Great list of windows Shortcuts

These are for people who like to do things a bit fast, comparing with the ones who use only their mouse to do things. It’s like pro gaming, where you have to use the keyboards no matter what to take advantage and be on the edge. Basically, they really save time so it’s always good to learn the important onces to get things done faster.

Here’s a list of (almost) every keyboard shortcut for windows.

GENERAL SHORTCUTS

- ALT- F4 – Quit a program / Shut down
- ALT-TAB – Hold down the ALT key and hit tab to cycle through open windows.
- CTL-ESCAPE – Display the Start menu
- SHIFT – TAB – tab backwards through a form
- CTRL – X – Cut
- CTRL – C – Copy
- CTRL – V – Paste
- F1 – Help menu
- CTRL – Z – Undo
- SHIFT & Restart – To restart just windows and not your whole computer, hold down the shift key when you click the OK button on the shutdown screen. Saves lots of time. (not for XP)
- CRTL-TAB – Navigate tabs on a tabbed screen

FILE & DESKTOP SHORTCUTS

- Hold SHIFT while inserting a CD – Prevents the CD from “autorunning”
If an item is selected:
- CTRL while dragging a file – Copies the file
- CTRL – SHIFT while dragging a file – Creates a shortcut to the file
- SHIFT – DELETE – Deletes an item without sending it to the recycle bin.
- ALT-ENTER – Display a file’s properties.
- F2 – To rename the file

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