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| Restore snapshot 0 | Click the PersistentWindows icon
| Capture snapshot X | Double click the PersistentWindows icon, then immediately press key X (X represents a digit [0-9] or a letter [a-z])
| Restore snapshot X | Click the PersistentWindows icon, then immediately press key X
| Undo the last snapshot restore | Alt-click the PersistentWindows icon
| Undo the last snapshot restore | Alt + Click the PersistentWindows icon
### Shortcuts for capture/restore windows on disk
* To save a named capture to disk, Ctrl-click the "Capture windows to disk" menu option, then enter a name in the pop-up dialog
* To restore the named capture from disk, Ctrl-click the "Restore windows from disk" menu option, then enter the name of the previously saved capture in the dialog
* To restore capture from a different display config, Shift-click the "Restore windows from disk" menu option.
* To save a named capture to disk, Ctrl + Click the "Capture windows to disk" menu option, then enter a name in the pop-up dialog
* To restore the named capture from disk, Ctrl + Click the "Restore windows from disk" menu option, then enter the name of the previously saved capture in the dialog
* To restore capture from a different display config, Shift + Click the "Restore windows from disk" menu option.
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### Shortcuts to manipulate positions of a window
* Dual Position Switching allows a window to switch between foreground and background mode of different positions and sizes
* To activate Dual Position Switching:
* move or resize the window while pressing the Ctrl key.
* Ctrl + Move or resize the window.
* Dual Position Switching functionality:
* Click the desktop window to bring the foreground window to its previous background position and Z-order.
* Shift-click the desktop window to bring the foreground window to its *second* last background position. This is useful if the previous background position is mis-captured due to invoking start menu or other popups.
* Ctrl-click the desktop window to bring the foreground window to its previous Z-order while keeping the current location and size.
* Shift + Click the desktop window to bring the foreground window to its *second* last background position. This is useful if the previous background position is mis-captured due to invoking start menu or other popups.
* Ctrl + Click the desktop window to bring the foreground window to its previous Z-order while keeping the current location and size.
* To cancel Dual Position Switching:
* move or resize the window without pressing the Ctrl key.
* move or resize the window (without pressing the Ctrl key).
* To bring a background DPS window to foreground *without* restoring to the previous foreground position:
* press any of Ctrl/Shift/Alt key when activating the window
* To restore a new window to its last closing position:
* Ctrl-click the PersistentWindows icon
* Ctrl + Click the PersistentWindows icon
* To put the foreground window behind all other windows (similar to the Alt+Esc shortcut provided by the Windows OS, which, however, does not work for windows inside a remote desktop window):
* Alt-click the desktop window.
* Ctrl-Alt-click the PersistentWindows icon if the foreground window is maximized.
* Alt + Click the desktop window to bring foreground window to bottom Z-order.
* Ctrl + Alt + Click the PersistentWindows icon to bring *maximized* foreground window to bottom Z-order.
* To hide a window to the notification area in the taskbar:
* Press the Ctrl key when clicking the minimize button
* Ctrl + Click the minimize button
* To enable/disable auto restore for non-toplevel windows (such as a child or dialog window):
* To include a child/dialog window for auto capture/restore, move the window once using the mouse
* To exclude a window from auto capture/restore, press the Ctrl-Shift keys when moving the window
* To exclude a window from auto capture/restore, Ctrl + Shift + move the window
### Hotkey window for efficient web browsing
* A hotkey window is used to translate simplified keyboard/mouse commands and relay them to the underlying web browser window.