If you are a Vista user, then you have a lot of short keys
available for 'power users' We've highlighted some very good ones
in red that you should get used to using. Play with them and see
which ones you have use for
| ctl+alt+del |
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Present menu to shutdown, startup etc |
| ctl+c |
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Copy selected item to clipboard |
| ct+v |
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Clipboard to selected area |
| ctl+z |
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Copy selected area to clipboard and
erase the area |
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| Alt+F4 |
Close the active window |
| Alt+Tab |
Switch to previous active window |
| Alt+Esc |
Cycle through all open windows |
| Win+M |
Minimize all open windows |
| Win+Shift+M |
Undo all window minimization |
| Win+D |
Toggle showing the desktop |
The Win button is the one on your keyboard marked with the windows
logo. It's usually between the ctl and alt key
| Win+1 |
Open the first program on your Quick Launch bar |
| Win+2 |
Open the second program on your Quick Launch bar |
| Win+n |
Open the nth program on your Quick Launch bar |
| Win+U |
Open the ease of access center |
| Win+F |
Open the search window |
| Win+X |
Open the Mobility Center |
| Win+E |
Open Explorer |
| Win+B |
Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of
the taskbar) |
| Win+Pause |
Open the System Properties portion from the Control Panel |
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
Open Windows Task Manager(1) |
(1)The task manager is
important because you can get rid of a rogue process that you can't
eliminate. (next column)
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| Win, →, →, →, Enter |
Shutdown |
| Win, →, →, →, U |
Shutdown |
| Win, →, →, →, R |
Restart |
| Win, →, Enter |
Sleep |
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Win, →, →, →,
W |
Switch Users |
| Win+L |
Locks computer |
| Alt+← |
Go back |
| Alt+→ |
Go forward |
| Alt+↑ |
Go up a directory |
| Alt+D |
Move focus to address bar |
| Alt+D, Tab |
Move focus to search bar |
| Alt+Enter |
Open the Properties window of the current selection |
| Ctrl+Mousewheel |
Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail,
etc.) |
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