Press this key
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To do this
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F1
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Display Help
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Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)
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Copy the selected item
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Ctrl + X
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Cut the selected item
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Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)
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Paste the selected item
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo an action
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo an action
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Delete (or Ctrl + D)
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Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
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Shift + Delete
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Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
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F2
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Rename the selected item
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Ctrl + Right Arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
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Ctrl + Left Arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
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Ctrl + Down Arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
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Ctrl + Up Arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
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Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key
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Select a block of text
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Shift with any arrow key
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select
text within a document
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Ctrl with any arrow key + Spacebar
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Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
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Ctrl + A
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Select all items in a document or window
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F3
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Search for a file or folder
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Alt + Enter
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Display properties for the selected item
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Alt + F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active program
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Alt + Spacebar
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Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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Ctrl + F4
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Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple
documents open simultaneously)
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Alt + Tab
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Switch between open items
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Ctrl + Alt + Tab
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Use the arrow keys to switch between open items
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Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel
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Change the size of icons on the desktop
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Windows logo key + Tab
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Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
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Ctrl+Windows logo key + Tab
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Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using
Aero Flip 3-D
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Windows logo key + L
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Lock your PC.
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Alt + Esc
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Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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F4
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Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer
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Shift + F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Ctrl + Esc
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Open the Start menu
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Alt + underlined letter
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Display the corresponding menu
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Alt + underlined letter
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Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)
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F10
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Activate the menu bar in the active program
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Right Arrow
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Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
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Left Arrow
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Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
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F5 (or Ctrl + R)
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Refresh the active window
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Alt + Up Arrow
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View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
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Esc
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Cancel the current task
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Ctrl + Shift + Esc
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Open Task Manager
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Shift when you insert a CD
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Prevent the CD from automatically playing
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Left Alt + Shift
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Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled
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Ctrl+Shift
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Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled
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Right or Left Ctrl + Shift
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Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading
languages
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For the people who like to do things themselves it is also possible to create your own custom shortcuts in Windows 10.
NOTE: Remember not to use the same key combination twice. Also note that some programs use CTRL + ALT + keyboard shortcuts that would also launch if you were in their windows. For example, in Photoshop Elements, CTRL + ALT + I will bring up the resize menu.
If you're creating a keyboard shortcut for a "desktop app," any application that installs via direct download rather than Windows Store alone, you can create the shortcut directly from the Start Menu. By using this method, you can avoid creating a separate shortcut icon on the desktop.
There are also shortcut keys built into UNIX and Apple operating systems. Here are some links for the people who are not Windows bound.
In Ubuntu UNIX just hold the Super key down to get the list of shortcuts. That's the Windows key to most people. (But in the world of UNIX they don't want to use the “W” word so they refer to it as the Super key, even though it has the Windows logo on it).