<Ctrl>-<Esc> or <Windows>

Open or close the Start menu

<Alt>-<Tab>

Switch back to a running program

<Alt>, press <Tab> repeatedly

Switch to another running program Hold down

<Windows>-E

Open Windows Explorer to My Computer

<Backspace>

In Explorer, move to the current folder’s parent folder

<F2>

Rename the selected folder or file

<Ctrl>-F or <F3>

In Explorer, search for a file

<Windows>-F

Search for a file in a new window

<Ctrl>-<Windows>-F

Search for a computer in a new window

<Windows>-D

Minimize open windows or restore minimized windows

<Windows>-M

Minimize open windows

<Alt>-<F4>

Close an open window

<Shift>-<Alt>-<F4>

Close a folder and all its parents

<Shift>-<Windows>-M

Restore windows minimized by <Windows>-M

<Windows>-R

Open the Run dialog box

<Alt>-<Spacebar>

Open the current window’s Control menu

<Ctrl>-<Shift>-<Esc>

Open Task Manager

<Windows>-<Pause>

Open System Properties

<Shift>-<F10>

Open the context (right-click) menu

<Alt>-<Enter>

Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item

<Shift>-<Delete>

Delete without using the Recycle Bin

<Ctrl>-<Home>

Go to the beginning

<Ctrl>-<End>

Go to the end

<Ctrl>-S

Save the current document

<Ctrl>-O

Open a new document

<Ctrl>-Z or <Alt>-<Backspace>

Undo the last thing

<Ctrl>-Y

Undo the last undo

<Ctrl>-A

Select the entire current document

<Ctrl>-X

Delete

<Ctrl>-C

Copy

 <Ctrl>-C twice

View contents of the Office clipboard

<Ctrl>-V

Paste

<Ctrl>-P

Open the Print dialog box

<Ctrl>-I

Turn italics on or off

<Ctrl>-B

Turn bold on of off

<Ctrl>-U

Turn underline on of off

<Ctrl>-F or <F3>

Launch a program’s search or find tool

<Ctrl>-G or <F5>

Launch a program’s Go To dialog box

<Alt>-D

Go to the Address bar

<Ctrl>-<Enter>

Add www. before and .com after, what you’re typing in the Address

<F5> or <Ctrl>-R

Refresh the current web page

<Ctrl>-<F5>

Refresh current Web page regardless of time-stamps

<Esc>

Stop downloading a Web page

<F3> or <Ctrl>-E

Show or hide the search bar

<Ctrl>-F

Open the Find dialog box

<Ctrl>-H

Show or hide the History bar

<Ctrl>-I

Show or hide the Favorites bar

<F11>

Toggle full-screen mode on or off

<Ctrl>-N

Open the “Open” dialog box