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)