Most Wanted Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows XP/7/8/10)

Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows)
1. CTRL+C (Copy)
2. CTRL+X (Cut)
3. CTRL+V (Paste)
4. CTRL+Z (Undo)
5. DELETE (Delete)
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently
without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut
to the selected item)
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the next word)
11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous word)
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to
the beginning of the next paragraph)
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the
beginning of the previous paragraph)
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a
block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one
item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a
document)
15. CTRL+A (Select all)
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected
item)
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active
program)
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected
object)
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the
active window)
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs
that enable you to have multiple documents
opensimultaneou sly)
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they
had been opened)
24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a
window or on the desktop)
25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer
or Windows Explorer)
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the
selected item)
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the
active window)
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
29. 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)
30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active
program)
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or
open a submenu)
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or
close a submenu)
33. F5 key (Update the active window)
34. BACKSPACE (View the folder onelevel up in My
Computer or Windows Explorer)
35. ESC (Cancel the current task)
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM
drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box – Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
3. TAB (Move forward through the options)
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding
command or select the corresponding option)
6. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or
button)
7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active
option is a check box)
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a
group of option buttons)
9. F1 key (Display Help)
10. F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is
selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
1. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties
dialog box)
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
5. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe minimized
windows)
6. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)
13. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys
either on or off)
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High
Contrast either on or off)
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the
MouseKeys either on or off)
17. SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or
off)
18.NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys
either on or off)
19. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
21. END (Display the bottom of the active window)
22. HOME (Display the top of the active window)
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the
subfolders that are under the selected folder)
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of
the selected folder)
MMC COnsole Windows Shortcut keys
1. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the
selected item)
2. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected
item)
3. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
4. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
5. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
6. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any,
for theselected item)
7. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
8. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a
console has only one console window, this shortcut
closes the console)
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT
Security dialog box)
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to
right)
3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from
right to left)
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most
recently used order)
5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer
between a window and a full screen)
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (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.)
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place asnapshot of the
entire client window area on the Terminal server
clipboardand provide the same functionality aspressing
ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with
the same Web address)
8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same as CTRL
+L)
9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
10. CTRL+R (Update the current Web )