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Windows General Shortcuts..!

by Admin 3:47:00 PM


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


  •     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)
  •     CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
  •     CTRL+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
  •     F2 key (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)
  •     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)
  •     CTRL+A (Select all)
  •     F3 key (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)
  •     F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
  •     F4 key (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)
  •     F10 key (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)
  •     F5 key (Update the active window)
  •     Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
  •     ESC (Cancel the current task)
  •     Shift when 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)
  •     F1 key (Display Help)
  •     F4 key (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)
  •     Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
  •     NUM LOCK for 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)
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 (Open a new window)
  •     F5 key (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)
  •     F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
  •     F5 key (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)
  •     F2 key (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.)
Let us know if i missed any imp keys
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