these cheat sheets can help you finding keys on your computer as well as in your assignments.

1. Windows Shortcut Cheats Sheet
General Shortcuts
Let’s kickstart the list with the most common shortcuts that you’ll
often use.
1. F1 [Display Help]
2. F2 [Rename the selected item]
3. F3 [Search for a file or folder]
4. F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer]
5. F5 [Refresh the active window]
6. F6 [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the
desktop]
7. F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app]
8. ALT + F4 [Close the active item, or exit the active app]
9. ALT + ESC [Cycle through items in the order in which they
were opened]
10. ALT + Underlined Letter in menus and dialog box
options [Perform the command for that letter]
11. ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the selected item]
12. ALT + SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active
window]
13. ALT + LEFT ARROW [Back]
14. ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Forward]
15. ALT + PAGE UP [Move up one screen]
16. ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen]
17. ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)]

2. 18. CTRL + F4 [Close the active document (in apps that allow you
to have multiple documents open simultaneously)]
19. CTRL + A [Select all items in a document or window]
20. CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT [Copy the selected item]
21. CTRL + D / DELETE [DELETE the selected item and move it
to the Recycle Bin]
22. CTRL + R or F5 [Refresh the active window]
23. CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT [Paste the selected item]
24. CTRL + X [Cut the selected item]
25. CTRL + Y [Redo an action]
26. CTRL + Z [Undo an action]
27. CTRL + + or CTRL + – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER
of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]
28. CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size of desktop icons
or zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps
pinned to the Start screen]
29. CTRL + RIGHT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of
the next word]
30. CTRL + LEFT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the
previous word]
31. CTRL + DOWN ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the
next paragraph]
32. CTRL + UP ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the
previous paragraph]
33. CTRL + ALT + TAB [Use the arrow keys to switch between all
open apps]
34. CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR [Select multiple individual items
in a window or on the desktop]
35. CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW [Select a block of text]
36. CTRL + ESC [Open the Start screen]
37. CTRL + SHIFT + ESC [Open Task Manager]

3. 38. CTRL + SHIFT [Switch the keyboard layout when multiple
keyboard layouts are available]
39. CTRL + SPACEBAR [Turn the Chinese input method editor
(IME) on or off]
40. SHIFT + F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected
item]
41. SHIFT + ARROW [Select more than one item in a window or on
the desktop, or select text within a document]
42. SHIFT + DELETE [Delete the selected item without moving it
to the Recycle Bin first]
43. RIGHT ARROW [Open the next menu to the right, or open a
submenu]
44. LEFT ARROW [Open the next menu to the left, or close a
submenu]
45. ESC [Stop or leave the current task]
46. Win + F1 [Open Windows Help and support]
47. Win [Display or hide the Start screen]
48. Win + B [Set focus in the notification area]
49. Win + C [Open Charms]
50. Win + D [Display and hide the desktop]
51. Win + E [Open File Explorer]
52. Win + F [Open the Search charm and search for files]
53. Win + H [Open the Share charm]
54. Win + I [Open the Settings charm]
55. Win + K [Open the Devices charm]
56. Win + L [Lock your PC or switch people]
57. Win + M [Minimize all windows]
58. Win + O [Lock device orientation]
59. Win + P [Choose a presentation display mode]

4. 60. Win + Q [Open the Search charm to search everywhere
or within the open app (if the app supports app search)]
61. Win + R [Open the Run dialog box]
62. Win + S [Open the Search charm to search Windows and
the web]
63. Win + T [Cycle through apps on the taskbar]
64. Win + U [Open Ease of Access Center]
65. Win + V [Cycle through notifications]
66. Win + SHIFT + V [Cycle through notifications in reverse
order]
67. Win + W [Open the Search charm and search for settings]
68. Win + X [Open the Quick Link menu]
69. Win + Z [Show the commands available in the app]
70. Win + , [Temporarily peek at the desktop]
71. Win + PAUSE [Display the System Properties dialog box]
72. Win + CTRL + F [Search for PCs (if you’re on a network)]
73. Win + SHIFT + M [Restore minimized windows on the
desktop]
74. Win + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and start the
app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the
number. If the app is already running, it switches to that
app.]
75. Win + SHIFT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and
start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in
the position indicated by the number]
76. Win + CTRL + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop
and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to
the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]
77. Win + ALT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and
open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the
position indicated by the number]

