F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer]
F5 [Refresh the active window]
F6 [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop]
F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app]
ALT + F4 [Close the active item, or exit the active app]
ALT + ESC [Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened]
ALT + underlined letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the command for that letter]
ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the selected item]
ALT + SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window]
ALT + LEFT ARROW [Back]
ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Forward]
ALT + PAGE UP [Move up one screen]
ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen]
ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)]
CTRL + F4 [Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)]
CTRL + A [Select all items in a document or window]
CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT [Copy the selected item]
CTRL + D / DELETE [DELETE the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin]
CTRL + R or F5 [Refresh the active window]
CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT [Paste the selected item]
CTRL + X [Cut the selected item]
CTRL + Y [Redo an action]
CTRL + Z [Undo an action]
CTRL + + or CTRL + – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]
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]
CTRL + RIGHT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word]
CTRL + LEFT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word]
CTRL + DOWN ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL + UP ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph]
CTRL + ALT + TAB [Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps]
CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR [Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop]
CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW [Select a block of text]
CTRL + ESC [Open the Start screen]
CTRL + SHIFT + ESC [Open Task Manager]
CTRL + SHIFT [Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available]
CTRL + SPACEBAR [Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off]
SHIFT + F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item]
SHIFT + ARROW [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document]
SHIFT + DELETE [Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first]
RIGHT ARROW [Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
LEFT ARROW [Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu]
ESC [Stop or leave the current task]
Win + F1 [Open Windows Help and support]
Win [Display or hide the Start screen]
Win + B [Set focus in the notification area]
Win + C [Open Charms]
Win + D [Display and hide the desktop]
Win + E [Open File Explorer]
Win + F [Open the Search charm and search for files]
Win + H [Open the Share charm]
Win + I [Open the Settings charm]
Win + K [Open the Devices charm]
Win + L [Lock your PC or switch people]
Win + M [Minimize all windows]
Win + O [Lock device orientation]
Win + P [Choose a presentation display mode]
Win + Q [Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search)]
Win + R [Open the Run dialog box]
Win + S [Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web]
Win + T [Cycle through apps on the taskbar]
Win + U [Open Ease of Access Center]
Win + V [Cycle through notifications]
Win + SHIFT + V [Cycle through notifications in reverse order]
Win + W [Open the Search charm and search for settings]
Win + X [Open the Quick Link menu]
Win + Z [Show the commands available in the app]
Win + , [Temporarily peek at the desktop]
Win + PAUSE [Display the System Properties dialog box]
Win + CTRL + F [Search for PCs (if you’re on a network)]
Win + SHIFT + M [Restore minimized windows on the desktop]
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.]
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
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]
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]
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]
Win + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]
Win + CTRL + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]
Win + SHIFT + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order]
Win + CTRL + B [Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area]
Win + UP ARROW [Maximize the window]
Win + DOWN ARROW [Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window]
Win + LEFT ARROW [Maximize the app or desktop window to the LEFT side of the screen]
Win + RIGHT ARROW [Maximize the app or desktop window to the RIGHT side of the screen]
Win + HOME [Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)]
Win + SHIFT + UP ARROW [Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen]
Win + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW [Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width]
Win + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW [Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another]
Win + SPACEBAR [Switch input language and keyboard layout]
Win + CTRL + SPACEBAR [Change to a previously selected input]
Win + ENTER [Open Narrator]
Win + SHIFT + . [Cycle through open apps]
Win + . [Cycle through open apps]
Win + / [Initiate IME reconversion]
Win + ALT + ENTER [Open WindowsMedia Center]
Win + +/- [Zoom in or out using Magnifier]
Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier]
F1 [Display Help]
F4 [Display the items in the active list]
CTRL + TAB [Move forward through tabs]
CTRL + SHIFT + TAB [Move back through tabs]
CTRL + (NUMBER 1-9) [Move to nth tab]
