Shortcut keys are made to make your job easier and faster if you know and use them. There are many ways to do one job on a PC, and right now I’m talking about Microsoft Windows. You can use keyboard shortcuts to do your job much faster, and your friends or co-workers won’t know what you’re doing — isn’t that cool? hehe..
Here are some keyboard shortcuts you should know in Windows:
Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows key + R = Run menu
You can run any of these by typing:
cmd = Command Prompt
iexplore + “web address” = Internet Explorer
compmgmt.msc = Computer Management
dhcpmgmt.msc = DHCP Management
dnsmgmt.msc = DNS Management
services.msc = Services
eventvwr = Event Viewer
dsa.msc = Active Directory Users and Computers
dssite.msc = Active Directory Sites and Services
devmgmt.msc = Device Manager
msinfo32 = System Information
cleanmgr = Disk Cleanup
ntbackup = Backup or Restore Wizard (Windows Backup Utility)
mmc = Microsoft Management Console
excel = Microsoft Excel (If Installed)
msaccess = Microsoft Access (If Installed)
powerpnt = Microsoft PowerPoint (If Installed)
winword = Microsoft Word (If Installed)
frontpg = Microsoft FrontPage (If Installed)
notepad = Notepad
wordpad = WordPad
calc = Calculator
msmsgs = Windows Messenger
mspaint = Microsoft Paint
wmplayer = Windows Media Player
rstrui = System Restore
netscp6 = Netscape 6.x
netscp = Netscape 7.x
netscape = Netscape 4.x
waol = America Online
control = Opens the Control Panel
control printers = Opens the Printers Dialog
Windows key + E = Explorer
ALT + Tab = Switch between windows
ALT, Space, X = Maximize window
CTRL + Shift + Esc = Task Manager
Windows key + Break = System properties
Windows key + F = Search
Windows key + D = Hide/Display all windows
CTRL + C = copy
CTRL + X = cut
CTRL + V = paste
[Alt] and [Esc] Switch between running applications
[Alt] and letter Select menu item by underlined letter
[Ctrl] and [Esc] Open Program Menu
[Ctrl] and [F4] Close active document or group windows (does not work with some applications)
[Alt] and [F4] Quit active application or close current window
[Alt] and [-] Open Control menu for active document
[Ctrl] Lft., Rt. arrow Move cursor forward or back one word
[Ctrl] Up, Down arrow Move cursor forward or back one paragraph
[F1] Open Help for active application
Windows+M Minimize all open windows
Shift+Windows+M Undo minimize all open windows
Windows+F1 Open Windows Help
Windows+Tab Cycle through the Taskbar buttons
Windows+Break Open the System Properties dialog box
Accessibility shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds — Switch FilterKeys on and off.
Left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN — Switch High Contrast on and off.
Left ALT + left SHIFT + NUM LOCK — Switch MouseKeys on and off.
SHIFT five times — Switch StickyKeys on and off.
NUM LOCK for five seconds — Switch ToggleKeys on and off.
Explorer shortcuts
END — Display the bottom of the active window.
HOME — Display the top of the active window.
NUM LOCK + ASTERISK on numeric keypad (*) — Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
NUM LOCK + PLUS SIGN on numeric keypad (+) — Display the contents of the selected folder.
NUM LOCK + MINUS SIGN on numeric keypad (-) — Collapse the selected folder.
LEFT ARROW — Collapse current selection if it’s expanded, or select parent folder.
RIGHT ARROW — Display current selection if it’s collapsed, or select first subfolder.