Major keyboard shortcuts
Nowadays computer is being the “must have” thing. It is very useful in our life it makes our life more effective and efficient. Youngster, teenager, adult, even half age man they use computer. And Microsoft Windows® is one of operating system that quite familiar for computer user. And if you're looking for shortcut keys used in Microsoft Windows®, below is a listing of all the major shortcut keys in Microsoft Windows as well as the versions of Microsoft Windows they're supported in.
| Shortcut Keys | 3.x | 95 | 98 | ME | NT | 2000 | XP | Vista | Description |
| Alt + Tab | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Switch between open applications. |
| Alt + Shift + Tab | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Switch backwards between open applications. |
| Alt + double-click |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties. |
| Ctrl + Tab | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature. |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Same as above but backwards. |
| Alt + Print Screen | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in. |
| Ctrl + Alt + Del | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager. |
| Ctrl + Esc | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager. |
| Alt + Esc |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Switch Between open applications on taskbar. |
| F1 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Activates help for current open application. |
| F2 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Renames selected Icon. |
| F3 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Starts find from desktop. |
| F4 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Opens the drive selection when browsing. |
| F5 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Refresh Contents. |
| F10 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Activates menu bar. |
| Shift + F10 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Simulates right-click on selected item. |
| F4 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar. |
| Alt + F4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Closes Current open program. |
| Ctrl + F4 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Closes Window in Program. |
| F6 |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane. |
| Ctrl + Space bar | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Drops down the window control menu. |
| Ctrl + (the '+' key on the keypad) |
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| X | X | X | X | X | X | Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer |
| Alt + Enter |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Opens properties window of selected icon or program. |
| Shift + Del |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin. |
| Holding Shift | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Boot safe mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting. |
| Holding Shift |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing. |
| Enter | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Activates the highlighted program. |
| Alt + Down arrow |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Display all available options on drop down menu. |
| * (on the keypad) |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer. |
| + (on the keypad) |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. |
| - (on the keypad) |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. |
Ps: The X sign show you the availability of shortcut key in some OS.
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