Windows Shortcut Keys

If you want to look cool or want to impress your friends or just want to use computer without mouse then you must know "Windows Shortcut Keys"

I hardly use mouse. I can work faster if i do not use mouse. I have posted some of the windows Shortcut Keys which you can use incase of your mouse is not working.

WINKEY (Pressing the Windows key alone) opens Start Menu

WINKEY+L: Lock your workstation

WINKEY+D: Display the desktop

WINKEY+Spacebar: Preview desktop
WINKEY+M: Minimise all windows

WINKEY+Shift+M: Maximise all windows
WINKEY+E: Opens My Computer

WINKEY+F: Opens Search box

WINKEY+R: Opens Run dialog

WINKEY+Home: Minimise all but active window

WINKEY+Tab: Task Switching

WINKEY + F1 Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center

WINKEY + F3 Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook

WINKEY + D  Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows

WINKEY + SHIFT + M Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D.

WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer.

WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs through the taskbar

WINKEY + F Display the Windows Search / Find feature

WINKEY + CTRL + F  Display the search for computers window

WINKEY + Pause / Break key  Open the system properties window

WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager.
WINKEY + P Quickly change between monitor display types

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

Alt + Tab  Switch between open applications.

Alt + Shift + Tab  Switch backwards between open applications.

Alt + double-click   Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.

Ctrl + Tab  Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature.

Ctrl + Shift + Tab  Same as above but backwards.

Alt + Print Screen  Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in.

Ctrl + Print Screen    Creates a screen shot of the entire screen
Ctrl + Alt + Del  Reboot the computer and brings up the Windows task manager.
Ctrl + Shift + Esc   Immediately bring up the Windows task manager.

Ctrl + Esc  Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager.

Alt + Esc  Switch Between open applications on taskbar.

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