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Windows OS Shortcuts Cheatsheet
A comprehensive guide to Windows operating system shortcuts, designed to boost productivity and efficiency. This cheat sheet covers essential keyboard shortcuts for navigation, file management, system operations, and more.
Basic Navigation & File Management
Core Navigation Shortcuts
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Show or hide the desktop. |
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Open File Explorer. |
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Switch between open apps. |
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Close the current item or exit the current app. |
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Open Start menu. |
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Temporarily peek at the Desktop. |
File Explorer Essentials
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Open a new window. |
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Close the current window. |
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Create a new folder. |
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Go to the parent folder. |
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Go back. |
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Go forward. |
File Operations
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Copy |
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Cut |
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Paste |
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Undo |
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Redo |
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Delete |
System & Task Management
System Control Shortcuts
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Lock your PC. |
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Take a screenshot and save it to the Pictures\Screenshots folder. |
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Open the Snipping Tool to capture a specific area of the screen. |
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Add a virtual desktop. |
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Switch between virtual desktops. |
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Close the current virtual desktop. |
Task Management
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Open Task Manager. |
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Restore minimized windows. |
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Cycle through apps on the taskbar. |
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Open the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
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Opens the jump list for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
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Select the first icon in the notification area. |
Windows Tools Access
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Open the Run dialog box. |
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Open the Quick Link menu (Power User menu). |
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Open Settings. |
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Open the Action Center. |
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Open Windows Search. |
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Open Dictation. |
Text Manipulation & Accessibility
Text Editing Shortcuts
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Select all items in a document or window. |
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Bold selected text. |
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Italicize selected text. |
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Underline selected text. |
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Increase font size. |
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Decrease font size. |
Accessibility Features
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Open Magnifier. |
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Open the On-Screen Keyboard. |
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Turn High Contrast on or off. |
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Turn Mouse Keys on or off. |
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Turn Sticky Keys on or off. |
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Open Clipboard history. |
Dialog Box Shortcuts
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Perform the command associated with that letter. |
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Move forward through tabs. |
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Move back through tabs. |
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Activate the selected option or button. |
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Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. |
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Display the items in the active list. |
Advanced Windows Key Shortcuts
Window Management
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Maximize the current window. |
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Minimize the current window, or restore if maximized. |
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Snap the current window to the left side of the screen. |
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Snap the current window to the right side of the screen. |
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Move the window to the monitor on the left. |
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Move the window to the monitor on the right. |
Windows Key Combinations
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Open Task View. |
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Switch input language and keyboard layout. |
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Switch to a previously selected input. |
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Open the emoji panel. |
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Show and hide the date and time on the desktop. |
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Display the System Properties dialog box. |
Shortcuts in Command Prompt
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Copy the selected text. |
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Paste the selected text. |
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Select all text. |
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Move the cursor one line up or down in the command history. |
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Clear the current command line. |
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Display command history. |