CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box).

SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing).

BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer).

LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu).

RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu).

F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program).

Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command).

ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu).

ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window).

SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item).

F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer).

F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop).

ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened).

ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items).

CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously).

ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window).

ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object).

ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program).

ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item).

SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document).

CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text).

CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph).

CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph).

CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word).CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word).CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item).CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item).SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin).PAUSE/BREAK Displays the Systems Properties dialog boxĭisplays the Utility Manager with Narrator, Magnifier, etc. Opens all windows and takes you right back to where you were Minimizes all windows and shows the Desktop When you press the Windows key with other specific keys, you are able to accomplish different tasks: This key is usually located near the space bar, between the Ctrl and Alt keys.

The Windows key or Windows logo key was introduced by Microsoft to improve Windows functionality through the use of keyboard-based shortcuts. Windows Keyboard Shortcuts The Windows Key

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