Windows System
Short cut Description
F1 Help
CTRL+ESC Open Start menu
ALT+TAB Switch between open programs
ALT+F4 Quit program
SHIFT+DELETE Delete item permanently
Windows Logo+L Lock the computer
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+V Paste
CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+B Bold
CTRL+U Underline
CTRL+I italic
SHIFT+right click Displays a shortcut menu
SHIFT+double click Runs the alternate default command
ALT+double click Displays properties
F10 Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC Opens Windows Task Manager
ALT+DOWN+ARROW Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB Switch to another running program
ALT+SPACE Displays the main window’s System menu
CTRL+TAB Switch to the next child window
ALT+F4 Closes the current window
CTRL+F4 Closes the current Multiple Document Interface window
ALT+F6 Switch between multiple window in the same program
F2 Rename object
F3 find all files
ALT+ENTER Open the properties for the selected object
F4 Go to a different folder box
F5 Refreshes the current windows
F6 Moves among panes in windows explorer
CTRL+G Opens the go to folders tools
CTRL+A Select all the items
BACKSPACE Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT+CLICK+CLOSE BUTTON Close the current folder plus all parent folders
WINDOWS LOGO Start menu
Windows Logo+R Run dialog box
Windows Logo+M Minimize all
SHIFT+Windows LOGO+M Undo minimize all
Windows Logo+F1 Help
Windows Logo+E Windows Explorer
Windows Logo+F Find files or folders
Windows Logo+D Minimize all open windows
Ctrl+Windows Logo+F Find computer
Windows Logo+TAB Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo+Break System Properties dialog boxc
Windows Logo+L Log off Windows
Windows Logo+P Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo+C Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo+V Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo+K Opens Keyboard properties dialog box
Windows Logo+I Open Mouse properties dialog box
Windows Logo+S Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
TAB Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT+TAB Move to the previous control in the dialog box
ESC Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button