03.18.2007

Usefull List of Windows XP Shortcut Keys

This is a list of useful shortcut keys for Windows XP. You can use these keys to save you some time when multitasking. I know it has help me get things done a lot faster.

Shortcut Keys Action/Result
Windows Key Opens the Start menu
Windows Key + E Opens My Computer in Windows Explorer
Windows Key + Pause/Break Opens the System Properties dialog box
Windows Key + U Opens the Utility Manager
Windows Key + R Opens the Run… prompt
Windows Key + F Opens the Search for Files and Folder window
Windows Key + Ctrl + F Opens the search for computers on the network
Windows Key + M Minimize all windows
Windows Key + Shift + M Maximize all windows (after minimizing them)
Windows Key + D Minimize all windows to the desktop, and then restore all Windows
Windows Key + L Lock Computer
Windows Key + Tab Cycle through the open programs on the Taskbar
Windows Key + B Selects the first item in the System Tray; use the arrow keys to cycle through the items
Alt + Tab Switch between open programs
Alt + F4 (in a program) Closes the program
Alt + F4 (from desktop) Opens the Windows Shutdown/Restart dialog box
Alt + Enter Opens the Properties page of a selected item
Alt + Esc Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened
Alt + Spacebar In the active window, this brings up the corner dialog box for Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize, or Close
Shift + Insert CD/DVD Inserts a CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun
Shift + Delete Permanently deletes an item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin)
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Opens the Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + drag an icon Copies that item
Ctrl + Shift + drag an icon Creates a shortcut for the item
Right-click + drag a file Brings up a menu to copy, move, or create a shortcut
PrtScn Takes a screen shot of the entire screen
Alt + PrtScn Takes a screen shot of only the active Window; hit Paste in a photo program to edit and save the screen shot
F1 Opens the Windows XP Help
F2 Rename selected item
F3 Opens Windows search for files and folders
F5 (or Ctrl + R) Refresh Internet Explorer page, or refresh any other window
F6 Cycle through the different types of elements that can be selection on a screen or window
F10 Selects the menu bar in the active program
Shift + F10 For a selected item, this does the same thing as a right-click with the mouse
Tab Move through the different elements on a page or the fields in a form
Shift + Tab Move backward through the different elements on a page or the fields in a form>/td>
Ctrl + A Select All
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + O Open
Ctrl + Esc Opens the Start menu
Ctrl + Backspace Deletes the entire word to the left
Ctrl + Delete Deletes the entire word to the right
Ctrl + Right arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl + Left arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl + Down arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl + Up arrow Moves the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow keys Highlight a block of text
Click Shift 5 times Turns StickyKeys on or off
Hold down the right Shift key for 8 seconds Turns FilterKeys on or off
Hold down Num Lock for 5 seconds Turns ToggleKeys on or off
Make your own custom keystroke for a program Right-click on the icon of a program or shortcut; go to Properties; click on the Shortcut tab; enter your custom keystroke combination in the “Shortcut key” field (it will only let you assign key combos that aren’t already taken)

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Comments

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  2. CJ on July 28, 2007 at 1:22 am

    is there a shortcut key for the system restore utility?

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  3. Grayfred on September 22, 2007 at 3:17 pm

    Is there a command that will reverse the listing of files in WindowsXP when you want to open a file? For instance, in WordPad where the Open command lists all the files in reverse alpha order.

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  4. mohanraj on October 25, 2007 at 11:32 pm

    very useful thanking you

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    July 3rd, 2010 at 12:44 pm

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  6. suhail on December 5, 2007 at 3:00 am

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  7. Peter on December 26, 2007 at 12:59 pm

    Another shortcut discovered by accident by my grandaughter is:-

    ctrl alt direction arrow right = rotates screen clockwise
    ctrl alt direction arrow left = rotates screen anti clockwise
    ctrl alt direction arrow up = returns normal screen
    ctrl alt direction arrow down = rotates 180 degrees (upside down)

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  8. avnpratheep on December 27, 2007 at 5:10 am

    It’s very useful for all peoples…So don’t miss shortcut keys…

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  10. Bishnu pd Pandey on May 26, 2008 at 1:31 am

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  13. S.V.K.PRASAD on December 29, 2008 at 5:15 am

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  14. Rajeshkanta tarai on January 9, 2009 at 8:42 am

    Thank you.i learned some useful command from here ,which commands are necessary for me.

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  15. SMS on February 26, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301583

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  16. Ankit on February 28, 2009 at 5:46 am

    thank you

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  17. john on March 15, 2009 at 7:13 am

    thanks a lot

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  18. meenu on May 1, 2009 at 7:35 am

    my laptop has no display and i want to restore my laptop in back date do any body know the shortcut key which i use to restore my laptop so that i work on it

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  31. Karan on April 5, 2010 at 9:00 am

    plz tell me the shortcut key to open display properties and shortcut key to change the windows resolution.

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    IT’S VERY USEFULFOR ME.I HAD LEARNT EVERYTHING.
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  35. santhosh on May 11, 2010 at 11:45 pm

    plz tell me the shortcut key to open display properties and shortcut key to change the windows settings

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  36. Srinath on May 14, 2010 at 5:46 am

    This is Very useful information. I appreciate it and Thank you..

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  37. Srinath on May 14, 2010 at 5:50 am

    Hi Santhosh, The Shortcut key to open Display Properties is DESK.CPL

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    plz tell me the shortcut key to open display properties and shortcut key to change the windows resolution.

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