TAB [Move forward through options]
SHIFT + TAB [Move back through options]
ALT + underlined letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter]
SPACEBAR [Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box]
BACKSPACE [Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box]
ARROW keys [Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons]
ALT + D [Select the address bar]
CTRL + E [Select the search box]
CTRL + F [Select the search box]
CTRL + N [Open a new window]
CTRL + W [Close the current window]
CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons]
CTRL + SHIFT + E [Display all folders above the selected folder]
CTRL + SHIFT + N [Create a new folder]
NUM LOCK + * [Display all subfolders under the selected folder]
NUM LOCK + + [Display the contents of the selected folder]
NUM LOCK + – [Collapse the selected folder]
ALT + P [Display the preview pane]
ALT + ENTER [Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item]
ALT + RIGHT ARROW [View the next folder]
ALT + UP ARROW [View the folder that the folder was in]
ALT + LEFT ARROW [View the previous folder]
BACKSPACE [View the previous folder]
RIGHT ARROW [Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder]
LEFT ARROW [Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in]
END [Display the bottom of the active window]
HOME [Display the top of the active window]
F11 [Maximize or minimize the active window]
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]
Win + + [Zoom in]
Win + – [Zoom out]
CTRL + ALT + SPACEBAR [Preview the desktop in full-screen mode]
CTRL + ALT + D [Switch to docked mode]
CTRL + ALT + F [Switch to full-screen mode]
CTRL + ALT + I [Invert colors]
CTRL + ALT + L [Switch to lens mode]
CTRL + ALT + R [Resize the lens]
CTRL + ALT + ARROW keys [Pan in the direction of the ARROW keys]
Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier]
SPACEBAR or ENTER [Activate current item]
TAB + ARROW keys [Move around on the screen]
CTRL [Stop reading]
CAPS LOCK + D [Read item]
CAPS LOCK + M [Start reading]
CAPS LOCK + H [Read document]
CAPS LOCK + V [Repeat phrase]
CAPS LOCK + W [Read window]
CAPS LOCK + PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN [Increase or decrease the volume of the voice]
CAPS LOCK + +/- [Increase or decrease the speed of the voice]
CAPS LOCK + SPACEBAR [Do default action]
CAPS LOCK + LEFT or RIGHT ARROW [Move to previous/next item]
CAPS LOCK + F2 [Show commands for current item]
Caps + ESC [Exit Narrator]
ALT + PAGE UP [Move between apps, left to right]
ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move between apps, right to left]
ALT + INSERT [Cycle through apps in the order that they were started]
ALT + HOME [Display the Start screen]
CTRL + ALT + BREAK [Switch between a window and full screen]
CTRL + ALT + END [Display the Windows Security dialog box]
CTRL + ALT + HOME [In full-screen mode, activate the connection bar]
ALT + DELETE [Display the system menu]
CTRL + ALT + –
[Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to ALT + PRINT SCREEN on a local PC)]
CTRL + ALT + +
[Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (similar to Print Screen on a local PC)]
CTRL + ALT + RIGHT ARROW
[TAB out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.]
CTRL + ALT + LEFT ARROW
[TABout of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host app (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) app.]
F3 [Move the cursor to the search box]
F10 [Display the Options menu]
HOME [Move to the beginning of a topic]
END [Move to the end of a topic]
ALT + LEFT ARROW [Move back to the previously viewed topic]
ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Move to the next (previously viewed) topic]
ALT + HOME [Display the Help and support home page]
ALT + A [Display the customer support page]
ALT + C [Display the TABle of Contents]
ALT + N [Display the Connection Settings menu]
CTRL + F [Search the current topic]
CTRL + P [Print a topic]
Win + LEFT ARROW [Move app divider left]
Win + RIGHT ARROW [Move app divider right]
Win + UP ARROW [Maximize app]
Win + DOWN ARROW [Close app]
Win + ESC [Exit Rearrange mode]
Windows Run Shortcut Tricks (Win +R)
Command Prompt : cmd
Calculator : calc
Computer Management : compmgmt.msc
Device Manager : devmgmt.msc
Disk Cleanup : cleanmgr
Add / Remove Programs : appwiz.cpl
Accessibility Options : access.cpl
Add Hardware : hdwwiz.cpl
Administrative Tools : control admintools
Automatic Updates : wuaucpl.cpl
Wizard file transfer Bluethooth : fsquirt
Certificate Manager : certmgr.msc
Character : charmap
Checking disk : chkdsk
Disk Defragmenter : dfrg.msc
Disk Management : diskmgmt.msc
Partition manager : diskpart
Service components (DCOM) : dcomcnfg
DDE active sharing : ddeshare
DirectX Control Panel (if installed) : directx.cpl
DirectX Diagnostic Utility : dxdiag
System Information : dxdiag
Display Properties : control desktop
Properties of the display (2) : desk.cpl
Properties display (tab "appearance") : control color
Manager vérirficateur drivers : check
Event Viewer : Eventvwr.msc
Verification of signatures of files : sigverif
Folder Options : control folders
Fonts (fonts) : control fonts
Fonts folder windows : fonts
Free Cell : freecell
Game Controllers : Joy.cpl
Group Policy (XP Pro) : gpedit.msc
Hearts (card game) : mshearts
IExpress (file generator. Cab) : IExpress
Indexing Service (if not disabled) : ciadv.msc
Internet Properties : inetcpl.cpl
IPConfig (display configuration) : ipconfig / all
IPConfig (displays the contents of the DNS cache) : ipconfig / displaydns
IPConfig (erases the contents of the DNS cache) : ipconfig / flushdns