General keyboard shortcuts

General keyboard shortcuts

• Ctrl+C (Copy)
• Ctrl+X (Delete selected item and save a copy to the clipboard)
• Ctrl+V (Paste)
• Ctrl+Z (Undo)
• Delete (Delete) 
• Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item permanently without moving the item to the Recycle Bin) 
• Ctrl while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
• Ctrl+Shift while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
• F2 key (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 any arrow key (Highlight a block of text) 
• Shift with any arrow key (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) 
• Ctrl+A (Select all) 
• F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
• Alt+Enter (View the properties for the selected item) 
• Alt+F4 (Close the active item, or exit the active program) 
• Alt+Enter (Display the properties of the selected object) 
• Alt+Spacebar (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) 
• Ctrl+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable multiple documents to be open at the same time) 
• Alt+Tab (Switch between the open items) 
• Alt+Esc (Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened) 
• F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
• F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or in Windows Explorer) 
• Shift+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
• Alt+Spacebar (Display the System menu for the active window) 
• Ctrl+Esc (Display the Start menu) 
• Alt+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
• Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
• F10 key (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 key (Update the active window)
• Backspace (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) 
• Esc (Cancel the current task)
• Shift when you insert a CD into the CD drive (Prevent the CD from automatically playing)
• Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Open Task Manager) 

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

If you press Shift+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press Ctrl+Spacebar or Shift+Spacebar to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press Shift+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.

• Ctrl+Tab (Move forward through the tabs)
• Ctrl+Shift+Tab (Move backward through the tabs)
• Tab (Move forward through the options)
• Shift+Tab (Move backward through the options)
• Alt+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command, or select the corresponding option)
• Enter (Perform the command for the active option or button)
• Spacebar (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
• Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
• F1 key (Display Help)
• F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
• Backspace (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

• Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
• Windows Logo+Break (Display the System Properties dialog box)
• Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
• Windows Logo+M (Minimize all the windows)
• Windows Logo+Shift+M (Restore the minimized windows)
• Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
• Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
• Ctrl+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
• Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
• Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
• Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
• Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts

• Right Shift for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys on or off)
• Left Alt+left Shift+Print Screen (Switch High Contrast on or off)
• Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock (Switch the MouseKeys on or off)
• Shift five times (Switch the StickyKeys on or off)
• Num Lock for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys on or off)
• Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

• End (Display the bottom of the active window)
• Home (Display the top of the active window)
• Num Lock+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
• Num Lock+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
• Num Lock+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
• Left Arrow  (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
• Right Arrow  (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder) 

Keyboard Shortcuts for Character Map

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:

• Right Arrow  (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
• Left Arrow  (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line) 
• Up Arrow (Move up one row)
• Down Arrow (Move down one row)
• Page Up  (Move up one screen at a time)
• Page Down (Move down one screen at a time)
• Home (Move to the beginning of the line)
• End (Move to the end of the line)
• Ctrl+Home (Move to the first character)
• Ctrl+End (Move to the last character)
• Spacebar (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected) 

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) main window keyboard shortcuts

• Ctrl+O (Open a saved console)
• Ctrl+N (Open a new console)
• Ctrl+S (Save the open console)
• Ctrl+M (Add or remove a console item)
• Ctrl+W (Open a new window)
• F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
• Alt+Spacebar (Display the MMC window menu)
• Alt+F4 (Close the console)
• Alt+A (Display the Action menu)
• Alt+V (Display the View menu)
• Alt+F (Display the File menu)
• Alt+O (Display the Favorites menu) 

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) window keyboard shortcuts

• Ctrl+P (Print the current page or active pane)
• Alt+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
• Shift+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
• F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
• F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
• Ctrl+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
• Ctrl+F5 (Restore the active console window)
• Alt+Enter (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
• F2 key (Rename the selected item)
• Ctrl+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console) 

Remote desktop connection navigation

• Ctrl+Alt+End (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box)
• Alt+Page Up (Switch between programs from left to right)
• Alt+Page Down (Switch between programs from right to left)
• Alt+Insert (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
• Alt+Home (Display the Start menu)
• Ctrl+Alt+Break (Switch the client computer between a window and a full-screen display)
• Alt+Delete (Display the Windows menu)
• Ctrl+Alt+Minus sign (-) (Put a snapshot of the complete client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Alt+Print Screen on a local computer)
• Ctrl+Alt+Plus sign (+) (Put a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing Print Screen on a local computer.) 

Microsoft Internet Explorer navigation

• Ctrl+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
• Ctrl+E (Open the Search bar)
• Ctrl+F (Start the Find utility)
• Ctrl+H (Open the History bar)
• Ctrl+I (Open the Favorites bar)
• Ctrl+L (Open the Open dialog box)
• CtrlL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same web address)
• Ctrl+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
• Ctrl+P (Open the Print dialog box)
• Ctrl+R (Update the current webpage)
• Ctrl+W (Close the current window)