Most important keyboard shortcuts

 

F1                                Display Help

Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)    Copy the selected item

Ctrl+X                          Cut the selected item

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)  Paste the selected item

Ctrl+Z                          Undo an action

Ctrl+Y                          Redo an action

Delete (or Ctrl+D)         Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin

Shift+Delete                 Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin

F2                                Rename the selected item

Ctrl+Right Arrow           Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word

Ctrl+Left Arrow             Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word

Ctrl+Down Arrow          Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph

Ctrl+Up Arrow               Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key Select a block of text

Shift with any arrow key   Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document

Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar  Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop

Ctrl+A                           Select all items in a document or window

F3                                Search for a file or folder

Alt+Enter                      Display properties for the selected item

Alt+F4                          Close the active item, or exit the active program

Alt+Spacebar                Open the shortcut menu for the active window

Ctrl+F4                        Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

Alt+Tab                         Switch between open items

Ctrl+Alt+Tab                  Use the arrow keys to switch between open items

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel    Change the size of icons on the desktop

Windows logo key +Tab    Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D

Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab    Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D

Alt+Esc                         Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened

F6                                Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop

F4                                 Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer

Shift+F10                       Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

Ctrl+Esc                       Open the Start menu

Alt+underlined letter     Display the corresponding menu

Alt+underlined letter     Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)

F10                              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 (or Ctrl+R)              Refresh the active window

Alt+Up Arrow              View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer

Esc                       Cancel the current task

Ctrl+Shift+Esc      Open Task Manager

Shift when you insert a CD        Prevent the CD from automatically playing

Left Alt+Shift       Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled

Ctrl+Shift            Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled

Right or Left Ctrl+Shift Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages