Knowing your Keyboard shortcuts can help you to make your work done faster, effective and efficient. If your job related to computing using Windows, then below are collection of 100+ keyboard shortcuts that will make you faster and more comfortable. And please  let us know if we have missed any windows shortcut key by informing via comments.

Windows General Shortcuts

Here is the list of some General Windows shortcuts that you may know and use in regular works.

• CTRL+C (Copy)

• CTRL+X (Cut)

• CTRL+A (Select all)

• CTRL+V (Paste)

• CTRL+Z (Undo)

• DELETE (Delete)

• ESC (Cancel the Running task)

• F2 key (Rename the selected item)

• F3 key (Search for a files or a folders)

• F4 key (Display Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)

• F5 key (Refresh active window)

• F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)

• F10 key (Activates the menu bar in the active program)

• BACKSPACE (Back to Previous Folder in Windows Explorer and My Computer)

• ALT+F4 (Close the active Folder or File)

• ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)

• ALT+SPACEBAR (Opens the shortcut menu for the active window)

• ALT+TAB (Switch between the opened files and folder)

• ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)

• ALT+Underlined Button (Display the corresponding menu)

• ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

• SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)

• SHIFT+DELETE (Permanent Removal of Selected Files)

• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)

• CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)

• CTRL+RIGHT (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)

• CTRL+LEFT (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)

• CTRL+DOWN (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)

• CTRL+UP (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)

• CTRL+ESC  or Windows Button (Display the Start menu)

• RIGHT (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)

• LEFT (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)

Dialog Box Shortcuts

• CTRL+TAB (Move forward via tabs)

• CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward via tabs)

• TAB (Move forward through options)

• SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)

• 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)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

• Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties)

• Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)

• Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)

• Windows Logo+M (Minimize all windows)

• Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)

• Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

• 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)

• CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)

• Windows Logo (Display and hide the Start menu)

• Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)

Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

• Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)

• Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)

• Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)

• SHIFT five times (Switch the StickKeys either on or off)

• NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either 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 of 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)

Shortcut Keys for Character Map

• 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 Nor mal mode when a character is selected)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts

• ALT+Minus sign (Display the window menu for the active console window)

• ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)

• SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)

• F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)

• F2 key (Rename the selected item)

• F5 key (Refresh the content of all console windows)

• CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)

• CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)

• CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)

• CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window)

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

• CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft 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)

• ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)

Internet Explorer Shortcuts

• CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)

• CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)

• CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)

• CTRL+H (Open the History bar)

• CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)

• CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)

• CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)

• CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)

• CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)

• CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)

• CTRL+W (Close the current window)

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