Keyboard and mouse shortcuts help us a lot. You can quickly finish any of your desired tasks using keyboard shortcuts/commands while doing the same task via step-by-step process may take comparatively longer time. So, we have gathered almost all of Windows keyboard and mouse shortcuts together in this post.
Below is the list of all Windows Keyboard and Mouse shortcuts, divided into groups based on their functionality and usage. These are easy to learn and by little practice you can become an expert in these Keyboard shortcuts.
General Keyboard-only Commands/Shortcuts
F1
Starts Windows Help
F10
Activates menu bar options
SHIFT + F10
Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL + ESC
Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL + ESC or ESC
Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
CTRL + SHIFT + ESC
Opens Windows Task Manager
ALT + DOWN ARROW
Opens a drop-down list box
ALT + TAB
Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT
Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT + SPACE
Displays the main window’s System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT + – (ALT + hyphen)
Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window’s System menu (from the MDI child window’sSystem menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL+TAB
Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT + underlined letter in menu
Opens that particular item in menu
ALT + F4
Closes the current window
CTRL + F4
Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT + F6
Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
Files and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
For a selected File or Folder:
F2
Rename object
F3
Find all files
CTRL + X
Cut
CTRL + C
Copy
CTRL + V
Paste
SHIFT + DELETE
Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT + ENTER
Open the properties for the selected object
Windows System Key Combinations
F1
Help
Ctrl + Esc
Open Start Menu
ALT + TAB
Switch between open programs
ALT + F4
Quit program
SHIFT + DELETE
Delete item permanently
Windows Logo + L
Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)
Windows Program Key Combinations
CTRL + C
Copy
CTRL + X
Cut
CTRL + V
Paste
CTRL + Z
Undo
CTRL + B
Bold
CTRL + U
Underline
CTRL + I
Italic
Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Files
SHIFT + Right-click
Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT + Double-click
Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT + Double-click
Displays properties
SHIFT + DELETE
Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
Mouse Shortcuts
To copy a file
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To create a shortcut
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
General Folder/Shortcut Control
F4
Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5
Refreshes the current window
F6
Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL + Z
Undo the last command
CTRL + A
Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE
Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT + click on Close button
For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders
Windows Explorer Tree Control
Numeric Keypad *
Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +
Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad –
Collapses the current selection
RIGHT ARROW
Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW
Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
Properties Control
CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move through the property tabs
Accessibility Shortcuts
Press SHIFT five times
Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds
Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds
Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT+NUM LOCK
Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT + left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN
Toggles high contrast on and off
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys
Windows Logo
Start menu
Windows Logo + R
Run dialog box
Windows Logo + M
Minimize all
SHIFT + Windows Logo + M
Undo minimize all
Windows Logo + F1
Help
Windows Logo + E
Windows Explorer
Windows Logo + F
Find files or folders
Windows Logo + D
Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL + Windows Logo + F
Find computer
CTRL + Windows Logo + TAB
Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo + TAB
Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo + Break
System Properties dialog box
Application key
Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
Dialog Box Keyboard Commands
TAB
Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT + TAB
Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR
If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
ENTER
Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC
Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT + underlined letter in dialog box item
Move to the corresponding item
A to Z List of Windows Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
Hope you liked above list of Windows Keyboard shortcuts. You can perform your tasks quickly using these keyboard shortcuts. While learning all of them is not very easy but practicing will sure get you there. You can also share these Windows Keyboard and mouse Shortcuts with your friends to help them. Enjoy, the Keyboard and mouse shortcuts for Windows!
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