100 Awesome Keyboard Shortcuts That You Didn’t Knew

These are some of the shortcuts that would help you to work faster on the system.Windows refers to.

Shortcuts Functions

F1 Displays Help

F2 Renames a file

F3 Opens Search

F4 Displays the Address Bar list

F5 Refreshes the display

F6 Cycles forward through the elements in a window or dialog box

F7 Displays the command history in a Command Prompt

F10 Displays hidden Menu Bar

F11 Toggles full-screen display Tab Cycles forward through the elements in a window or dialog box

Tab Cycles forward through the elements in a window or dialog box

PrtScn Takes a screenshot of the entire screen and places it on the Clipboard

(Application Key) Accesses the context menu for the selected item

Home Moves to the top of the active window

End Moves to the bottom of the active window

Delete Deletes the selected item

Backspace Displays the previous folder in Windows Explorer; moves up one folder level in the Open or Save dialog box

Esc Closes a dialog box

Num Lock Enabled + Plus (+) Displays the contents of the selected folder

Num Lock Enabled + Minus (-) Collapses the selected folder

Num Lock Enabled + Asterisk (*) Expands all subfolders under the selected folder

Press Shift 5 times Turns Sticky Keys on or off

Hold down right Shift for 8 seconds Turns Filter Keys on or off

Hold down Num Lock for 5 seconds Turns ToggleKeys on or off

Ctrl + C Copies the selected item

Ctrl + X Cuts the selected item

Ctrl + V Pastes the selected item

Ctrl + D Deletes the selected item

Ctrl + Z Undoes an action

Ctrl + Y Redoes an action

Ctrl + N Opens a new window in Windows Explorer

Ctrl + W Closes the current window in Windows Explorer

Ctrl + E Selects the Search box in the upper-right corner of a window

Ctrl + Shift + N Creates a new folder

Ctrl + Esc Opens the Start menu

Ctrl + Shift + Esc Opens the Windows Task Manager

Ctrl + Alt + Tab Uses arrow keys to cycle through open windows

Ctrl + Alt + Delete Accesses the Windows Security screen

Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel Changes the icon size on the desktop or the Views setting in Windows Explorer

Ctrl + Click Selects multiple individual items

Ctrl + Click and drag an item Copies that item in the same folder

Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an item Creates a shortcut for that item in the same folder

Ctrl + Tab Moves forward through tabs

Ctrl + Shift + Tab Moves backward through tabs

Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar button Launches a new instance of a program as an Administrator

Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar button Cycles through the instances of a program in the group

Shift + Insert CD/DVD Loads CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun

Shift + Delete Permanently delete the item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin)

Shift + F6 Cycles backward through the elements in a window or dialog box

Shift + F10 Accesses the context menu for the selected item

Shift + Tab Cycles backward through the elements in a window or dialog box

Shift + Click Selects a consecutive group of items

Shift + Click on a Taskbar button Launches a new instance of a program

Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar button Accesses the context menu for the selected item

Alt Displays have hidden Menu Bar

Alt + D Selects the Address Bar

Alt + P Displays the Preview Pane in Windows Explorer

Alt + Tab Cycles forward through open windows

Alt + Shift + Tab Cycles backward through open windows

Alt + F4 Closes the current window; opens the Shut-Down Windows dialog box from the Desktop

Alt + Spacebar Accesses the shortcut menu for the current window

Alt + Esc Cycles between open programs in the order they were opened

Alt + Enter Opens the Properties dialog box of the selected item

Alt + PrtScn Takes a screenshot of the active window and places it on the Clipboard

Alt + Up Arrow Moves up one folder level in Windows Explorer (like the Up Arrow in XP)

Alt + Left Arrow Displays the previous folder

Alt + Right Arrow Displays the next folder

Windows

Opens the Start menu

Windows+ E

Opens Computer

Windows+ R

Opens the Run dialog box

Windows+ F

Opens Search

Windows+ U

Opens Ease Of Access Center

Windows+ X

Open Windows Mobility Center

Windows+ Ctrl + F

Opens the Find Computers dialog box

Windows+ Pause/Break

Open the System page

Windows+ P

Chooses a Network Projector presentation display mode

Windows+ 1..0 Launches a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number or accesses a running program on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number

Windows+ Shift + 1..0 Launches a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number

Windows+ Ctrl + 1..0 Accesses the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number

Windows+ Alt + 1..0

Accesses the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number

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Windows+ B Selects the first item in the Notification Area; use the arrow keys to cycle through the items and press Enter to open the selected item

Windows+ Ctrl + B

Accesses the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area

Windows+ T

Cycles through the items on the Taskbar

Windows+ M

Minimizes all windows

Windows+ Shift + M

Restores all minimized windows

Windows+ D

Show/Hide Desktop (minimizes/restores all windows)

Windows+ L

Locks the computer

Windows+ Tab

Accesses Windows Flip 3D and cycles forward through open programs

Windows+ Shift + Tab Accesses Windows Flip 3D and cycles backward through open programs

Windows+ Ctrl + Tab

Opens Windows Flip 3D as a stationary object; use the arrow keys to cycle through open programs and press Enter to access the selected program.

Windows+ Spacebar Preview Desktop (makes all open windows transparent)

Windows+ G Cycles through gadgets

Windows+ Up Arrow Maximizes the current window

Windows+ Down Arrow Minimizes/restores the current window

Windows+ Home Minimizes all but the current window

Windows+ Left Arrow Tiles the window on the left side of the screen

Windows+ Right Arrow Tiles the window on the right side of the screen

Windows+ Shift + Up Arrow Extends the current window from the top to the bottom of the screen

Windows+ Shift + Left/Right Arrow Moves the current window from one monitor to the next

Windows+ F1 Launches Windows Help And Support

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