Desktop
| CtrL+ESC | Start menu |
| Win | Show START menu |
| Win+Break | System Properties |
| Win+E | launch explorer |
| Win+F | launches Find |
| Win+F1 | launches Help |
| CtrL+Win+F | launches Find Computer |
| Win+M | minimizes all open windows |
| Win+SHIFT+M | Undo minimizes all |
| Win+R | launch run menu |
| Win+TAB | switch application from start bar |
| alt+TAB | switch application from menu |
Once on the desktop pressing the letters toggles through the applications starting with that name.
General Windows
| TAB | moves forward options |
| SHIFT+TAB | moves back options |
| TAB/CtrL+TAB | moves tabs |
| alt+{Letter} on menu | does option |
| up/down | options |
| TAB | options |
| space | options |
| F1 | help |
| F2 | rename |
| CtrL+F (F3) | is find |
| F5 | refreshes windows |
| F10 | menu |
| SHIFT+F10 | RMB |
| SHIFT+DEL | Delete ignoring recycle bin |
| double clicking on the title bar | resizes windows |
| clicking on the column header | sort/reverse sort the columns |
| clicking on the column spacer | autofits the column |
| alt+SPACE | to control window size |
| Double Click+alt | Properties Dialog |
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Selections by holding down
| SHIFT | consecutive items |
| CtrL | non consecutive items |
| CtrL+SHIFT | Non consecutive consecutive items |
| CtrL+A | all |
Explorer
| right | expand down |
| left | close up |
| CtrL+G | gets the 'Go To' box under keyboard control |
| SHIFT held | copy files whilst you drag |
| CtrL held | moves files whilst you drag |
| SHIFT+LMB | open folder in same window as previous one |
| CtrL +LMB | open folder in new window |
| SHIFT+RMB | includes 'Open with -' option |
| SHIFT+Close window | close folder and all parents |
| BACKSPACE | go up a folder level |
| Right key | equivalent to the RMB |
| F4 | open browser window |
| alt+F4 | closes most things |
| F6 | goto browser window |
Dos Shell
| ENTER | Select text |
| RMB | Paste text |
| SHIFT+LMB | Drag from windows |
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