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The following sections provide information on the Computer Window icons:
•Computer Window Menu and Toolbar Icons
•Computer Window List and Page Icons
The following table provides quick reference details for each command.
Menu |
Command |
Icon |
Key Command |
Description |
File |
Print Preview |
Ctrl+P |
Prints what is displayed on the console. |
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Save Data to File |
Ctrl+Alt+S |
Saves data from the active page. |
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Preferences |
Ctrl+Comma |
Opens PDQ Inventory Preferences. |
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Close |
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Alt+W |
Closes the Computer window. |
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Edit |
Cut |
Ctrl+X |
Cuts the selected item. |
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Copy |
Ctrl+C |
Copies the selected item. |
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Paste |
Ctrl+V |
Pastes the selected item. |
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Select All/Select None |
Ctrl+A |
Selects or deselects all items in a list or field. |
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View |
Pages |
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Select to view a page from the list of all inventory components. For details, see Computer Window List and Page. |
Next Computer |
Alt+Right |
Go to the next computer in the collection. |
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Previous Computer |
Alt+Left |
Go to the previous computer in the collection. |
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Refresh |
F5 |
Refreshes the Computer window. |
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Diagnose Scan Error |
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Opens the More Info window for information about an error when scanning the computer. |
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Edit Columns |
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Opens the Edit Columns window to edit hidden and visible columns. |
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Computer |
Scan Computer |
F6 |
Scans the computer using a prebuilt or custom scan profile. Select from all available profiles. |
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Installs Microsoft .NET Framework and scans the computer. |
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Abort Scan |
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Stops the selected scan in progress. |
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Heartbeat |
Ctrl+H |
Starts a heartbeat ping to the computer. |
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Update Name in Inventory |
F2 |
Updates the computer name as it is displayed in Inventory; this will not update the actual computer's name. Use this to set the correct system name in Inventory if the target computer was renamed. |
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Select Scan User |
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Ctrl+Shift+U |
Change user credentials for scanning the computer. |
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Allow Scan |
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Enables or Disables Allow Scan. Generally used for non-Windows operating systems or computers that cannot be scanned by PDQ Inventory. |
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Tools |
Event Viewer |
Ctrl+Alt+E |
Opens the Microsoft Event Viewer. |
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Manage with MMC |
Ctrl+Alt+M |
Opens the Microsoft Management Console. |
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PDQ Deploy |
Ctrl+Alt+D |
Opens the “Select PDQ Deploy Package” window within PDQ Deploy to initiate a deployment on the computer. |
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Reboot/Shutdown |
Ctrl+Alt+B |
Opens the Reboot/Shutdown window for the computer. |
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Remote Assist |
Ctrl+Alt+A |
Opens the Windows Remote Assistance window. |
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Remote Command |
Ctrl+Alt+C |
Opens the Remote Command window for the computer. |
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Remote Desktop |
Ctrl+Alt+R |
Opens the Windows Remote Desktop window. |
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VNC |
Ctrl+Alt+V |
Opens the VNC remote control viewer. |
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Wake |
Ctrl+Alt+W |
Opens the Wake-on-LAN window for the computer. |
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Open ADMIN$ Share |
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Ctrl+Alt+O |
Opens the ADMIN$ share on the remote computer. |
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Customize |
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Opens Tools Menu tab of the Tools page of the Main Console for customization of this menu. |
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Help |
Contents |
F1 |
Opens the PDQ Inventory help window. |
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PDQ.com Website |
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Opens the PDQ.com website. |
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Buy Pro/Enterprise License |
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Opens the PDQ.com “Purchase Licenses” web page. |
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Check for Update |
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Opens the Check for Update window with information and download options about available updates. |
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Open Remote Repair |
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Ctrl+Tilde |
Opens the PDQ.com Remote Repair utility. |
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Open Elevated Command Prompt |
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Opens a Command Prompt to be Run as Administrator. (Pro or Enterprise mode required to launch from within PDQ Inventory) |
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Open Elevated PowerShell Prompt |
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Opens PowerShell Prompt to be Run as Administrator. (Pro or Enterprise mode required to launch from within PDQ Inventory) |
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Support |
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Opens the different support web pages available from PDQ.com. Choose between Feedback & Support and Support Forums. |
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About PDQ Inventory |
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Opens the About PDQ Inventory window that shows the currently installed version and license mode. |
The following table provides quick reference to the page details of each list item.
Page |
Icon |
Description |
Displays information about the computer under the following categories: General, Operating System, Active Directory, System, and Scanning. |
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Displays Active Directory group membership. (Pro or Enterprise mode required to view this page). |
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Displays installed applications information. |
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Lists the available custom fields. Click Configure Custom Fields to open the Custom Fields window to edit or add custom fields. (Pro or Enterprise mode required to view this page). |
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Displays the list of PDQ deployments. (Enterprise mode is required, as well as PDQ Deploy version 7.x or later in Enterprise mode, to view this page). |
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Displays information about drives and their partitions used by the computer. |
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Displays information about monitors used by the computer. |
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Displays the environment variables defined for the system or any users. |
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Displays file information as gathered by the particular File scan profile. (Pro or Enterprise mode required to view this page). |
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Displays the computer’s hardware specifications. |
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Displays information about hot fixes and other updates applied to the computer. |
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Displays Local Group and member information. |
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Displays Local User information. |
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Displays information about installed memory. |
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Displays information about network adapters. |
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Displays information about local printers. |
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Shows the currently running processes on the target computer, this information is gathered in real time when this page is displayed. Note: You can kill a process on the computer from this page but please proceed with caution. Killing a process does not save changes and can have unexpected results. For details, see Processes page. |
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Lists the product keys used on the system. (Pro or Enterprise mode is required to view this page). IMPORTANT: The Product Keys scanner will be retired in Version 9. For assistance with other ways to obtain this information, please visit our Forums. |
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Displays registry information as gathered by the particular Registry scan profile. (Pro or Enterprise mode required to view this page). |
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Lists the PDQ Inventory scans that have been performed on the computer. |
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Lists all the services on the computer. You can start, stop, pause, or restart services by accessing the Windows Service Control Manager remotely. |
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Displays information about network shares. |
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Displays information about optional Windows features. |
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Displays information about scheduled tasks. (Pro or Enterprise mode required to view this page). |
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