Microsoft Windows shortcut keys
Microsoft
Windows shortcut keys
Alt + Tab
Switch
between open applications in all versions of Windows. Reverse the direction by
pressing Alt + Shift + Tab at the same time.
Ctrl
+ Tab
Switches
between program groups, tabs, or document windows in applications that support
this feature. Reverse the direction by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Tab at the same time.
Alt
+ double-click
Display
the properties of the object you double-click on in Windows 95 and later. For
example, doing this on a file would display its properties.
Alt
+ Print Screen
Create
a screen shot only for the active program window in
all versions of Windows. For example, if you opened the calculator and pressed
these shortcut keys, only the calculator window would be created as a screen
shot. If just the Print Screen key is pressed the whole screen will be
made into a screen shot.
Ctrl
+ Alt + Del
Open
the Windows option screen for locking computer, switching user, Task Manager,
etc. in later versions of Windows. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del multiple times will reboot the computer.
Ctrl
+ Shift + Esc
Immediately
bring up the Windows Task Manager in Windows 2000 and later.
Ctrl
+ Esc
Open
the Windows Start menu in most versions of Windows. In
Windows 8 this opens the Start screen and in Windows 3.x this would bring up
the Task Manager.
Alt
+ Esc
Switch
between open applications on Taskbar in Windows 95 and later.
Alt
+ Spacebar
Drops
down the window control menu for the currently open Windows program in Windows
95 and later.
Alt
+ Enter
Opens properties window of selected icon or program in
Windows 95 and later.
Shift
+ Del
Will
delete any file or other object without throwing it into the Recycle Bin in Windows 95 and later.
Hold
down the Shift key
When
putting in an audio or data CD that uses Autoplay,
holding down the Shift key will prevent that CD from playing.
F1
Activates help for current open application. If you're at the Windows
Desktop, this will activate the help for Windows.
F2
F3
Starts find or search when at the Windows Desktop in
all versions of Windows.
F4
In Windows 95 and later, this opens the drive selection or address bar
when browsing files in Windows Explorer.
- Pressing Alt
+ F4 closes the current open program window without a prompt in
all versions of Windows.
- Pressing Ctrl
+ F4 closes the open window within the current active window in
Microsoft Windows. This only works in programs that support multiple
windows or tabs in the same program window.
F6
While in Windows Explorer,
this will move the cursor to different Windows Explorer pane or in Windows 7
browse available drives.
F8
Pressing F8 over and over as the computer is booting will start the
computer in Safe Mode.
F10
Activates the File menu bar in all
versions of Windows.
- Simulates
a right-click on
selected item. This is useful if right-click is difficult or impossible
using the mouse.
WINKEY
Pressing the Windows key alone opens or hides the Windows Start menu.
In Windows 8, this opens or hides the Start screen.
WINKEY + F1
Open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
WINKEY + Pause /
Break key
Open the System
Properties window.
WINKEY + D
Opens the Desktop to
the top of all other windows.
WINKEY + E
Open Microsoft Windows Explorer.
WINKEY + F
Display the Windows Search or Find feature.
WINKEY + Ctrl + F
Display the search for computers window.
WINKEY + L
Lock the computer and switch users if needed (Windows XP and above
only).
WINKEY + M
Minimizes all
windows.
WINKEY + Shift + M
Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.
WINKEY + R
Open the run window.
WINKEY + U
Open Utility Manager or the Ease of Access Center.
Windows XP only
WINKEY + Tab
Cycle through open programs through the Taskbar.
Windows 7 and 8 only
WINKEY + 1-0
Pressing the Windows key and any of the top row number keys from 1 to 0
opens the program corresponding to the number of icon on the Taskbar. For
example, if the first icon on the Taskbar was Internet Explorer, pressing
WINKEY + 1 would open that program or switch to it if already open.
WINKEY + (Plus (+)
or Minus (-))
Open Windows Magnifier and zoom in with the plus symbol (+) and zoom out
with the minus symbol (-).
- Press
the WINKEY + ESC to close the Magnifier
WINKEY + Home
Minimize all
windows except the active window.
WINKEY + P
Change between the monitor and projection display types or how second
screen displays computer screen.
WINKEY + T
Set the focus on the Taskbar icons
WINKEY + Left arrow
Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the left side for side by side
viewing.
WINKEY + Right
arrow
Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the right side for side by side
viewing.
WINKEY + Up arrow
When in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen
back to full size.
WINKEY + Down arrow
Minimizes the screen. Also, when in the side by side viewing mode, this
shortcut takes the screen back to a minimized size.
Windows 8 only
WINKEY + ,
Peek at the Windows Desktop.
WINKEY + .
Snap a Windows App to the sides of the screen. Pressing it multiple
times will switch between the right and left-hand side of the screen or unsnap
the app.
WINKEY + Enter
Open Windows Narrator
WINKEY + C
Open the Charms.
WINKEY + G
Cycle through Desktop gadgets.
WINKEY + H
Open Share in Charms.
WINKEY + I
Open the Settings in Charms.
WINKEY + J
Switch between snapped apps.
WINKEY + K
Open Devices in Charms.
WINKEY + O
Lock the screen orientation.
WINKEY + X
Open the power user menu, which gives you access to many of the features
most power users would want to use such as Device Manager, Control Panel, Event
Viewer, Command Prompt, and much more.
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