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Keyboard shortcuts have been a part of Windows from its very beginning and with Windows 7 the list of shortcuts just got bigger. Now there is shortcut for nearly everything but yeah it depends on how much of them you can remember. I have compiled a list of some shoetcuts which I think are most useful. 

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General Keyboard Shortcuts

Alt + Enter: Display properties for the selected item.

Alt + Esc: Cycle through items in the order of which they were opened.

Alt + F4: Close the active item or exit the active program.

Alt + spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window.

Alt + Tab: Shift between open programs.

Ctrl + A: Select all the items in a document or window.

Ctrl + C: Copy the selected item.

Ctrl + V: Paste the selected item.

Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item.

Ctrl + Y: Redo an action.

Ctrl + Z: Undo last action.

Ctrl + Shift + arrow key: Select a block of text.

Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder anywhere on your computer where folders can be created.

Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager.

F1: Display help.

F2: Rename the selected item.

F5: Refresh the active window.

F6: Cycle through elements in a window or on the Desktop.

F10: Activate the menu bar in the current program.

Shift + Del: Delete an item without sending it to the Recycle Bin.

Shift + F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.

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Windows Key Keyboard Shortcuts

All of the following shortcuts involve using the Windows logo key which looks like this .

: Open or close the Start menu.

+ B: Change from the Desktop to the System Tray, and then you can use the arrow keys to cycle through the items there.

+ E: Launch Windows Explorer/Computer.

+ F: Launch file and folder finder.

+ G: Cycle through gadgets.

+ M: Minimize all Windows for quick access to the desktop.

+ P: Quickly connect your computer to a projector or some other form of display.

+ R: Open the Run dialog box.

+ T: Cycle through programs on the Taskbar.

+ U: Open Ease of Access Center.

+ X: Open Windows Mobility Center.

+ down cursor arrow: Minimize the current program.

+ up cursor arrow: Maximize the current program window.

+ Home button: Minimize all windows except the current one.

+ Pause button: Display System Properties dialog box.

+ Shift + M: Restore minimized windows to the Desktop.

+ space bar: Shows you the desktop immediately.

+ Tab: Flip through the programs on the Taskbar using Aero Flip 3-D.

Ctrl + + B: Switch to the program that had a message appear in the status area.

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