List of all Windows' keyboard Shortcuts

1. ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu
2. ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item
3. ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
4. ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
5. ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened
6. ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu
7. ALT+TAB Switch between open items
8. BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
9. CTRL+X Cut
10. CTRL+A Select all
11. CTRL+B Bold
12. CTRL+I Italics
13. CTRL+C Copy
14. CTRL+Z Undo
15. CTRL+O Open an item
16. CTRL+U Underline
17. CTRL+V Paste
18. CTRL while dragging Copy selected item
19. CTRL+F4 Close the active document
20. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM
21. CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
22. CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
23. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
24. CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
25. SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
26. ESC Cancel the current task
27. F1 Displays Help
28. F2 Rename selected item
29. F3 Search for a file or folder
30. F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
31. F5 Refresh the active window
32. F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
33. F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
34. SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
35. CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
36. SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager
37. SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
38. WIN Display or hide the Start menu
39. WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
40. WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
41. WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
42. WIN+F Search for a file or folder
43. WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
44. WIN+L Locks the desktop
45. WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows
46. WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
47. WIN+TAB Switch between open items

Windows Explorer Shortcuts:

1. ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window’s system menu
2. SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu
3. CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
4. ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used
5. ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit
6. CTRL+A - Select all items
7. CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)
8. CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)
9. CTRL+V - Paste item(s)
10. CTRL+Z - Undo last action
11. CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane
12. TAB - Move forward through options
13. ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view
14. ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view
15. SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item immediately
16. BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up
17. ALT+ENTER - View an item’s properties
18. F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs
19. F6 - Switch between left and right panes
20. F5 - Refresh window contents
21. F3 - Display Find application
22. F2 - Rename selected item

Internet Explorer Shortcuts:

1. CTRL+A - Select all items on the current page
2. CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites
3. CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
4. CTRL+F - Find on this page
5. CTRL+H - Open the History bar
6. CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
7. CTRL+N - Open a new window
8. CTRL+O - Go to a new location
9. CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame
10. CTRL+S - Save the current page
11. CTRL+W - Close current browser window
12. CTRL+ENTER - Adds the http://www. (url) .com
13. SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new window
14. BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page
15. ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
16. HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
17. TAB - Move forward through items on a page
18. END - Move to the end of a document
19. ESC - Stop downloading a page
20. F11 - Toggle full-screen view
21. F5 - Refresh the current page
22. F4 - Display list of typed addresses
23. F6 - Change Address bar and page focus
24. F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help
25. ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page
26. SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames
27. SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link
28. SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a page
29. CTRL+TAB - Move forward between frames
30. CTRL+C - Copy selected items to the clipboard
31. CTRL+V - Insert contents of the clipboard
32. ENTER - Activate a selected link
33. HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
34. END - Move to the end of a document

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