WINDOWS SHORTCUT KEYS & KEY COMBINATIONS

SHORTCUT KEY COMBO SHIFT (during boot) F8 (during boot) ALT + TAB ALT + SHIFT + TAB WINDOWS + TAB WINDOWS + SHIFT + TAB WINDOWS (or CTRL + ESC) CTRL + + (on numeric Keypad) SHIFT + * (on numeric Keypad) F1 F2 F4 F5 ALT + F4 CTRL + F4 CTRL + N CTRL + Z CONTEXT (or SHIFT + F10) SHIFT + DEL F10 SHIFT + F10 SHIFT (while inserting CD/DVD) CTRL + A SHIFT (hold while selecting items) CTRL (hold while selecting items) ALT + PRINT SCREEN CTRL + C CTRL + X CTRL + V FUNCTION Enter Safe Mode Display Windows Start & Diagnostic menu Forward scroll through open applications Reverse scroll through open applications Forward live view scroll through open applications (Vista & higher) Reverse live view scroll through open applications (Vista & higher) Display the Start Menu Resize column to length of longest line List all subfolders of currently open folder in Windows Explorer Display help for the current application Rename highlighted object Position cursor at the Address Bar in Windows Explorer Refresh contents in Internet Explorer Close current application Close open window in current application Open new window in current application Undo last edit in current document or field Display the context menu Permanently delete item, no Recycle Bin Display Menu Bar options Display the Context Menu Prevents auto-play of CD/DVD Select all Select multiple items inclusively Select multiple items individually Copy screen shot of current application to the clipboard Copy highlighted item to the clipboard Cut to the clipboard Paste from the clipboard SHORTCUT KEY COMBO WINDOWS + D WINDOWS + E WINDOWS + F (F3 for find next) WINDOWS + CTRL + F WINDOWS + F1 WINDOWS + L WINDOWS + R WINDOWS + PAUSE WINDOWS + + WINDOWS + WINDOWS + # (1-9) SHIFT + WINDOWS + # (1-9) CTRL + WINDOWS + # (1-9) ALT + WINDOWS + # (1-9) WINDOWS + T WINDOWS + B WINDOWS + HOME WINDOWS + Space WINDOWS + Up Arrow WINDOWS + Down Arrow WINDOWS + Left Arrow WINDOWS + Right Arrow WINDOWS + SHIFT + Left Arrow WINDOWS + SHIFT + Right Arrow WINDOWS + T WINDOWS + G FUNCTION Toggle display of the desktop Start Windows Explorer Display Windows Search Display Search for Computers Display the Windows Help Lock the computer Display Run to execute a command Display Windows System Properties Zoom in Zoom out Start (or switch to) application pinned to Taskbar at position # Start new instance of application pinned to Taskbar at position # Rotate through windows in application pinned to Taskbar at position # Open jump list for applications pinned to Taskbar at position # Set focus to Taskbar items and scroll Set focus to System Tray items (by clock) Minimize all open windows but current Show desktop Maximize current window Minimize current window Snap current window to left of display Snap current window to right of display nd Move current window to 2 monitor (left) nd Move current window to 2 monitor (right) Show preview of open applications Display gadgets over other windows

Italicized items apply to Windows 7 only

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