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Discussions tagged with f11 on WindowsForum.com cover two distinct uses of the F11 key. One thread explores a visual glitch where rapidly pressing F11 in the Windows 10 command prompt briefly shows a Windows 7-style interface, highlighting a legacy UI artifact. Another thread involves using F11 during boot to select a specific hard drive for booting Windows 7, a common workaround when the OS is not listed in the primary boot menu. A third thread describes a boot failure where pressing F10 or F11 leads to a screen of zeros, indicating a serious hardware or system issue. These posts reflect F11's role in both boot-time device selection and in-application window behavior.
  1. bruhmoment22222

    VIDEO Windows 7 lookalike behind Windows 10?

    I was writing some basic batch code and discovered F11 and ALT+ENTER worked to maximize cmd. However, if you spammed it fast enough, you could see something that looks a bit like windows 7 pop up at the minimize and maximize buttons. can someone explain this?
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    Windows 7 Booting Windows 7

    Alright I installed windows 7 beta a few days after the beta came out and i had a problem with my c drive that had Windows XP on which i just desided to install a new hard drive and put XP back on it well i forgot to plug my 2 second hard drive in that had Windows 7 beta on it (the reason why it...
    • Smackie
    • Thread
    • beta boot boot order dual boot f11 file transfer hard drive installation windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows Vista Boot up Issue ~ NEED HELP!

    Hello, Last night my computer just started to turn off and restart on its own several times and when it tries to boot up it brings up a blue screen with vertical lines through it and when I try to do an F10 or F11 on it, it will bring me to a screen that is black and is loaded with zero's...
    • swaim62
    • Thread
    • blue screen boot issues computer f10 f11 hardware restart support troubleshooting vertical lines
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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