This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Manage Actions & Programs
[Windows] |
Open or close the Start menu |
[Windows] + [E] |
Start Windows Explorer; path "Computer" |
[Windows] + [R] |
Open the "Run" command dialog box |
[Windows] + [Pause] |
Display the System Properties |
[Windows] + [L] |
Lock the keyboard / computer |
Access Menu Bar
[Alt] |
Activates the menu bar of the program |
[Alt] + underlined letter |
Perform the menu item / command |
Select running Programs / Applications
[Alt] + [Tab] |
Switch between open tasks / programs (+ [Shift] backwards) |
[Alt] + [Esc] |
See above, but cycles directly through running programs (+ [Shift] backward) |
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Arrange & Select & Move Windows
[Windows] + [D] |
Display the desktop (and go back to application) |
[Windows] + [M] |
Minimize all windows (+ [Shift] = restore) |
[Windows] + [←] / [→] |
Minimize window / dock window to left / right |
[Windows] + [↑] / [↓] |
Maximize / minimize window |
[Windows] + [1] .. [9] |
Activates window number 1 . 9 of the task bar (+ [Shift] = new instance) |
[Windows] + [T] |
Cycle through programs on the taskbar (+ [Shift] backward) |
[Windows] + [B] |
Activates the taskbar |
Left mouse button + [Shift] |
Starts a new instance of the program in the taskbar |
Left mouse button + [Shift] + [Ctrl] |
... in administrator mode |
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Magnifying Glass
[Windows] + [+] |
Activates the magnifier (= display utility) |
[Windows] + [Esc] |
De-activates the magnifier |
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