| CTRL+C (Copy) | |
| CTRL+X (Cut) | |
| CTRL+V (Paste) | |
| CTRL+Z (Undo) | |
| DELETE (Delete) | |
| SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) | |
| CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) | |
| CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) | |
| F2 key (Rename the selected item) | |
| 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+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) | |
| CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) | |
| CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) | |
| SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) | |
| CTRL+A (Select all) | |
| F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) | |
| ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) | |
| ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) | |
| ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) | |
| ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) | |
| CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) | |
| ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) | |
| ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) | |
| F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) | |
| F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) | |
| SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) | |
| ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) | |
| CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) | |
| ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) | |
| Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) | |
| F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program) | |
| RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) | |
| LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu) | |
| F5 key (Update the active window) | |
| BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) | |
| ESC (Cancel the current task) | |
| SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing) | |
| CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager) |