Windows Operating System keyboard shortcuts
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Windows
Operating System keyboard shortcuts
Alt+Tab
Switch
between open applications in all versions of Windows. Reverse the direction by
pressing Alt+Shift+Tab at the same time.
Ctrl+Tab
Switches
between program groups, tabs, or document windows in applications that support
this feature. Reverse the direction by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Tab at the
same time.
Alt+double-click
Display
the properties of the object you double-click on in Windows 95 and
later. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.
Alt+Print Screen
Create
a screenshot only for the active
program window in all versions of Windows. For example, if you opened the
calculator and pressed these shortcut keys, only the calculator window would be
created as a screenshot. If just the Print Screen key is
pressed the whole screen will be made into a screenshot.
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Open
the Windows option screen for locking computer, switching user, Task Manager, etc. in later versions of
Windows. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del multiple times will reboot the
computer.
Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Immediately
bring up the Windows Task Manager in Windows 2000 and
later.
Ctrl+Esc
Open
the Windows Start Menu in most versions of
Windows. In Windows 8 this opens the Start screen and in Windows 3.x this
would bring up the Task Manager.
Alt+Esc
Switch
between open applications on Taskbar in Windows 95 and later.
Alt+Spacebar
Drops
down the window control menu for the currently open Windows program in Windows
95 and later.
Alt+Enter
Opens properties window of selected icon
or program in Windows 95 and later.
Shift+Del
Will
delete any file or other object without throwing it into the Recycle Bin in Windows 95 and later.
Hold down the Shift key
When
putting in an audio or data CD that uses Autoplay, holding down the Shift key will
prevent that CD from playing.
All
versions of Windows
WINKEY
Pressing
the Windows key alone opens or hides the Windows Start Menu. In Windows 8, this opens or
hides the Start screen.
WINKEY+F1
Open
the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
WINKEY+Pause / Break key
Open
the System Properties window.
WINKEY+D
Opens
the Desktop to the top of all other
windows.
WINKEY+E
Open
Microsoft Windows Explorer.
WINKEY+F
Display
the Windows Search or Find feature.
WINKEY+Ctrl+F
Display
the search for computers window.
WINKEY+L
Lock
the computer and switch users if needed (Windows XP and above only).
WINKEY+M
Minimizes all windows.
WINKEY+Shift+M
Undo
the minimize done by WINKEY+M and WINKEY+D.
WINKEY+R
Open
the run window.
WINKEY+U
Open
Utility Manager or the Ease of Access Center.
Windows XP
only
WINKEY+Tab
Cycle
through open programs on the Taskbar.
Windows 7
and 8 only
WINKEY+1-0
Pressing
the Windows key and any of the top row number keys from 1 to 0 opens the
program corresponding to the number of the program icon on the Taskbar. For
example, if the first icon on the Taskbar was Internet Explorer, pressing
WINKEY+1 would open that program or switch to it if already open.
WINKEY+(Plus (+) or Minus
(-))
Open
Windows Magnifier and zoom in with the plus symbol (+) and zoom out with the
minus symbol (-).
- Press the WINKEY+ESC to
close the Magnifier
WINKEY+Home
Minimize all windows except the
active window.
WINKEY+P
Change
between the monitor and projection display types or how second screen displays
computer screen.
WINKEY+T
Set the
focus on the Taskbar icons.
WINKEY+Left arrow
Shrinks
the window to 1/2 screen on the left side for side by side viewing.
WINKEY+Right arrow
Shrinks
the window to 1/2 screen on the right side for side by side viewing.
WINKEY+Up arrow
When in
the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to full
size.
WINKEY+Down arrow
Minimizes
the screen. Also, when in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes
the screen back to a minimized size.
Windows 8
only
WINKEY+,
Peek at
the Windows Desktop.
WINKEY+.
Snap a
Windows App to the sides of the screen. Pressing it multiple times will switch
between the right and left-hand side of the screen or unsnap the app.
WINKEY+Enter
Open
Windows Narrator
WINKEY+C
Open
the Charms.
WINKEY+G
Cycle
through Desktop gadgets.
WINKEY+H
Open
Share in Charms.
WINKEY+I
Open
the Settings in Charms.
WINKEY+J
Switch
between snapped apps.
WINKEY+K
Open
Devices in Charms.
WINKEY+O
Lock
the screen orientation.
WINKEY+X
Open
the power user menu, which gives you access to many of the features most power
users would want to use such as Device Manager, Control Panel, Event Viewer,
Command Prompt, and much more.