Run Commands:
- compmgmt.msc - Computer management
- devmgmt.msc - Device manager
- diskmgmt.msc - Disk management
- dfrg.msc - Disk defrag
- eventvwr.msc - Event viewer
- fsmgmt.msc - Shared folders
- gpedit.msc - Group policies
- lusrmgr.msc - Local users and groups
- perfmon.msc - Performance monitor
- rsop.msc - Resultant set of policies
- secpol.msc - Local security settings
- services.msc - Various Services
- msconfig - System Configuration Utility
- regedit - Registry Editor
- msinfo32 - System Information
- sysedit - System Edit
- win.ini - windows loading information (also system.ini)
- winver - Shows current version of windows
- mailto: - Opens default email client
- command - Opens command prompt (also cmd)
Run Commands to access the control panel:
- Add/Remove Programs control - appwiz.cpl
- Date/Time Properties control - timedate.cpl
- Display Properties control - desk.cpl
- FindFast control - findfast.cpl
- Fonts Folder control - fonts
- Internet Properties control - inetcpl.cpl
- Keyboard Properties control - main.cpl keyboard
- Mouse Properties control - main.cpl
- Multimedia Properties control - mmsys.cpl
- Network Properties control - netcpl.cpl
- Password Properties control - password.cpl
- Printers Folder control - printers
- Sound Properties control - mmsys.cpl sounds
- System Properties control - sysdm.cpl
Command Prompt:
- ANSI.SYS Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
- APPEND Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
- ARP Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.
- ASSIGN Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
- ASSOC View the file associations.
- AT Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
- ATMADM Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
- ATTRIB Display and change file attributes.
- BATCH Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
- BOOTCFG Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
- BREAK Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
- CACLS View and modify file ACL's.
- CALL Calls a batch file from another batch file.
- CD Changes directories.
- CHCP Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
- CHDIR Changes directories.
- CHKDSK Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
- CHKNTFS Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
- CHOICE Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
- CLS Clears the screen.
- CMD Opens the command interpreter.
- COLOR Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
- COMP Compares files.
- COMPACT Compresses and uncompress files.
- CONTROL Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
- CONVERT Convert FAT to NTFS.
- COPY Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
- CTTY Change the computers input/output devices.
- DATE View or change the systems date.
- DEBUG Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
- DEFRAG Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
- DEL Deletes one or more files.
- DELETE Recovery console command that deletes a file.
- DELTREE Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
- DIR List the contents of one or more directory.
- DISABLE Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
- DISKCOMP Compare a disk with another disk.
- DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
- DOSKEY Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
- DOSSHELL A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
- DRIVPARM Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
- ECHO Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
- EDIT View and edit files.
- EDLIN View and edit files.
- EMM386 Load extended Memory Manager.
- ENABLE Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
- ENDLOCAL Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
- ERASE Erase files from computer.
- EXIT Exit from the command interpreter.
- EXPAND Expand a M*cros*ft Windows file back to it's original format.
- EXTRACT Extract files from the M*cros*ft Windows cabinets.
- FASTHELP Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
- FC Compare files.
- FDISK Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
- FIND Search for text within a file.
- FINDSTR Searches for a string of text within a file.
- FIXBOOT Writes a new boot sector.
- FIXMBR Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
- FOR Boolean used in batch files.
- FORMAT Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
- FTP Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
- FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
- GOTO Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
- GRAFTABL Show extended characters in graphics mode.
- HELP Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
- IF Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
- IFSHLP.SYS 32-bit file manager.
- IPCONFIG Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
- KEYB Change layout of keyboard.
- LABEL Change the label of a disk drive.
- LH Load a device driver in to high memory.
- LISTSVC Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
- LOADFIX Load a program above the first 64k.
- LOADHIGH Load a device driver in to high memory.
- LOCK Lock the hard disk drive.
- LOGON Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.
- MAP Displays the device name of a drive.
- MD Command to create a new directory.
- MEM Display memory on system.
- MKDIR Command to create a new directory.
- MODE Modify the port or display settings.
- MORE Display one page at a time.
- MOVE Move one or more files from one directory to another directory.
- MSAV Early M*cros*ft Virus scanner.
- MSD Diagnostics utility.
- MSCDEX Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
- NBTSTAT Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
- NET Update, fix, or view the network or network settings
- NETSH Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
- NETSTAT Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
- NLSFUNC Load country specific information.
- NSLOOKUP Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
- PATH View and modify the computers path location.
- PATHPING View and locate locations of network latency.
- PAUSE Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
- PING Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
- POPD Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
- POWER Conserve power with computer portables.
- PRINT Prints data to a printer port.
- PROMPT View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
- PUSHD Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.
- QBASIC Open the QBasic.
- RD Removes an empty directory.
- REN Renames a file or directory.
- RENAME Renames a file or directory.
- RMDIR Removes an empty directory.
- ROUTE View and configure windows network route tables.
- RUNAS Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
- SCANDISK Run the scandisk utility.
- SCANREG Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
- SET Change one variable or string to another.
- SETLOCAL Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.
- SETVER Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
- SHARE Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
- SHIFT Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
- SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
- SMARTDRV Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
- SORT Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
- START Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
- SUBST Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
- SWITCHES Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
- SYS Transfer system files to disk drive.
- TELNET Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.
- TIME View or modify the system time.
- TITLE Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
- TRACERT Visually view a network packets route across a network.
- TREE View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
- TYPE Display the contents of a file.
- UNDELETE Undelete a file that has been deleted.
- UNFORMAT Unformat a hard disk drive.
- UNLOCK Unlock a disk drive.
