Ctrl+C (Copy)
Ctrl+X (Delete selected item and save a
copy to the clipboard)
Ctrl+V (Paste)
Ctrl+Z (Undo)
Delete (Delete)
Shift+Delete (Delete the selected item or items
eternally or permanently without moving
the item to 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 (Moves 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+Shift with any arrow key (Highlight a
block of text)
Shift with any arrow key (Select more
than one item in a window or on desktop, or select the text in the document)
Ctrl+A (Select all)
F3 key (Search the result for a file or a
folder)
Alt+Enter (View the properties for the
selected item)
Alt+F4 (Close active items, or exit the
active program)
Alt+Enter (Display properties of the
selected object)
Alt+Spacebar (Open shortcut menu for active
window)
Ctrl+F4 (Close the active document in
programs that enable multiple documents to be open at the same time)
Alt+Tab (Switch between open items)
Alt+Esc (Cycle through items in the order
in which they were opened)
F6 key (Cycle through screen elements in
the window or on desktop)
F4 key (Display specific Address bar list
in My Computer or in 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 the letter in menu name (Display
the corresponding menu)
Underlined letter in the command name on the
open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
F10 key (Activates the menu bar in active
program)
Right Arrow
(Open the next menu open sub menu
or to right )
Left Arrow
(Open the next menu to close a sub menu or the left)
F5 key (Update the active window)
Backspace (View folder or folders in one
level up in "Windows Explorer" or "My Computer")
Esc (Cancel the current task)
Shift when you want to insert a CD into
the CD drive (Prevent the CD from automatically playing)
Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Open Task Manager)
