List Of All Windows Shortcut Keys.


* General Keys.
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert = Copy.
Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete = Cut.
Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert = Paste/Move.
Ctrl + N = New File, Tab, Entry, etc.
Ctrl + S = Save.
Ctrl + O = Open.
Ctrl + P = Print.
Ctrl + Z = Undo.
Ctrl + A = Select all.
Ctrl + F = Find
Ctrl+W = To Close The Current Window.
Ctrl + F4 = Close tab or child window.
F1 = Open help.
F11 = Toggle full screen mode.
Alt or F10 = Activate menu bar.
Alt + Space = Display system menu. Same as clicking the icon on the titlebar.
Escape = Remove focus from current control/menu, or close dialog box.

* Windows Shortcuts.
Win + L (XP Only) = Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation.
Win + F or F3 = Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applications which use F3 for their own find dialogs.
Win + Control + F = Open Find dialog. (Computers)
Win + U = Open Utility Manager.
Win + F1 = Open Windows help.
Win + Pause = Open System Properties dialog.
Win + Tab = Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks.
Win + Shift + Tab = Cycle through taskbar buttons in reverse.
Alt + Tab = Display Cool Switch. More commonly known as the AltTab dialog.
Alt + Shift + Tab = Display Cool Switch; go in reverse.
Alt + Escape = Send active window to the bottom of the z-order.
Alt + Shift + Escape = Activate the window at the bottom of the z-order.
Alt + F4 = Close active window or if all windows are closed, open shutdown dialog.

* Shift while a CD is loading: Bypass AutoPlay.
Shift while login = Bypass startup folder. Only those applications will be ignored which are in the startup folder, not those started from the registry (Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\).
Ctrl + Alt + Delete or Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDel (Both NumLock states) = Invoke the Task Manager or NT Security dialog.
Ctrl + Shift + Escape (2000/XP ) or (Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDot) = Invoke the task manager. On earlier OSes, acts like Ctrl + Escape.
Print screen = Copy screenshot of current screen to clipboard.
Alt + Print screen = Copy screenshot of current active window to clipboard.
Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow = Invert screen. Untested on OS's other than XP.
Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow = Undo inversion.
Win + B = Move focus to systray icons.

* General Navigation.
Tab = Forward one item.
Shift + Tab = Backward one item.
Ctrl + Tab = Cycle through tabs/child windows.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab = Cycle backwards through tabs/child windows.
Enter: = If a button's selected, click it, otherwise, click default button.
Space = Toggle items such as radio buttons or check boxes.
Alt + (Letter) = Activate item corresponding to (Letter). (Letter) is the underlined letter on the item's name.
Ctrl + Left = Move cursor to the beginning of previous word.
Ctrl + Right = Move cursor to the beginning of next word.
Ctrl + Up = Move cursor to beginning of previous paragraph. This and all subsequent Up/Down hotkeys in this section have only been known to work in Rich Edit controls.
Ctrl + Down = Move cursor to beginning of next paragraph.
Shift + Left = Highlight one character to the left.
Shift + Right = Highlight one character to the right.
Shift + Up = Highlight from current cursor position, to one line up.
Shift + Down = Highlight from current cursor position, to one line down.
Ctrl + Shift + Left = Highlight to beginning of previous word.
Ctrl + Shift + Right = Highlight to beginning of next word.
Ctrl + Shift + Up = Highlight to beginning of previous paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + Down = Highlight to beginning of next paragraph.
Home = Move cursor to top of a scrollable control.
End = Move cursor to bottom of a scrollable control.

* Accessibility.
Right Shift for eight seconds = Toggle FilterKeys on and off. FilterKeys must be enabled.
Left Alt + Left Shift + PrintScreen = Toggle High Contrast on and off. High Contrast must be enabled.
Left Alt + Left Shift + NumLock = Toggle MouseKeys on and off. MouseKeys must be enabled.
NumLock for five seconds = Toggle ToggleKeys on and off. ToggleKeys must be enabled.
Shift five times = Toggle StickyKeys on and off. StickyKeys must be enabled.

* Microsoft Natural Keyboard with Intelli Type Software Installed.
Win + L = Log off Windows.
Win + P = Open Print Manager.
Win + C = Open control panel.
Win + V = Open clipboard.
Win + K = Open keyboard properties.
Win + I = Open mouse properties.
Win + A = Open Accessibility properties.
Win + Space = Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys.
Win + S = Toggle CapsLock on and off.

* File Browser.
Arrow Keys = Navigate.
Shift + Arrow Keys = Select multiple items.
Ctrl + Arrow Keys = Change focus without changing selection. "Focus" is the object that will run on Enter. Space toggles selection of the focused item.
(Letter) = Select first found item that begins with (Letter).
BackSpace = Go up one level to the parent directory.
Alt + Left = Go back one folder.
Alt + Right = Go forward one folder.
Enter = Activate (Double-click) selected item(s).
Alt + Enter = View properties for selected item.
F2 = Rename selected item(s).
Ctrl + NumpadPlus = In a Details view, resizes all columns to fit the longest item in each one.
Delete = Delete selected item(s).
Shift + Delete = Delete selected item; bypass Recycle Bin.
Ctrl while dragging item =  Copy.
Ctrl + Shift while dragging item =  Create shortcut.

* Remote Desktop Connection Navigation.
Ctrl + Alt + End = Open the NT Security dialog.
Alt + PageUp = Switch between programs.
Alt + PageDown = Switch between programs in reverse.
Alt + Insert = Cycle through the programs in most recently used order.
Alt + Home = Display start menu.
Ctrl + Alt + Break = Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen.
Alt + Delete = Display the Windows menu.
Ctrl + Alt + NumpadMinus = Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt + PrintScreen on a local computer.
Ctrl + Alt + NumpadPlus = 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.

* Helpful accessibility keyboard shortcuts.
Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds.
Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN.
Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK.
Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times.
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds.

* List of F1-F9 Key Commands for the Command Prompt.
F1 = Right arrow: Repeats the letters of the last command line, one by one.
F2 = Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to copy up to" of the last command line.
F3 = Repeats the last command line.
F4 = Displays a dialog asking user to "enter the char to delete up to" of the last command line.
F5 = Goes back one command line.
F6 = Enters the traditional CTRL+Z.
F7 = Displays a menu with the command line history.
F8 = Cycles back through previous command lines (beginning with most recent).
F9 = Displays a dialog asking user to enter a command number, where 0 is for first command line entered.
Alt+Enter: toggle full Screen mode.
up/down = Scroll thru/repeat previous entries.
Esc = To delete line.
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