General
Windows Key+U
Open Utility Manager.
Windows Key+TAB
Select and cycle through the taskbar buttons.
Windows Key+Shift+M
Restore minimized windows.
Windows Key+R
Open the Run dialog box.
Windows Key+M
Minimize all windows.
Windows Key+L
Lock your computer if you are connected to a network domain. or switch users if you are not connected to a network domain.
Windows Key+F1
Display Windows Help.
Windows Key+F
Search for a file or folder.
Windows Key+E
Open My Computer.
Windows Key+D
Show the desktop.
Windows Key+CTRL+F
Search for computers.
Windows Key+BREAK
Display the System Properties dialog box.
Windows Key
Display or hide the Start menu.
ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option.
TAB
Move forward through options in a dialog box.
SPACEBAR
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box in a dialog box.
SHIFT+TAB
Move backward through options in a dialog box.
SHIFT+PAGE DOWN
Select items below an already selected item.
SHIFT+PAGE UP
Select items above an already selected item.
SHIFT+HOME
Select the first item in an extended list.
SHIFT+INSERT
Paste copied items from the Clipboard.
SHIFT+F10
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
SHIFT+END
Select the last item in an extended list.
SHIFT+DELETE
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin.
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop. or select text within a document.
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive
Prevent the CD from automatically playing.
SHIFT five times
Switch StickyKeys on and off.
Right SHIFT for eight seconds
Switch FilterKeys on and off.
RIGHT ARROW
Open the next menu to the right. or open a submenu.
PRINT SCREEN
Copy an image of the screen to the Clipboard.
PLUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)
Expand everything under the current selection back to a previously opened state in Windows Explorer.
PAGE UP
Go to the top item on the screen.
PAGE DOWN
Go to the bottom item on the screen.
NUM LOCK+PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+)
Display the contents of the selected folder.
NUM LOCK+MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-)
Collapse the selected folder.
NUM LOCK+ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*)
Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
NUM LOCK for five seconds
Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
MINUS SIGN (on the numeric keypad)
Close everything under the current selection in Windows Explorer.
Menu key
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
LEFT ARROW
Open the next menu to the left. or close a submenu.
Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
Switch High Contrast on and off.
Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
Switch MouseKeys on and off.
HOME
Display the top of the active window.
F6
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
F5
Refresh the active window.
F4
Display the items in the active list.
F4
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
F3
Search for a file or folder.
F10
Activate the menu bar in the active program.
ESC
Cancel the current task.
ENTER
Carry out the command for the active option or button in a dialog box.
END
Display the bottom of the active window.
DOWN ARROW OR UP ARROW
Display the next or previous tabe page in dialog boxes.
CTRL+Windows Key+F
Search for computers.
CTRL+UP ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
CTRL+TAB
Move forward through tabs in a dialog box.
CTRL+SPACEBAR
Select or deselect the active item.
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move backward through tabs in a dialog box.
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Highlight a block of text.
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Create shortcut to selected item.
CTRL+S
Open the Save dialog box.
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word.
CTRL_PAGE DOWN
Move to additional items below an already selected item. without selecting the additional items.
CTRL+PAGE UP
Move to additional items above an already selected item. without selecting the additional items.
CTRL+P
Open the Print dialog box.
CTRL+N
Open the New dialog box.
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word.
CTRL+F4
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously.
CTRL+ESC
Display the Start menu.
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph.
CTRL+ALT+DELETE
Display the Windows Security dialog box.
CTRL while dragging an item
Copy selected item to a folder.
BACKSPACE
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box in a dialog box.
BACKSPACE
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer.
Arrow keys
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons in a dialog box.
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Display the corresponding menu.
ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option in a dialog box.
ALT+TAB
Switch between open items.
ALT+SHIFT+TAB
Move from the active window to the previously used window.
ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the System menu for the active window.
ALT+SPACEBAR
Open the shortcut menu for the active window.
ALT+SPACEBAR+C
Close the active window.
ALT+SPACEBAR+N
Minimize the active window.
SPACEBAR+R
Restore the active window.
ALT+SPACEBAR+X
Maximize the active window if it is minimized.
ALT+SHIFT+ESC
Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
ALT+PRINTSCREEN
Copy the active window to the Windows Clipboard.
ALT+F4
Close the active item. or quit the active program.
ALT+ESC
Cycle through items in the order they were opened.
ALT+Enter
Display the properties of the selected object.
ALT+ENTER
View properties for the selected item.