General Computer Shortcuts Of All Time For Fast Navigation

Let's kick a start with this list of the most commonest and effective shortcuts that you all often use to navigate the web. With this shortcut, you will be able to operate your desktop computer with ease.

F1 [Display Help]

F2 [Rename the selected item]

F3 [Search for a file or folder]


F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer]

F5 [Refresh the active window]

F6 [Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop]

F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app]

ALT + F4 [Close the active item, or exit the active app]

ALT + ESC [Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened]

ALT + underlined letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the command for that letter]

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ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the selected item]

ALT + SPACEBAR [Open the shortcut menu for the active window]

ALT + LEFT ARROW [Back]

ALT + RIGHT ARROW [Forward]

ALT + PAGE UP [Move up one screen]

ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen]

ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)]

CTRL + F4 [Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)]

CTRL + A [Select all items in a document or window]

CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT [Copy the selected item]

CTRL + D / DELETE [DELETE the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin]

CTRL + R or F5 [Refresh the active window]

CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT [Paste the selected item]

CTRL + X [Cut the selected item]

CTRL + Y [Redo an action]

CTRL + Z [Undo an action]

CTRL + + or CTRL + – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]

CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]

CTRL + RIGHT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word]

CTRL + LEFT ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word]

CTRL + DOWN ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph]

CTRL + UP ARROW [Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph]

CTRL + ALT + TAB [Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps]

CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR [Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop]

CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW [Select a block of text]

CTRL + ESC [Open the Start screen]

CTRL + SHIFT + ESC [Open Task Manager]

CTRL + SHIFT [Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available]

CTRL + SPACEBAR [Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off]

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SHIFT + F10 [Display the shortcut menu for the selected item]

SHIFT + ARROW [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document]

SHIFT + DELETE [Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first]

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]
ESC [Stop or leave the current task]