A Useful list of keyboard shortcuts for Windows | Tips

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Some Use full Short cuts for windows

Here are some useful short cuts for the Windows users. Its way easier to use these short cuts, then to rather use the mouse and start looking up actions under the File Menu. I am pretty certain that these short cuts will save much time and make using  a PC less of a hassle.

• Ctrl+T — opens a new tab.
• Alt+Tab — cycles through currently-open programs. If you also hold down Shift, it cycles backwards.
• Ctrl+Tab — cycles through Web browser tabs (you can use Shift to go backwards too).
• Ctrl+W — closes the current window or tab.
• Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V — copies selected text, and then paste it.
• Ctrl+Z — undoes your last action.
• Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel — zoom in, zoom out.
• F5 – refreshes your current folder/directory or Web page.
• Alt+D – selects the address bar in your Web browser or folder/directory view.

Neat Keyboard Shortcuts
This next set of shortcuts is for the power users, the administrators. These shortcuts are nearly all Windows Key combinations.

The Windows Key is a relatively recent addition to modern keyboards. It’s functionally identical to the Mac’s Command Key, and both of them originated on the awesomely-named ‘Space-cadet keyboard’ at MIT.

• Windows Key+L — locks the computer.
• Windows Key+D — shows your desktop. Hit Windows Key+D again to bring the windows back.
• Windows Key – pops up the Start Menu. .
• Windows Key+Number (0 through 9) — opens the program pinned to your Superbar/taskbar as indicated by the number. .
• Shift+Windows Key+Number opens a new instance of the pinned program.
• Windows Key+Tab — a pretty, Aero Flip version of Alt+Tab. Cycle through your open applications in 3D! This can be quite slow on laptops or older PCs.
• Windows Key+Shift+Left Arrow — on multi-monitor setups, this moves your current window to the left-hand screen. +Right Arrow would move it to the right. If you only have two screens it doesn’t matter which combo you use.

Note: these shortcuts all work with Windows 7. Most of them work with Vista — and only some work with XP and earlier.

Cool Keyboard Shortcuts
And now for some really cool short cuts

• Ctrl+Shift+Left Click — use this on a Superbar or Start Menu item to run it as an administrator.
• Hold Shift — if you hold Shift after putting a CD into your computer it will stop it from Auto Running.
• Ctrl+Shift — switches between keyboard layouts.
• Left Alt+Left Shift+Print Screen (PrtScrn) — changes Windows to ‘high contrast’ settings. Good for Web sites that all ‘fade into grey’ — or for older people with weaker eyes!
• Ctrl+Shift+Esc — opens the Task Manager.
• Ctrl+Alt+Del — yes… this one reboots your computer.
• Windows Key, Right, Right — This brings you to the Log Off/Shut Down/Sleep menu.
• Ctrl+Right Arrow (or Left Arrow) — when word processing, this moves the cursor one word to the left or right.If you hold down Shift you also select the text as you go.
• Home and End (Page Up, Page Down, etc.) — the whole ‘block’ to the right of the Enter key are actually used for moving around documents and pages. Home takes you to the start of a line; End… to the end. Hold Shift to select text as you go.

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