Getting familiar with keyboard shortcuts not only help you get the work done faster, but also more efficient. If your daily job rely heavily on using Windows, here are some 100+ Windows Keyboard Shortcuts you might want to check out. If there’s any nifty shortcuts we have missed, appreciate a heads up.
The General Shortcuts
CTRL+C
Copy
CTRL+X
Cut
CTRL+V
Paste
CTRL+Z
Undo
Delete
Delete
Shift+Delete
Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
CTRLwhile dragging an item
Copy the selected item
CTRL+Shift while dragging an item
Create a shortcut to the selected item
F2key
Rename the selected item
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL+UP ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL+Shift with any of the arrow keys
Highlight a block of text
Shiftwith any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
CTRL+A
Select all
F3key
Search for a file or a folder
Alt+Enter
View the properties for the selected item
Alt+F4
Close the active item, or quit the active program
Alt+Enter
Display the properties of the selected object
Alt+Spacebar
Open the shortcut menu for the active window
CTRL+F4
Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
Alt+Tab
Switch between the open items
Alt+ESC
Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
F6key
Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F4key
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
Shift+F10
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
Alt+Spacebar
Display the System menu for the active window
CTRL+ESC
Display the Start menu
Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name
Display the corresponding menu
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu
Perform the corresponding command
F10key
Activate the menu bar in the active program
RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
LEFT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
F5key
Update the active window
Backspace
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
ESC
Cancel the current task
Shiftwhen you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive
Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+Tab
Move forward through the tabs
CTRL+Shift+Tab
Move backward through the tabs
Tab
Move forward through the options
Shift+Tab
Move backward through the options
Alt+Underlined letter
Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
Enter
Perform the command for the active option or button
Spacebar
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Arrow keys
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
F1key
Display Help
F4key
Display the items in the active list
Backspace
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Win
Display or hide the Start menu
Win+BREAK
Display the System Properties dialog box
Win+D
Display the desktop
Win+M
Minimize all of the windows
Win+Shift+M
Restore the minimized windows
Win+E
Open My Computer
Win+F
Search for a file or a folder
CTRL+Win+F
Search for computers
Win+F1
Display Windows Help
Win+ L
Lock the keyboard
Win+R
Open the Run dialog box
Win+U
Open Utility Manager
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right Shift for eight seconds
Switch FilterKeys either on or off
Left Alt+left Shift+PRINT SCREEN
Switch High Contrast either on or off
Left Alt+left Shift+NUM LOCK
Switch the MouseKeys either on or off
Shiftfive times
Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
NUM LOCKfor five seconds
Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off
Win+U
Open Utility Manager
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
END
Display the bottom of the active window
HOME
Display the top of the active window
NUM LOCK+*
Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
NUM LOCK++
Display the contents of the selected folder
NUM LOCK+-
Collapse the selected folder
LEFT ARROW
Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
RIGHT ARROW
Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
RIGHT ARROW
Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line
LEFT ARROW
Move to the left or to the end of the previous line
UP ARROW
Move up one row
DOWN ARROW
Move down one row
PAGE UP
Move up one screen at a time
PAGE DOWN
Move down one screen at a time
HOME
Move to the beginning of the line
END
Move to the end of the line
CTRL+HOME
Move to the first character
CTRL+END
Move to the last character
Spacebar
Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected
Microsoft Management Console
MMC
Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+O
Open a saved console
CTRL+N
Open a new console
CTRL+S
Save the open console
CTRL+M
Add or remove a console item
CTRL+W
Close window/tab
F5key
Update the content of all console windows
Alt+Spacebar
Display the MMC window menu
Alt+F4
Close the console
Alt+A
Display the Action menu
Alt+V
Display the View menu
Alt+F
Display the File menu
Alt+O
Display the Favorites menu
MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P
Print the current page or active pane
Alt+-
Display the window menu for the active console window
Shift+F10
Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item
F1key
Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item
F5key
Update the content of all console windows
CTRL+F10
Maximize the active console window
CTRL+F5
Restore the active console window
Alt+Enter
Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item
F2key
Rename the selected item
CTRL+F4
Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+Alt+END
Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box
Alt+PAGE UP
Switch between programs from left to right
Alt+PAGE DOWN
Switch between programs from right to left
Alt+INSERT
Cycle through the programs in most recently used order
Alt+HOME
Display the Start menu
CTRL+Alt+BREAK
Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen
Alt+Delete
Display the Windows menu
CTRL+Alt+-
Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
CTRL+Alt++
Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
Internet Explorer navigation
CTRL+B
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box
CTRL+E
Open the Search bar
CTRL+F
Start the Find utility
CTRL+H
Open the History bar
CTRL+I
Open the Favorites bar
CTRL+L
Open the Open dialog box
CTRL+N
Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address
CTRL+O
Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L
CTRL+P
Open the Print dialog box
CTRL+R
Update the current Web page
CTRL+W
Close the current window
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