E + C |
Copies to a folder. |
ALT + E + M |
Moves to a folder. |
ALT + E + A |
Selects all folders or files. |
ALT + V |
Opens the View tab. |
ALT + V+ U |
Move up one level of the folder. |
ALT + T |
Opens the Tools menu. |
ALT + T + S |
Opens the search window. |
ALT + T + N |
Maps a network drive. |
ALT + H |
Opens a Help tab. |
ALT + H + H |
Opens a window for Help topics. |
ALT + H+ A |
Displays information about Explorer. |
ALT + T + D |
Disconnects a network drive. |
Tab or F6 |
Moves from one tab to another. |
Up arrow |
Moves the focus up one item in a menu. |
Down arrow |
Expands a menu or moves the focus down one item in a menu. |
Left arrow |
Moves the focus backward between menus or connection controls. |
Right arrow |
Moves the focus forward between menus or connection controls. |
Solution Wizard
Action | Result |
---|---|
ALT + N |
Goes to next wizard page. |
ALT + B |
Goes to previous wizard page. |
ALT + s |
Selects the option "system will not start correctly" in Solution Options page of the wizard. |
ALT + D |
Selects the option "Data on the system needs to be salvaged" in Solution Options page of the wizard. |
ALT + P |
Selects the option "Cannot log in because of a lost password" in Solution Options page of the wizard. |
ALT + M |
Selects the option "I suspect that I might have malicious or potentially unwanted software on my system" in the Solution Options page of the wizard. |
ALT + O |
Selects the option "Some other problem" in Solution Options page of the wizard. |
ALT + V |
Selects the option "View diagnostics information" in Repair a system that will not start page of the wizard. |
ALT + P |
Selects the option "Perform a repair” in Repair a system that will not start page of the wizard. |
ALT + V |
Selects the option "View details about the system” in Diagnose the problem page of the wizard. |
ALT + A |
Selects the option "Analyze a crash dump file generated by the system” in Diagnose the problem page of the wizard. |
ALT + E |
Selects the option "View the event log" in Diagnose the problem page of the wizard. |
ALT + R |
Selects the option "Restore the system to a windows restore point" in Repair options page of the wizard. |
ALT + S |
Selects the option "Scan for corrupt system files and replace them” in Repair options page of the wizard. |
ALT + U |
Selects the option "Uninstall a hot fix or service pack" in Repair options page of the wizard. |
ALT + M |
Selects the option "Modify settings for a device or service" in Repair options page of the wizard. |
ALT + O |
Selects the option "Other repair options" in Repair options page of the wizard. |
ALT + E |
Selects the option "Use ERD explorer to browse through the file system" in Other options page of the wizard. |
ALT + R |
Selects the option “Use ERD registry editor to edit the registry” in Other options page of the wizard. |
ALT + D |
Selects the option "Securely erase a volume or disk" in Other options page of the wizard. |
ALT + S |
Selects the option "Search for a file" in Other options page of the wizard. |
ALT + U |
Selects the option "Use notepad to edit a file" in Other options page of the wizard. |
ALT + V |
Selects the option "View or edit disks and volumes" in Other options page of the wizard. |
ALT + P |
Selects the option "Use a command prompt" in Other options page of the wizard. |
ALT + C |
Selects the option "Configure network setting to access remote systems" in Other options page of the wizard. |
ALT + D |
Selects the option "One or more accidentally deleted" in Salvage data page of the wizard. |
ALT + C |
Selects the option "The disk is corrupted" in Salvage data page of the wizard. |
ALT + F |
Selects the Finish button. |
ALT+F4+Y |
Confirms “Yes” and closes Solution Wizard. |
ALT+F4+N |
Confirms “No” and does not close the Solution Wizard. |
TAB |
Moves from one control to another. |
TCP/IP
Action | Result |
---|---|
ALT + D |
Moves the focus to “Enter Adapter” in the adapter text box. |
ALT + O |
Selects the option button to obtain the IP address automatically. |
ALT + U |
Selects the option button to enter a custom IP address. |
ALT + I |
Moves the focus to the IP address text box to enter an IP address. |
ALT + S |
