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                             SWITCHES──Examples
 
If you want MS-DOS to use conventional keyboard functions even though you
are using an enhanced keyboard, add the following command to your CONFIG.SYS
file:
 
    switches=/k
 
If you use Microsoft Windows 3.0 in enhanced mode and you have moved the
WINA20.386 file to a directory other than the root directory, add the
following command to your CONFIG.SYS file:
 
    switches=/w
 
If you want to prevent users from using the F5 or F8 key to bypass startup
commands, add the following command to your CONFIG.SYS file:
 
    switches=/n
 
If you want to skip the 2-second delay after displaying the "Starting MS-DOS
..." message during startup, add the following command to your CONFIG.SYS
file:
 
    switches=/f
 
You can also combine switches in one command. For example, if you want to
skip the 2-second delay after displaying the "Starting MS-DOS ..." message
during startup, and you use Microsoft Windows 3.0 and have moved the
WINA20.386 file to a directory other than the root directory, add the
following command to your CONFIG.SYS file:
 
    switches=/f /w
 
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