This post contains the list of all Microsoft Windows shortcuts you should know for increased speed and accuracy.
Speed is a great determinant of today’s world. With speed, one can get to the sky.
There are many ways to get to a destination. One can decide to take the long or short.
The reason why most may take a long is that they don’t have the information leading to the quick method. This is exactly the case with computer shortcut keys.
Knowing your shortcuts in computers means speed. A function that is supposed to take about 20 seconds may take less than 2 seconds.
You have an edge whenever you are making use of these shortcut buttons.
The shortcuts are listed below, grouped as; Microsoft Windows shortcuts, Windows shortcuts, Accessibility shortcuts, and Explorer shortcuts.
Table of Contents
Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys
The Microsoft Windows operating system has some shortcut keys for quick accessibility in operation.
| No | Keys | Functions |
| Â 1 | Windows key + R | Run menu |
| 2 | Windows key + E | Explorer |
| 3 | ALT + Tab | Switch between windows |
| 4 | ALT + Space + X | Maximize window |
| 5 | CTRL + Shift + Esc | Task Manager |
| 6 | Windows key + Break | System Properties |
| 7 | Windows key + F | Search |
| 8 | Windows key + D | Hide/Display all windows |
| 9 | CTRL + C | Copy |
| 10 | CTRL + X | Cut |
| 11 | CTRL + V | Paste |
Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows
| No | Keys | Functions |
| 12 | [Alt]Â +Â [Esc] | Switch between running applications |
| 13 | [Alt]Â +Â letter | Select menu item by underlined letter |
| 14 | [Ctrl]Â +Â [Esc] | Open Program Menu |
| 15 | [Ctrl]Â +Â [F4] | Close active document or window (does not work with some applications) |
| 16 | [Alt]Â +Â [F4] | Quit active application or close the current window |
| 17 | 1[Alt]Â +Â [-] | Open Control menu for active document |
| 18 | [Ctrl] Lft. + Rt. arrow | Move cursor forward or back one word |
| 19 | [Ctrl] Up + Down arrow | Move cursor forward or back one paragraph |
| 20 | [F1] | Open Help for active application |
| 21 | Windows + M | Minimize all open windows |
| 22 | Shift+Windows + M | Undo minimize all open windows |
| 23 | Windows + F1 | Open Windows Help |
| 24 | Windows + Tab | Cycle through the Taskbar buttons |
| 25 | Windows + Break | Open the System Properties dialogue box |
| 26 | Windows + R | Open Run Dialogue Box (Windows 10) |
| 27 | Windows + I | Open Settings (Windows 10) |
Accessibility Shortcut in Windows
| No | Keys | Functions |
| 28 | Right SHIFT for eight seconds | Switch Filter Keys on and off |
| 29 | Left ALT + left SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN | Switch High Contrast on and off |
| 30 | Left ALT + left SHIFT +NUM LOCK | Switch Mouse Keys on and off |
| 31 | SHIFTÂ five times | Switch StickyKeys on and off |
| 32 | NUM LOCKÂ for five seconds | Switch ToggleKeys on and off |
Explorer Shortcut Keys
| No | Keys | Functions |
| Â 33 | END | Display the bottom of the active window |
| 34 | HOME | Display the top of the active window |
| 35 | NUM LOCK + ASTERISK | Do the on numeric keypad (*) It will display all subfolders under the selected folder |
| 36 | NUM LOCK + PLUS SIGN | Do on numeric keypad (+) to display the contents of the selected folder |
| 37 | NUM LOCK + MINUS SIGN | on numeric keypad (-) Collapse the selected folder |
| 38 | LEFT ARROW | Collapse the current selection if it’s expanded, or select the parent folder |
| 39 | RIGHT ARROW | Display the current selection if it’s collapsed, or select the first subfolder |
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