Moves the focus to the text box to enter Subnet Mask. |
ALT + E |
Moves the focus to the text box to enter a default gateway address. |
ALT + O |
Selects the option button to obtain a DNS Server address automatically. |
ALT + T |
Selects the option button to enter a custom DNS server address. |
ALT + P |
Moves the focus to the text box to enter preferred DNS server address. |
ALT + L |
Moves the focus to the text box to enter alternate DNS server address. |
ALT + V |
Displays Advanced information about addresses. |
ALT + A |
Applies the changes that were made in the wizard. |
Hotfix Uninstall
Action | Result |
---|---|
ALT+N |
Goes to the next wizard page. |
ALT+B |
Goes to the previous wizard page. |
ALT + F |
Selects the Finish button in the final wizard to close it. |
TAB |
Moves the focus from one control to another. |
SHIFT + TAB |
Moves the focus from one control to another in reverse order. |
UP_ARROW/DOWN_ARROW |
Moves the focus from one hot fix to another in the wizard. |
Spacebar |
Selects the hot fix check box to uninstall. |
SFC Scan
Action | Result |
---|---|
ALT+N |
Goes to the next wizard page. |
ALT+ B |
Goes to the previous wizard page. |
Repair Options |
|
ALT + S |
Scans and repairs automatically. |
ALT + F |
Selects the Finish button to exit the wizard after Alt + F scan. |
ALT + P |
Scans and then prompts before it performs a repair. |
Alt + F |
Selects the Finish button to exit the wizard after Alt + P scan. |
File Search
Action | Result |
---|---|
File Menu |
|
Alt + F |
Invokes the File menu. |
Alt + F + N |
Starts a new search. |
Alt + F + O/ Alt + F + E |
Opens the search results from the selected folder or file in Windows Explorer. |
Alt + F + C/ Alt + F + M |
Copies or moves the selected folder or file to another folder. |
Alt + M |
Creates a new folder to copy or move the selected folder or file into it. |
Alt + F + P |
Opens the Properties window of the resulting search folder or file. |
Alt + F + X |
Closes the File Search Wizard. |
Help Menu |
|
Alt + H |
Invokes the Help menu. |
Alt + H + H |
Opens the Help Wizard. |
Alt + H + A |
Opens the About File search window. |
TAB |
Moves the keyboard focus to all the controls. |
DOWN_ARROW/UP_ARROW in Look-in field drop-down box |
Selects the drives from the drop-down box or opens the browse window to select the drives directly. |
TAB and DOWN_ARROW/UP_ARROW |
Selects values in the changed section of the last days and months field. |
TAB and DOWN_ARROW/UP_ARROW |
Selects dates in the changed section of the day format field. |
TAB and DOWN_ARROW/UP_ARROW |
Changes the values in the size field for the folder or file being searched. |
Alt + S |
Starts the search immediately. |
Alt + P |
Stops the search immediately. |
Standalone System Sweeper
Action | Result | |
---|---|---|
ALT + F |
Starts a full scan. |
|
ALT + K |
Checks for updates if latest definition updates are not present in the computer. |
|
TAB |
Moves the keyboard focus from one control to another. |
|
ALT + C |
Cancels the scan in progress. |
|
Join Microsoft Spynet Page |
||
ALT + B |
Joins the network by using basic membership. |
|
ALT + A |
Joins the network by using advanced membership. |
|
ALT + I |
Does not join the network. |
|
ALT + S |
Saves the changes done in the network join page. |
|
ALT + C |
Discards the changes that were made in the network join page. |
|
ALT + H |
Clears the history present in the history page. |
|
Tools Menu |
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Options Sub Menu |
||
ALT + A |
Includes the files or locations to scan in the Options page. |
|
ALT + R |
Excludes the files or locations to scan in the Options page. |
|
ALT + S |
Saves the changes that were made on the Options page. |
|
ALT + C |
Discards the changes that were made on the Options page. |
|
Help |
||
ALT + C |
Closes the Help window. |
|
Updates |
||
ALT + B |
Browses for the updates present in the computer. |
|
ALT + D |
Downloads the updates from the web. |
Remote Connection
Action | Result |
---|---|
ALT + Y |
Accepts the start of Remote Connection. |
ALT + N |
Does not accept the start of Remote Connection. |
UP_ARROW/DOWN_ARROW |
Switches between IPV4 and IPV6 addresses in the drop-down field. |