Keyboard's shortcuts for Microsoft Windows

General keyboard shortcuts :

• Ctrl+C (Copy)
• Ctrl+X (Delete selected item and save a copy to the clipboard)
• Ctrl+V (Paste)
• Ctrl+Z (Undo)
• Delete (Delete) 
• Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without moving the item to the Recycle Bin) 
• Ctrl while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
• Ctrl+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
• F2 key (Rename the selected item)
• Ctrl+Right Arrow (Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word) 
• Ctrl+Left Arrow (Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word) 
• Ctrl+Down Arrow (Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph) 
• Ctrl+Up Arrow (Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph) 
• Ctrl+Shift with any arrow key (Highlight a block of text) 
• Shift with any arrow key (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) 
• Ctrl+A (Select all) 
• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
• Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item) 
• Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or exit the active program) 
• Alt+Enter (Display the properties of the selected object) 
• Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) 
• Ctrl+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable multiple documents to be open at the same time) 
• Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items) 
• Alt+Esc (Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened) 
• F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
• F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or in Windows Explorer) 
• Shift+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
• Alt+Spacebar (Display the System menu for the active window) 
• Ctrl+Esc (Display the Start menu) 
• Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
• Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
• F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
• Right Arrow  (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
• Left Arrow  (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
• F5 key (Update the active window)
• Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) 
• Esc (Cancel the current task)
• Shift when you insert a CD into the CD drive (Prevent the CD from automatically playing)
• Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Open Task Manager)
  

  Dialog box keyboard shortcuts :

  If you press Shift+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press Ctrl+Spacebar or Shift+Spacebar to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press Shift+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.

   

  • Ctrl+Tab (Move forward through the tabs)
  • Ctrl+Shift+Tab (Move backward through the tabs)
  • Tab (Move forward through the options)
  • Shift+Tab (Move backward through the options)
  • Alt+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command, or select the corresponding option)
  • Enter (Perform the command for the active option or button)
  • Spacebar (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
  • Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
  • F1 key (Display Help)
  • F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
  • Backspace (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

    Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts :

    • Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
    • Windows Logo+Break (Display the System Properties dialog box)
    • Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
    • Windows Logo+M (Minimize all the windows)
    • Windows Logo+Shift+M (Restore the minimized windows)
    • Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
    • Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
    • Ctrl+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
    • Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
    • Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
    • Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
    • Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

      Accessibility keyboard shortcuts :

      • Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys on or off)
      • Left Alt+left Shift+Print Screen (Switch High Contrast on or off)
      • Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock (Switch the MouseKeys on or off)
      • Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys on or off)
      • Num Lock for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys on or off)
      • Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)
        

        Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts :

        • End (Display the bottom of the active window)
        • Home (Display the top of the active window)
        • Num Lock+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
        • Num Lock+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
        • Num Lock+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
        • Left Arrow  (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
        • Right Arrow  (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder) 

        Keyboard Shortcuts for Character Map :

        After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:

        • Right Arrow  (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
        • Left Arrow  (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line) 
        • Up Arrow (Move up one row)
        • Down Arrow (Move down one row)
        • Page Up  (Move up one screen at a time)
        • Page Down (Move down one screen at a time)
        • Home (Move to the beginning of the line)
        • End (Move to the end of the line)
        • Ctrl+Home (Move to the first character)
        • Ctrl+End (Move to the last character)
        • Spacebar (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected) 

        Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts :

        • Ctrl+O (Open a saved console)
        • Ctrl+N (Open a new console)
        • Ctrl+S (Save the open console)
        • Ctrl+M (Add or remove a console item)
        • Ctrl+W (Open a new window)
        • F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
        • Alt+Spacebar (Display the MMC window menu)
        • Alt+F4 (Close the console)
        • Alt+A (Display the Action menu)
        • Alt+V (Display the View menu)
        • Alt+F (Display the File menu)
        • Alt+O (Display the Favorites menu)
          

          Microsoft Management Console (MMC) window keyboard shortcuts :

          • Ctrl+P (Print the current page or active pane)
          • Alt+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
          • Shift+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
          • F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
          • F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
          • Ctrl+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
          • Ctrl+F5 (Restore the active console window)
          • Alt+Enter (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
          • F2 key (Rename the selected item)
          • Ctrl+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console) 

          Remote desktop connection navigation :

           

          • Ctrl+Alt+End (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
          • Alt+Page Up (Switch between programs from left to right)
          • Alt+Page Down (Switch between programs from right to left)
          • Alt+Insert (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
          • Alt+Home (Display the Start menu)
          • Ctrl+Alt+Break (Switch the client computer between a window and a full-screen display)
          • Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)
          • Ctrl+Alt+Minus sign (-) (Put a snapshot of the complete client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+Print Screen on a local computer)
          • Ctrl+Alt+Plus sign (+) (Put 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.)