Useful Computer Shortcuts / Key Combinations

We got this on a WhatsApp post so we decided to share it on our blog because it is so needed and very useful to all computer users especially for speed and some other important reasons.
For example with some of this shortcuts, you can operate your computer when your mouse suddenly starts to fail.
Recently, a client brought his laptop to us for repair. His trackpad and left click button stopped working some months ago. But that didn't stop him from using the system(he started using shortcuts) until he got the money or was ready to repair it. So you never can tell where any of these shortcuts will be very important.

Apologies to the rightful owner of this content whom we could not trace.
"Press this key
To do this



Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)
Copy the selected item

Ctrl + X
Cut the selected item

Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)
Paste the selected item

Ctrl + Z
Undo an action

Alt + Tab
Switch between open apps

Alt + F4
Close the active item, or exit the active app

Windows logo key  + L
Lock your PC or switch accounts

Windows logo key  + D
Display and hide the desktop


New keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains new keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows.
Press this key
To do this

Windows logo key  + start typing
Search your PC

Ctrl + plus (+) or Ctrl + minus (-)
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen

Ctrl + scroll wheel
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen

Windows logo key‌  + C
Open the charms  In an app, open the commands for the app

Windows logo key  + F
Open the Search charm to search files

Windows logo key  + H
Open the Share charm

Windows logo key  + I
Open the Settings charm

Windows logo key  + K
Open the Devices charm

Windows logo key‌  + O
Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)

Windows logo key‌  + Q
Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within an open app (if the app supports app search)

Windows logo key + S
Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web

Windows logo key‌  + W
Open the Search charm to search settings

Windows logo key‌  + Z
Show the commands available in the app
Note
You can also see some settings and options by going to the Settings charm when the app is open.


Windows logo key‌  + spacebar
Switch input language and keyboard layout

Windows logo key‌  + Ctrl + spacebar
Change to a previously selected input

Windows logo key‌  + Tab
Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)

Windows logo key‌  + Ctrl + Tab
Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)

Windows logo key‌  + Shift + Tab
Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order

Windows logo key‌  + Shift + period (.)
Snaps an app to the left

Windows logo key‌  + period (.)
Cycle through open apps

Esc
Stop or exit the current task


General keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts in Windows.
Press this key
To do this

F1
Display Help

F2
Rename the selected item

F3
Search for a file or folder

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
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 are full-screen and 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 (or 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 + plus (+) or Ctrl + minus (-)
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 key (to move to an item) + Spacebar
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop

Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key
Select a block of text

Ctrl + Esc
Open Start

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 with any arrow key
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 submenug

Esc
Stop or leave the current task" Unknown Author but correct facts.

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