Microsoft Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows system key combinations

    CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu

    ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs

    ALT+F4: Quit program

    F1: Help

    Windows Logo +L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)

    SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently

Windows program key combinations

    CTRL+B: Bold

    CTRL+U: Underline

    CTRL+I: Italic

    CTRL+C: Copy

    CTRL+X: Cut

    CTRL+V: Paste

General keyboard-only commands

  SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an    object

    CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)

    CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)

  F1: Starts Windows Help

 F10: Activates menu bar options

 CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program

    ALT+ underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu

   ALT+F4: Closes the current window

  CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window

General folder/shortcut control

   F4: Selects the Go to A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)

   F5: Refreshes the current window.

    F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer

    CTRL+G: Opens the Go to Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)

    CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window

    BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder

    SHIFT + Click + Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders

Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys

    Windows Logo+F1: Help

   Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer

    Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders

    Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

    CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer

   Windows Logo: Start menu

    Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box

    Windows Logo+M: Minimize all

    SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all

    CTRL+Z: Undo