General
SHFT+DELETE
Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
CTRL while dragging an item
Copy the selected item
CTRL+SHFT while dragging an item
Create a shortcut to the selected item
F2
Rename the selected item
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL+UP ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL+SHFT with any of the arrow keys
Highlight a block of text
SHFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop. or select text in a document
F3
Search for a file or a folder
ALT+ENTER
View the properties for the selected item
ALT+F4
Close the active item. or quit the active program
ALT+ENTER
Display the properties of the selected object
ALT+SPACEBAR
Open the shortcut menu for the active window
CTRL+F4
Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
ALT+TAB
Switch between the open items
ALT+ESC
Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
F6
Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F4
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
SHFT+F10
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the System menu for the active window
CTRL+ESC
Display the Start menu
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Display the corresponding menu
Underlined letter in a cmnd name on an open menu
Perform the corresponding command
F10
Activate the menu bar in the active program
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
F5
Update the active window
BACKSPACE
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
ESC
Cancel the current task
SHFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driv
Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
CTRL+SHFT+ESC
Open Task Manager
Dialog Box
Info
If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes. you enable extended selection mode
CTRL+TAB
Move forward through the tabs
CTRL+SHFT+TAB
Move backward through the tabs
TAB
Move forward through the options
SHFT+TAB
Move backward through the options
ALT+Underlined letter
Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option
ENTER
Perform the command for the active option or button
SPACEBAR
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Arrow keys
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
F4
Display the items in the active list
BACKSPACE
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
Microsoft Keyboard
Windows Logo
Display or hide the Start menu
Windows Logo+BREAK
Display the System Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+B
Set focus on a notification.
Windows Logo+D
Display the desktop
Windows Logo+M
Minimize all of the windows
Windows Logo+SHFT+M
Restore the minimized windows
Windows Logo+E
Open My Computer
Windows Logo+F
Search for a file or a folder
CTRL+Windows Logo+F
Search for computers
Windows Logo+F1
Display Windows Help
Windows Logo+L
Lock the keyboard
Windows Logo+R
Open the Run dialog box
Windows Logo+U
Open Utility Manager
Windows Explorer
END
Display the bottom of the active window
HOME
Display the top of the active window
NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*)
Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder
NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+)
Display the contents of the selected folder
NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-)
Collapse the selected folder
LEFT ARROW
Collapse the current selection if it is expanded. or select the parent folder
RIGHT ARROW
Display the current selection if it is collapsed. or select the first subfolder
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHFT for eight seconds
Switch FilterKeys either on or off
Left ALT+left SHFT+PRINT SCREEN
Switch High Contrast either on or off
Left ALT+left SHFT+NUM LOCK
Switch the MouseKeys either on or off
SHFT five times
Switch the StickyKeys either on or off
NUM LOCK for five seconds
Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off
Windows Logo +U
Open Utility Manager
Character Map
RIGHT ARROW
Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line
LEFT ARROW
Move to the left or to the end of the previous line
DOWN ARROW
Move down one row
PAGE UP
Move up one screen at a time
PAGE DOWN
Move down one screen at a time
HOME
Move to the beginning of the line
END
Move to the end of the line
CTRL+HOME
Move to the first character
CTRL+END
Move to the last character
SPACEBAR
Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected
Microsoft Management Console - Main Window
CTRL+O
Open a saved console
CTRL+N
Open a new console
CTRL+S
Save the open console
CTRL+M
Add or remove a console item
F5
Update the content of all console windows
ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the MMC window menu
ALT+A
Display the Action menu
ALT+V
Display the View menu
ALT+F
Display the File menu
ALT+O
Display the Favorites menu
MMC Window
CTRL+P
Print the current page or active pane
ALT+Minus sign (-)
Display the window menu for the active console window
SHFT+F10
Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item
F1
Open the Help topic. if any. for the selected item
F5
Update the content of all console windows
CTRL+F10
Maximize the active console window
CTRL+F5
Restore the active console window
ALT+ENTER
Display the Properties dialog box. if any. for the selected item
F2
Rename the selected item
CTRL+F4
Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window. this shortcut closes the console
Remote Desktop Connection Navigation
CTRL+ALT+END
Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box
ALT+PAGE UP
Switch between programs from left to right
ALT+PAGE DOWN
Switch between programs from right to left
ALT+INSERT
Cycle through the programs in most recently used order
ALT+HOME
Display the Start menu
CTRL+ALT+BREAK
Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen
ALT+DELETE
Display the Windows menu
CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-)
Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+)
Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.