Alt + (double-click) | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Open Properties dialog of selected item. |
Alt + Enter | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Opens properties window of selected item. |
Alt + Esc | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Switch Between open tasks available on the taskbar. |
Alt + F4 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Close the top (focused) window. |
Alt + Tab | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Switch between open windows. |
Alt + Tab + Shift | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Switch between open windows, backward. |
Ctrl + Alt + Delete (or Del) | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Bring up the Windows Task Manager, or reboot computer. |
Ctrl + Esc | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Bring up the Windows Start menu. |
Ctrl + '+' ('+' key on the keypad) | 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Autofit the widths of all columns (if available) in current window. |
Ctrl + F4 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Close sub window/tab. |
Ctrl + Tab | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Switch between existing tabs (within a window). |
Ctrl + Tab + Shift | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Switch between existing tabs (within a window), backward |
F1 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Open Help for Windows or focused application. |
F2 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Rename. |
F3 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Find/Search. |
F4 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Select drives or display the list of drives |
F5 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Refresh. |
F6 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Switch focus to the address bar (if exists). |
F10 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Switch focus to the top menu bar. |
Shift + F10 | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Same as mouse right-click on the select item. |
Print Screen | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Capture a screenshot of the entire desktop to clipboard. |
Print Screen + Alt | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Capture a screenshot of just the top(focused) window to clipboard. |
Shift + Delete (or Del) | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Permanently delete selected file(s)/folder(s) (bypass recycle bin) |
Shift (hold while inserting an audio CD to drive) | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Prevent autoplay. |
* (keypad) on Windows Explorer. | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Expand all sub-directories from the selected item. |
+ (keypad) on Windows Explorer. | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Expand only the first level of selected item. |
- (keypad) on Windows Explorer. | 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista | Collapse |