TFS shortcut to compare a modified file with the latest version

Question

Right now I have to pull up Pending Changes window, right-click on the file and select Compare->With Latest Version... Is there a faster way to look at my modifications?

Answer 1

You can switch the double-click behaviour in the pending changes window to do a compare with latest by changing a registry setting:

Path:  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\\
                               TeamFoundation\SourceControl\Behavior
Value: DoubleClickOnChange (DWORD)

0 == view as the primary command (default) 
1 == compare as primary command

You can find more information here:

• How to Double Click to Diff Pending Changes in TFS.

A comment on that post also shows the entry to set if you want to use a shortcut key to do the comparison instead.