Alt + Tab
Switch between open applications in all versions of Windows.
Reverse the direction by pressing Alt + Shift + Tab at the same time.
Ctrl + Tab
Switches between program groups, tabs, or document windows in applications that support this feature.
Reverse the direction by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Tab at the same
time.
Alt + double-click
Display the properties of the object you double-click on
in Windows 95 and later. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.
Alt + Print Screen
Create a screen shot only for the
active program
window in all versions of Windows. For example, if you opened the
calculator and did this only the calculator window would be created as a
screen shot. If just the Print Screen
key is pressed the whole screen will be made into a screen shot.
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Open the Windows
option screen for locking computer, switching user,
Task Manager, etc. in later
versions of Windows. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del multiple times will reboot the
computer.
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Immediately bring up the Windows
Task Manager in Windows 2000
and later.
Ctrl + Esc
Open the Windows Start menu
in most versions of Windows. In Windows 8 this will open the
Start screen and in Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager.
Alt + Esc
Switch between open applications on
Taskbar in Windows 95 and later.
Alt + Space bar
Drops down the window control menu for the currently open
Windows program in Windows 95 and later.
Alt + Enter
Opens properties window of selected icon or program
in Windows 95 and later.
Shift + Del
Will delete any file or other object without throwing it into the
Recycle Bin in Windows 95 and later.
Hold down the Shift key
When putting in an audio CD or other CD that uses
Autoplay, holding down the Shift key will prevent
that CD from playing.
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