40 Windows Keyboard Shortcuts Everyone Should Know

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Working with computers is quite easy & almost everyone can do it, but aren't you jealous of your friends who do it rapidly like pros? (Oh common accept it, i won't tell anybody!). However, it is hard to remember each and every shortcut in huge Operating System like Windows, you can obviously mug up some shortcuts for most frequently used operations. Isn't it cool to do everything fast in front of your friends and look like a professional? I think it is. It will surely impress your colleagues and friends as it always happens with me ;) So here are:

40 Key shortcuts for Windows, you must know to look like a computer pro.    

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1. F1:
   Help


2. ALT+TAB:
   Switch between open programs


3. ALT+F4:
   Quit program
   


4. SHIFT+DELETE:
   Delete item permanently


5. Windows Logo+L:
   Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)


6. CTRL+C:
   Copy
   


7. CTRL+X:
   Cut
   


8. CTRL+V:
   Paste
   


9. CTRL+Z:
   Undo


10. CTRL+B:
    Bold


11. CTRL+U:
    Underline
    


12. CTRL+I:
    Italic
    


13. ALT+double click:
    Displays properties
    


14. SHIFT+DELETE:
    Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
    


15. CTRL+SHIFT+ESC:
    Opens Windows Task Manager
    


16. ALT+DOWN ARROW:
    Opens a drop-down list box
    


17. SHIFT:
    Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature


18. CTRL+TAB:
    Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
    


19. ALT+underlined letter in menu:
    Opens the menu
    


20. ALT+F4:
    Closes the current window


21. CTRL+F4:
    Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window


22. ALT+F6:
    Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)


23. F2:
    Rename object


24. F3:
    Find all files


25. ALT+ENTER:
    Open the properties for the selected object


26. F5:
    Refreshes the current window.


27. CTRL+A:
    Select all the items in the current window


28. BACKSPACE:
    Switch to the parent folder


29. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN:
    Toggles high contrast on and off


30. Windows Logo+R:
    Run dialog box


31. Windows Logo+M:
    Minimize all


32. SHIFT+Windows Logo+M:
    Undo minimize all


33. Windows Logo+E:
    Windows Explorer


34. Windows Logo+F:
    Find files or folders


35. Windows Logo+D:
    Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop


36. CTRL+Windows Logo+F:
    Find computer
    


37. Windows Logo+TAB:
    Cycle through taskbar buttons


38. TAB:
    Move to the next control in the dialog box


39. SHIFT+TAB:
    Move to the previous control in the dialog box


40. ESC:
    Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button