Windows Shortcut Keys

If you want to look cool or want to impress your friends or just want to use computer without mouse then you must know "Windows Shortcut Keys"



I hardly use mouse. I can work faster if i do not use mouse. I have posted some of the windows Shortcut Keys which you can use incase of your mouse is not working.



WINKEY (Pressing the Windows key alone) opens Start Menu



WINKEY+L: Lock your workstation



WINKEY+D: Display the desktop



WINKEY+Spacebar: Preview desktop

WINKEY+M: Minimise all windows



WINKEY+Shift+M: Maximise all windows

WINKEY+E: Opens My Computer



WINKEY+F: Opens Search box



WINKEY+R: Opens Run dialog



WINKEY+Home: Minimise all but active window



WINKEY+Tab: Task Switching



WINKEY + F1 Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center



WINKEY + F3 Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook



WINKEY + D  Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows



WINKEY + SHIFT + M Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.



WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer.



WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs through the taskbar



WINKEY + F Display the Windows Search / Find feature



WINKEY + CTRL + F  Display the search for computers window



WINKEY + Pause / Break key  Open the system properties window



WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager.

WINKEY + P Quickly change between monitor display types



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



Alt + Tab  Switch between open applications.



Alt + Shift + Tab  Switch backwards between open applications.



Alt + double-click   Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.



Ctrl + Tab  Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature.



Ctrl + Shift + Tab  Same as above but backwards.



Alt + Print Screen  Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.



Ctrl + Print Screen    Creates a screen shot of the entire screen

Ctrl + Alt + Del  Reboot the computer and brings up the Windows task manager.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc   Immediately bring up the Windows task manager.



Ctrl + Esc  Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager.



Alt + Esc  Switch Between open applications on taskbar.



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