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Windows PC Keyboard Shortcuts You Need to Memorize

Most PC users would know what Ctrl+C or Ctrl+V but there’s actually way more shortcuts you might actually come in handy sometime. Here’s a whole bunch of them and do let us know which ones and how many you actually memorize and use.

Esc – Cancel current task
Ctrl + A – Select All
Ctrl + C – Copy
Ctrl + X – Cut
Ctrl + W – Close tab
Ctrl + Z or Alt + Backspace – Undo last operation
Ctrl + Y or Shift + Alt + Backspace – Redo last operation
Ctrl + Right Arrow – Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl + Left Arrow – Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl + Up Arrow – Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl + Down Arrow – Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl + F4 – Close active documents in the program
Ctrl + F5 – Force refesh
Ctrl + Esc – Display the Start Menu
Ctrl + Tab – Go to the next tab
Ctrl + Shift + N – Open private window (browser), creates a new folder (Windows Explorer)
Ctrl + Shift + T – Open previously closed tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Opens previous tab
F2 – Rename file or selected item
F3 – Search file or folder
F5 – Update active window or refresh
F6 – Cycle thru screen elements in a window or desktop or go to address bar (when in browser)
F10 – Activate the Menu bar
Alt + Enter – View properties of selected item
Alt + F4 – Quit active window/program
Alt + Space Bar – Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Alt + Tab – Switch between open windows/items/programs
Alt + Esc – Cycle thru the items according to the order they’ve been opened
Shift + Delete – Delete the file permanently, skip the Recycle Bin
Windows Key + L – Lock desktop
Windows M or Windows D – Minimize all windows

So which ones do you commonly use and how many from the above you knew about?

If you also use a Windows shortcut we missed above, do let us know in the comments section.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

16 Responses

  1. Avatar for Anonymous Anonymous says:

    Windows + E = My Computer

  2. Avatar for denise denise says:

    CTRL-C / CTRL-V

    para sa mga nagwowork sa call centers.. :)

  3. Avatar for zjhey zjhey says:

    Ctrl + Shift + T = Restore tab

  4. Avatar for Karl Karl says:

    Mac shortcuts, please!

  5. Avatar for Easy E Easy E says:

    OSX naman. *kruuk* *kruuk*
    Anong kb shortcut ang common sa Windows at OSX?

  6. Avatar for edong edong says:

    ctrl + shift + esc -> windows task manager

  7. Avatar for omar1234ph omar1234ph says:

    walang kamatayang ctrl+alt+delete

  8. Avatar for ewanlangha ewanlangha says:

    may nalulunod na nerd sa ilog
    Sigaw niya “..F1!..F1!”

    wla sa list yan ah

  9. Avatar for d4ryl3 d4ryl3 says:

    CTRL+W,Close tab/current document/current window.
    CTRL+Q = ALT+F4, I remapped this using AutoHotkey.
    CTRL+Shift+Esc, Task Manager
    CTRL+Shift+Arrow keys, to highlight whole words because programming

  10. Avatar for Jerry Liao Jerry Liao says:

    What about Windows Key + Tab?

  11. Avatar for Easy E Easy E says:

    Yung iba sa list ay browser specific.
    Anyway, i use windows-E to start a new windows explorer window.

  12. Avatar for Psi Psi says:

    Alt+Space+C easy close window

  13. Avatar for lol lol says:

    Ctrl+Shift+N
    Ctrl+Shift+P
    Ctrl+Shift+Delete

    These are the only important keyboard shortcuts that you’ll need. IYKWIM

  14. Avatar for evollove evollove says:

    As a frequent command prompt user (cmd) for miscellaneous old school executions that can’t be done in the Windows UI, I use Windows Key + R to bring up the Run window.

  15. Avatar for iBullit iBullit says:

    Windows key + R = open “Run” command
    :)

  16. Avatar for ctrlW ctrlW says:

    Ctrl + W

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