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Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternate way to do something
that youd typically do with a mouse.
To do this
Ctrl + X
Ctrl + Z
Undo an action
Alt + Tab
Alt + F4
Lock your PC
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
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F10
Alt + F8
Alt + Esc
Alt + Enter
Alt + Spacebar
Go back
Go forward
Alt + Page Up
Ctrl + F4
Close the active document in apps that are fullscreen and let
you have multiple documents open at the same time
Ctrl + A
Ctrl + D or Delete
Ctrl + R or F5
Ctrl + Y
Redo an action
Ctrl + Up arrow
key
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key
Ctrl + Esc
Open Start
Ctrl + Shift
Ctrl + Spacebar
Shift + F10
Shift + Delete
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
Right arrow
Left arrow
Esc
To do this
Windowslogo key
+ B
+ E
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+ E
Windows logo key
+ F
Open Settings
Open search
When a Windows tip appears, bring focus to the Tip. Pressing the
keyboard shortcuts again to bring focus to the element on the screen to
which the Windows tip is anchored.
in reverse order
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Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the
position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to
that app.
Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the
taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app
pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the
taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the
given position on the taskbar as an administrator
Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen
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Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen
Minimize all except the active desktop window restores all windows on
second stroke
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
Open Narrator
Exit Magnifier
To do this
Ctrl + C or
Ctrl + Insert
Ctrl + V or
Shift + Insert
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Shift + Insert
Ctrl + M
Alt + selection
key
Arrow keys
Page up
Page down
Ctrl + Home
Mark mode
Ctrl + End
Mark mode
Ctrl + Up
arrow
Ctrl + Down
arrow
Ctrl + Home
History
navigation
If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the top of the buffer.
Otherwise, delete all the characters to the left of the cursor in the command
line.
Ctrl + End
History
navigation
To do this
F4
Ctrl + Tab
Tab
Move forward through
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Tab
Shift + Tab
Perform the command or select the option that is used with that
letter
Spacebar
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Backspace
Arrow keys
To do this
Alt + D
Ctrl + E
Ctrl + F
Ctrl + N
Ctrl + W
Ctrl + Shift + E
Ctrl + Shift + N
Num Lock +
asterisk *
Alt + P
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Alt + Enter
Alt + Up arrow
Backspace
Right arrow
Left arrow
Collapse the current selection if it's expanded, or select the folder that
the folder was in
End
Home
F11
To do this
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To do this
Open settings
Backspace
Search settings
Properties
Article ID: 12445 Last Review: Jul 14, 2016 Revision: 111
Applies to
Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7
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