F1: Help
CTRL + ESC: Open Start menu
ALT + TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT + F4: Quit program
SHIFT + DELETE: Delete item permanently
Windows Logo + L: Lock the computer (without using the CTRL + ALT + DELETE)
CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + V: Paste
CTRL + Z: Undo
CTRL + B: Bold
CTRL + U: Underline
CTRL + I: Italic
Click the mouse / keyboard modifier combinations for Shell Objects
SHIFT + right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT + double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT + double click: Displays properties
SHIFT + DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the trash
General keyboard-only commands:
F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT + F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking on 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)
CTRL + SHIFT + ESC: Opens the Windows Task Manager
ALT + DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list
ALT + TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to see the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold SHIFT while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT + SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close window)
ALT + - (ALT + hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the sub window)
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
ALT + F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT + F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
For a selected object:
F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL + X: Cut
CTRL + C: Copy
CTRL + V: Paste
SHIFT + DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Trash
ALT + ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To copy a file:
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To create a shortcut:
Press and hold CTRL + SHIFT while you drag a file to your desktop or a folder.
F4: Selects the Go to a different folder box and moves down the entries in the field (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)
CTRL + Z: Undo the last command
CTRL + A: Select all items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT + click + Close button: For folders, close the current folder and all parent directories
Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
CTRL + TAB / CTRL + SHIFT + TAB: Move through the property tabs
Press SHIFT five times: Toggles Sticky Keys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT for eight seconds: Turns the Filter Keys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles on and off ToggleKeys
Left ALT + left SHIFT + NUM LOCK: Toggles Mouse Keys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off
Windows Logo: Start menu
Windows Logo + R: Run dialog box
Windows Logo + M: Minimize all
SHIFT + Windows Logo + M: Undo minimize all
Windows Logo + F1: Help
Windows Logo + E: Windows Explorer
Windows Logo + F: Find files or folders
Windows Logo + D: Minimizes all open windows and show desktop
CTRL + Windows Logo + F: Find computer
CTRL + Windows Logo + TAB: Moves focus from Start to the Quick Launch toolbar to the taskbar (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the taskbar)
Windows Logo + TAB: Switch between taskbar buttons
Windows Logo + Break: System Properties dialog box
Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected topic
Windows Logo + L: Log off Windows
Windows Logo + P: Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo + C: Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo + V: Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo + K: Opens the Properties dialog box Keyboard
Windows Logo + I: Opens the Properties dialog box for mice
Windows Logo + A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo + SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo + S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
TAB: Move to next control in the dialog box
SHIFT + TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this button is clicked. If the current control is a check box to switch box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT + underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item