General keyboard shortcuts

 The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts in Windows.  
Summary: General keyboard shortcuts

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Press this key 
To do this  

F2 

Rename the selected item  

F3 

Search for a file or folder in File Explorer  

F4 

Display the address bar list in File Explorer  

F5 

Refresh the active window  

F6 

Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop  

F10 

Activate the Menu bar in the active app  

Alt+F4 

Close the active item, or exit the active app  

Alt+Esc 

Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened  

 Alt+underlined letter 

Perform the command for that letter  

Alt+Enter 

Display properties for the selected item  

Alt+Spacebar 

Open the shortcut menu for the active window  

Alt+Left arrow 

Go back  

Alt+Right arrow 

Go forward  

Alt+Page Up 

Move up one screen  

Alt+Page Down 

Move down one screen  

Alt+Tab 

Switch between open apps  

Ctrl+F4 

Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)  

Ctrl+A 

Select all items in a document or window  

Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) 

Copy the selected item  

Ctrl+D (or Delete) 

Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin  

Ctrl+R (or F5) 

Refresh the active window  

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) 

Paste the selected item  

Ctrl+X 

Cut the selected item  

Ctrl+Y 

Redo an action  

Ctrl+Z 

Undo an action  

Ctrl+Right arrow 

Move the 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+Alt+Tab 

Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps  

Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar 

Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop  

Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key 

Select a block of text  

Ctrl+Esc 

Open Start  

Ctrl+Shift+Esc 

Open Task Manager  

Ctrl+Shift 

Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available  

Ctrl+Spacebar 

Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off  

Shift+F10 

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item  

Shift with any arrow key 

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document  

Shift+Delete 

Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first  

Right arrow 

Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu  

Left arrow 

Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu  

Esc 

Stop or leave the current task 
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