IMPORTANT WINDOWS SHORT CUT KEYS

Use Windows Short Cut Keys to Easy Operation....
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




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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




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General keyboard-only commands


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)


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's System 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 the 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)


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Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
For a selected object:


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


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+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)


CTRL+Z: Undo the last command


CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window


BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder


SHIFT+click+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




Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows


Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager


Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel


Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard


Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box


Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box


Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)


Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft Intelli Type shortcut keys
Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
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


Courtesy: systemadmin.blogspot.com