Introduction

This partial list shows the number of these shortcuts in Windows. You should know that shortcuts are specific to each program. However, this list indicates the most used.

Shortcuts specific to Windows

Windows Key / Ctrl + Esc: Opens the Start menu

Windows key + E opens the File Browser

Windows Key + R: Run launches

Windows Key + F opens the Find command

Windows Key + CTRL + F: Find computer

Windows Key + F1: Opens the Windows help whatever the application

Windows key + L: Locks the current session

Windows Key + U: Opens Utility Manager (Windows XP and 2000)

Windows Key + X: for a Vista laptop computer: Open the mobility center.

Windows key + Pause: Open the Control System information

Windows key + M / Windows key + D reduced all windows and displays the Office

Windows key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows

Windows logo key + TAB: toggles between windows - Flip3D (Under Vista only): Next Window

Windows key + Shift + Tab: toggles between windows - Flip3D (Under Vista only): Previous window

Windows Key + CTRL + TAB: windows freezes permuteur Flip3D (use the arrows to select a window and confirm by pressing Enter)

Windows Key + P: toggles the display to external displays (Windows 7)

With the Alt key:

Alt + F4 closes the window or running program

Alt + underlined letter in a menu name: Opens the menu (eg Alt + F opens the File menu)

Alt + Spacebar: Displays the menu of the current window

Alt + Spacebar + U: reduces the window during

Alt + Spacebar + N: enlarges the current window

Alt + Spacebar + R: restores the current window

Alt + Spacebar + F: closes the current window

Alt + Print Screen: screenshot of the current window

Alt + ENTER: Open the property window of selected folder / file

Alt + Shift (or Alt Gr + SHIFT): switch modes AZERTY / QWERTY

ALT + TAB: toggles between windows - classic: Next Window

ALT + SHIFT + TAB: toggles between windows - classic: Previous window

ALT + CTRL + TAB: permuteur freezes windows classic (use the arrows to select a window and confirm by pressing Enter)

ALT + ESC: browse the windows in their opening order

With the CTRL key:

Ctrl + Alt + Del / Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Task Manager launches

CTRL while dragging an item: Copy the selected item

CTRL + SHIFT while dragging an item: create a shortcut to the selected item.

CTRL + F4: Close the active document when you use a program that can open multiple documents simultaneously

Function keys:

F1: Help

F2: Rename a File

F3: Find Files

F5: refresh the display

F10: Activates menu bar in the active program

Backspace (key above the Enter key): Returns to the previous level in Windows Explorer

Shift while dragging an item: Move the selected item

Print Screen: copy the whole screen

Shift (or Shift) + Delete: Delete a file directly without going through the trash

Shift + F10: replaces the right click

ESC: cancel the current action

For file management, but also for all software

Ctrl + A: select all

Ctrl + B: Organize Favorites Internet

Ctrl + C: Copy

Ctrl + F: will search for text in the file or just in the browser

Ctrl + H: You can replace text

Ctrl + N to create a new file / open a new window

Ctrl + O: Open a document

Ctrl + P: Print

Ctrl + S: Save

Ctrl + V: paste

Ctrl + W: close current window (Alt + F4 =)

Ctrl + X: Cut

Ctrl + Y: Repeat the last action that was canceled

Ctrl + Z: Undo the last action

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts