Wednesday
Apr012009
Windows Shortcut Key Combos
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 12:47AM 
Speed up your most important actions in Windows by using shortcuts. In total there are way too many combinations. Check below to see a list of the most common and useful ones.
Generic Hotkeys
| Windows Logo | Open / Close the Start menu |
| Windows Logo + E | Open Windows Explorer |
| Windows Logo + F | Open Windows Search |
| Windows Logo + L | Lock your desktop |
| Windows Logo + R | Open the Run Dialog Box |
| Windows Logo + Pause/Break | Open System Information |
| Windows Logo + M | Minimize all windows |
| Windows Logo + Shift + M | Restore all minimized windows |
| Windows Logo + D | Show / Hide desktop |
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Windows Task Manager |
| Ctrl + Alt + Del | Open Windows Security Dialog |
| PrintScreen (PrtSc/Prnt Scrn) | Copy screenshot to clipboard |
| Alt + PrintScreen | Copy screenshot of active window to clipboard |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open programs |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo last action |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo last undone action |
| Ctrl + N | New file/document |
| Ctrl + O | Open existing file / document |
| Ctrl + S | Save current file / document |
| Ctrl + X | Cut selection and store it in the clipboard |
| Ctrl + C | Copy selection to clipboard |
| Ctrl + V | Paste content from clipboard |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + F | Search current file / document |
Text and document formatting
| Ctrl + B | Bold |
| Ctrl + I | Italic |
| Ctrl + U | Underline |
| Ctrl + Left arrow | Move cursor to the previous word |
| Ctrl + Right arrow | Move cursor to the next word |
| Home | Move cursor to beginning of the line |
| End | Move cursor to the end of the line |
| Ctrl + Home | Jump to the begin of the document |
| Ctrl + End | Jump to the end of document |
Function keys
| F1 | Open application help |
| F2 | Rename selected item / file |
| F5 | Refresh |
| Windows Logo + F1 | Open Windows Help and Support |
| Ctrl + F4 | Close the active file / document |
| Alt + F4 | Close the active application |
Windows Explorer File Management
| Del | Delete selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
| Shift + Del | Delete selected item permanently - bypass the Recycle Bin |
| Alt + Enter | Open File Properties window |
| Arrow keys | Quickly navigate through the folder browser |
| Ctrl (while dragging) | Copy item |
| Shift (while dragging) | Move item |
| Alt (while dragging) | Create shortcut to item |
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