Windows Shortcuts

CTRL+C [Copy]
CTRL+X [Cut]
CTRL+V [Paste]
CTRL+Z [Undo]
DELETE [Delete]
SHIFT+DELETE [Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin]
CTRL while dragging an item [Copy the selected item]
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item [Create a shortcut to the selected item]
F2 key [Rename the selected item]
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word]
CTRL+LEFT ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word]
CTRL+DOWN ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph]
CTRL+UP ARROW [Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph]
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys [Highlight a block of text]
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document]
CTRL+A [Select all]
F3 key [Search for a file or a folder]
ALT+ENTER [View the properties for the selected item]
ALT+F4 [Close the active item, or quit the active program]
ALT+ENTER [Display the properties of the selected object]
ALT+SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window]
CTRL+F4 [Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously]
ALT+TAB [Switch between the open items]
ALT+ESC [Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened]
F6 key [Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop]
F4 key [Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer]
SHIFT+F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item]
ALT+SPACEBAR [Display the System menu for the active window]
CTRL+ESC [Display the Start menu]
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name [Display the corresponding menu]
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu [Perform the corresponding command]
F10 key [Activate the menu bar in the active program]
RIGHT ARROW [Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu]
LEFT ARROW [Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu]
F5 key [Update the active window]
BACKSPACE [View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer]
ESC [Cancel the current task]
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive [Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing]
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC [Open Task Manager]

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