Windows Super 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) you like this post.. send me comments..