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Most Important basic Computer Key Board Short Keys for Windows Operating System every body should know

 

What are computer key board short keys for Windows Operating System?

Computer key board short keys are two or more keys pressed together to perform an action which can also be done with your mouse.

Why do we use computer key board short keys?

As the name tells us that these are short keys, hence shortest way to perform an action which saves time.

Computer key board short keys?

Here are some handy and useful short keys for Windows Operating System.

Alt + F 

 to open File menu options

Alt + E 

to  open Edit options in current program

F1 

to open Microsoft  Help

Ctrl + A 

To Select all text in a document (PDF,Word Files,HTML Page,etc)

Ctrl + X  

To Cut selected data (saved in clipboard ready to paste somewhere else)

Shift + Del 

To delete selected data

Ctrl + C  

To Copy selected Data (saved in clipboard ready to paste somewhere else)

Ctrl + Ins

To Copy selected Data (saved in clipboard ready to paste somewhere else)

Ctrl + V  

To Paste Data which is saved in clipboard (by Ctrl + X

 Or Ctrl + C  or  Ctrl + Ins )

Shift + Ins   

To Paste Data which is saved in clipboard (by Ctrl + X Or Ctrl + C  or  Ctrl + Ins )

Ctrl + Home  

To go to very first line of Document

Ctrl + End

To Go to end line of document

Shift + Home

To Highlight words  from current position of cursor to beginning of line

Shift + End

To  Highlight words from current position of cursor to end of line

Ctrl + ←

 To Move cursor  one word to the left at a time

Ctrl + →   

To Move cursor  one word to the right at a time

 Alt + Tab

To Switch between already pen programs/applications

Alt + Shift + Tab

To Switch backwards between already open programs

Alt + Print Screen

To take a screen shot of  current page

Ctrl + Alt + Del

To Reboot / to open  Windows task manager ( very famous short key, it is used when your computer is hanged due to some program and you want to close that program/reboot)

Ctrl + Esc

To open start menu

Alt + Esc

To Switch between already pen programs/applications

F2 

To Rename selected icon

F3 

To Start search from Desktop

F4

To go to the drive selection in address bar

F5 

To Refresh (very famous)

Alt + F4

To Close Already Open program

Ctrl + F4  

To Close open window in any program ( only current window is closed, you can open other file in the program)

Ctrl + Plus Key

To  adjust widths of columns in Windows Explorer Automatically

Alt + Enter

To Open properties of selected icon

Shift + F10

To right-click on selected item

Shift + Del

To Delete files permanently (deleted file will not go to Recycle Bin, you will not be able to restore them)

Holding Shift During Bootup

To Boot computer in safe mode or to bypass system files

Window key Shortcuts

WINKEY + D

  to go to desktop

WINKEY + M 

 to Minimize all the opened windows

WINEY + Shift + M 

to Undo the minimize

WINKEY + E 

 to Open Microsoft Explorer

WINKEY + F 

 to go to  Windows Search

WINKEY + Ctrl + F

 to open the search

WINKEY + F1

 to go to Microsoft Windows help

WINKEY + R 

 to Open the run

WINKEY + Pause / Break

 to  Open system properties of your PC

WINKEY + U  

to Open utility manager

WINKEY + L 

 to Lock the computer (Windows XP & later) 

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