- VER Display the version information.
- VERIFY Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.
- VOL Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
- XCOPY Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.
- TRUENAME When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists
- TASKKILL It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications
- ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu
- ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item
- ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened
- ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
- ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
- ALT+TAB Switch between open items
- ALT+Underlined Letter Display the corresponding menu
- BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
- CTRL+A Select all
- CTRL+B Bold
- CTRL+C Copy
- CTRL+I Italics
- CTRL+O Open an item
- CTRL+U Underline
- CTRL+V Paste
- CTRL+X Cut
- CTRL+Z Undo
- CTRL+F4 Close the active document
- CTRL while dragging Copy selected item
- CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to 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
- SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
- ESC Cancel the current task
- F1 Displays Help
- F2 Rename selected item
- F3 Search for a file or folder
- F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows 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 program
- SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
- CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
- SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager
- SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
- WIN Display or hide the Start menu
- WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
- WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
- WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
- WIN+F Search for a file or folder
- WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
- WIN+L Locks the desktop
- WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows
- WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
- WIN+TAB Switch between open items
Windows Explorer Shortcuts:
- ALT+SPACEBAR - Display the current window’s system menu
- SHIFT+F10 - Display the item's context menu
- CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
- ALT+TAB - Switch to the window you last used
- ALT+F4 - Close the current window or quit
- CTRL+A - Select all items
- CTRL+X - Cut selected item(s)
- CTRL+C - Copy selected item(s)
- CTRL+V - Paste item(s)
- CTRL+Z - Undo last action
- CTRL+(+) - Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane
- TAB - Move forward through options
- ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Move forward to a previous view
- ALT+LEFT ARROW - Move backward to a previous view
- SHIFT+DELETE - Delete an item immediately
- BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up
- ALT+ENTER - View an item’s properties
- F10 - Activate the menu bar in programs
- F6 - Switch between left and right panes
- F5 - Refresh window contents
- F3 - Display Find application
- F2 - Rename selected item
- CTRL+A - Select all items on the current page
- CTRL+D - Add the current page to your Favorites
- CTRL+E - Open the Search bar
- CTRL+F - Find on this page
- CTRL+H - Open the History bar
- CTRL+I - Open the Favorites bar
- CTRL+N - Open a new window
- CTRL+O - Go to a new location
- CTRL+P - Print the current page or active frame
- CTRL+S - Save the current page
- CTRL+W - Close current browser window
- CTRL+ENTER - Adds the http://www. (url) .com
- SHIFT+CLICK - Open link in new window
- BACKSPACE - Go to the previous page
- ALT+HOME - Go to your Home page
- HOME - Move to the beginning of a document
- TAB - Move forward through items on a page
- END - Move to the end of a document
- ESC - Stop downloading a page
- F11 - Toggle full-screen view
- F5 - Refresh the current page
- F4 - Display list of typed addresses
- F6 - Change Address bar and page focus
- ALT+RIGHT ARROW - Go to the next page
- SHIFT+CTRL+TAB - Move back between frames
- SHIFT+F10 - Display a shortcut menu for a link
- SHIFT+TAB - Move back through the items on a page
- CTRL+TAB - Move forward between frames
- F1 - Display Internet Explorer Help
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
CTRL+C (Copy)
CTRL+X (Cut)
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (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+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (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 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+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 command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (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 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+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)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (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 Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+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)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT 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)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
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)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
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)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
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 (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
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)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
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 Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (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 key (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 m*cro$oft 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 active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus 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.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
* Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed.
* Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
* Open the Task Pane.
F2
* In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file.
* Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft Word.
* Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.
F3
* Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows.
* Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
F4
* Open find window.
* Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
* Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows.
* Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in Microsoft Windows.
F5
* In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window.
* Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
* Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
F6
* Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
* Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7
* Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
* Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
* Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.
F8
* Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly use to get into Windows Safe Mode.
F9
* Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.
F10
* In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application.
* Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet link.
F11
* Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.
F12
* Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
* Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
* Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.
CTRL+V (Paste)
CTRL+Z (Undo)
DELETE (Delete)
SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
F2 key (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+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
CTRL+A (Select all)
F3 key (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 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
SHIFT+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 command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (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 key (Update the active window)
BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
ESC (Cancel the current task)
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)
Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
TAB (Move forward through the options)
SHIFT+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)
F1 key (Display Help)
F4 key (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 Natural Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
Windows Logo+SHIFT+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)
Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts
Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
SHIFT 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)
Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
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)
Shortcut Keys for Character Map
After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
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)
UP ARROW (Move up one row)
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 (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts
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)
CTRL+W (Open a new window)
F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
ALT+F4 (Close the console)
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 Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
F5 key (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 key (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 m*cro$oft 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 active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
CTRL+ALT+Plus 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.)
Microsoft Internet Explorer Navigation
CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
CTRL+W (Close the current window)
WHAT ARE THE F1 THROUGH F12 KEYS
F1
* Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help screen when this key is pressed.
* Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
* Open the Task Pane.
F2
* In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted icon or file.
* Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft Word.
* Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.
F3
* Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows.
* Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
F4
* Open find window.
* Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
* Alt + F4 will close the program currently active in Microsoft Windows.
* Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in Microsoft Windows.
F5
* In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window.
* Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
* Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
F6
* Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
* Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7
* Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
* Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
* Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.
F8
* Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly use to get into Windows Safe Mode.
F9
* Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.
F10
* In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application.
* Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet link.
F11
* Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.
F12
* Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
* Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
* Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.
