Keyboard Shortcuts

A keyboard shortcut is something done to achieve a certain function by pressing a set of keys on your keyboard. Sometimes it is much easier and saves some time by using these shortcuts. I am sure most of you will know shortcuts like Alt+Ctrl+Del and Alt+F4. Below I will list some of the shortcuts that I came across over the years.

Ctrl+Esc - pops up the start menu
Alt+Esc - will bring the next window to the foreground
Alt+Tab - lets you navigate through all opened windows and choose one

If you have got a key with the windows logo(down near the space bar), here are some more shortcuts that can be used in conjunction with that key. I will call this key as WL.

WL+e - Starts the Windows Explorer
WL+f - Starts the Find in Files dialog
WL+M - Minimizes all the windows to clear the desktop
WL+Shift+M - Restores all the minimized windows
WL+r - Starts the Run dialog
WL+F1 - Starts Windows Help
WL+Pause - Starts System Properties
WL+Ctrl+f - Starts the Find a Computer on the Network dialog