F8 (during boot) Holding F8 when booting displays the Windows Boot Menu
SHIFT (during boot) Holding SHIFT down when booting forces Windows into Safe Mode
CTRL + ALT + DEL Displays the Task Manager or Windows Security dialog box
ALT + TAB Static rotate forward between currently open applications
ALT + SHIFT + TAB Static rotate backward between currently open applications
WINDOWS KEY + TAB Live view rotate forward between currently open applications
WINDOWS KEY + SHIFT + TAB Live view rotate backward between currently open applications
Rotates through currently open applications in the order they were started
ALT + PRINT SCREEN Sends a screen shot of the current application to the Windows clipboard
CTRL + ESC Displays the Windows Start Menu (same as with the Windows Key)
CTRL + + (on numeric keypad) Resize column to size of longest item in Windows Explorer details view
SHIFT + * Opens folder currently selected in Windows Explorer and all sub-folders
F1 Displays the Help window for the current application
F2 Renames currently highlighted object
F3 Displays the Windows Search dialogue
F4 Positions cursor at the Address Bar in Windows & Internet Explorer
F5 Refreshes contents in Windows & Internet Explorer
ALT + F4 Closes current application
CTRL + F4 Closes currently open window in current application
CTRL + Z Reverses last made change(s) in current document or field
ALT + ENTER Opens the properties dialogue for the currently highlighted object
SHIFT + f10 Displays the context menu (same as with the Application Key or right mouse click
SHIFT + DEL Deletes objects directly, does not send them to the Recycle Bin
SHIFT (inserting CD/DVD) Holding SHIFT when inserting a CD or DVD prevents auto-play
SHIFT (selecting objects) Holding SHIFT down while selecting objects selects objects inclusively
CTRL (selecting objects) Holding CTRL down while selecting objects selects objects individually
WINDOWS KEY + D Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop (using this combination again restores all minimized windows)
WINDOWS KEY + TAB Cycles through open applications via the taskbar
WINDOWS KEY + E Starts Windows Explorer to browse local computer
WINDOWS KEY + Displays the Windows Search dialogue
WINDOWS KEY + CTRL + F Displays the Windows Search for Computers dialogue
WINDOWS KEY + F1 Displays the Microsoft Windows Help window
WINDOWS KEY + L Locks the computer
WINDOWS KEY + M Minimizes all open windows
WINDOWS KEY + SHIFT + M Restores all windows minimized using WINDOWS KEY + M
WINDOWS KEY + R Displays the Run dialogue window
WINDOWS KEY + U Displays the Windows Utility Manager
WINDOWS KEY + PAUSE Displays the Windows System Properties dialogue
CTRL + A Selects all text in current document
CTRL + B BOLD highlighted text
CTRL + I ITALICIZE highlighted text
CTRL + U UNDERLINE highlighted text
CTRL + X Cuts (deletes) all highlighted text
CTRL + C Copies all highlighted text to the Windows clipboard
CTRL + V Pastes contents of Windows clipboard into current document at cursor position CTRL + K Insert hyperlink
CTRL + P Displays the print dialogue
CTRL + Z Undo last action
CTRL + Y Repeat last action
ALT + E Opens the EDIT menu in the current application
ALT + F Opens the FILE menu in the current application
SHIFT + INS Pastes contents of Windows clipboard into current document
HOME Positions cursor at beginning of current line
CTRL + HOME Positions cursor at beginning of current document
END Positions cursor at end of current line
CTRL + END Positions cursor at end of current document
SHIFT + HOME Selects all text from current position to beginning of current line
SHIFT + END Selects all text from current position to end of current line
CTRL + LEFT ARROW Moves cursor to the left one word at a time
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW Moves cursor to the right one word at a time
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