5. 78. Win + CTRL + SHIFT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the
desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the
given position on the taskbar as an administrator]
79. Win + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps (except
desktop apps)]
80. Win + CTRL + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps
(except desktop apps)]
81. Win + SHIFT + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps
(except desktop apps) in reverse order]
82. Win + CTRL + B [Switch to the app that displayed
a message in the notification area]
83. Win + UP ARROW [Maximize the window]
84. Win + DOWN ARROW [Remove current app from screen or
minimize the desktop window]
85. Win + LEFT ARROW [Maximize the app or desktop window
to the LEFT side of the screen]
86. Win + RIGHT ARROW [Maximize the app or desktop
window to the RIGHT side of the screen]
87. Win + HOME [Minimize all but the active desktop window
(restores all windows on second stroke)]
88. Win + SHIFT + UP ARROW [Stretch the desktop window
to the top and bottom of the screen]
89. Win + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW [Restore/minimize active
desktop windows vertically, maintaining width]
90. Win + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW [Move an
app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another]
91. Win + SPACEBAR [Switch input language and keyboard
layout]
92. Win + CTRL + SPACEBAR [Change to a previously
selected input]
93. Win + ENTER [Open Narrator]
94. Win + SHIFT + . [Cycle through open apps]

6. 95. Win + . [Cycle through open apps]
96. Win + / [Initiate IME reconversion]
97. Win + ALT + ENTER [Open WindowsMedia Center]
98. Win + +/- [Zoom in or out using Magnifier]
99. Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier]
100. ALT + D [Select the address bar]
101. CTRL + E [Select the search box]
102. CTRL + F [Select the search box]
103. CTRL + N [Open a new window]
104. CTRL + W [Close the current window]
105. CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size and
appearance of file and folder icons]
106. CTRL + SHIFT + E [Display all folders above the
selected folder]
107. CTRL + SHIFT + N [Create a new folder]
108. NUM LOCK + * [Display all subfolders under the
selected folder]
109. NUM LOCK + + [Display the contents of the selected
folder]
110. NUM LOCK + – [Collapse the selected folder]
111. ALT + P [Display the preview pane]
112. ALT + ENTER [Open the Properties dialog box for the
selected item]
113. ALT + RIGHT ARROW [View the next folder]
114. ALT + UP ARROW [View the folder that the folder was
in]
115. ALT + LEFT ARROW [View the previous folder]
116. BACKSPACE [View the previous folder]
117. RIGHT ARROW [Display the current selection (if it’s
collapsed), or select the first subfolder]

7. 118. LEFT ARROW [Collapse the current selection (if it’s
expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in]
119. END [Display the bottom of the active window]
120. HOME [Display the top of the active window]
121. F11 [Maximize or minimize the active window]
Taskbar Shortcuts
Here are the keyboard shortcuts to work with items on the
Desktop’s taskbar.
 SHIFT + Click a Taskbar Button [Open an app or
quickly open another instance of an app]
 CTRL + SHIFT + Click a Taskbar Button [Open an app
as an administrator]
 SHIFT + Right-click a Taskbar Button [Show the
window menu for the app]
 SHIFT + Right-click a Grouped Taskbar Button [Show
the window menu for the groUP]
 CTRL + Click a Grouped Taskbar Button [Cycle
through the windows of the groUP]
 Hold RIGHT SHIFT for eight seconds [Turn Filter Keys on
and off]
 LEFT ALT + LEFT SHIFT + PRINT SCREEN [Turn High
Contrast on or off]
 LEFT ALT + LEFT SHIFT + NUM LOCK [Turn Mouse
Keys on or off]
 Press SHIFT five times [Turn Sticky Keys on or off]
 Press NUM LOCK for five seconds [Turn Toggle Keys on or
off]
 Win + U [Open the Ease of Access Center]

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