General Windows Commands

Question 1

Lock Computer or Switch User

Answer 1

Windows + L

Question 2

Shut Down

Answer 2

Windows + X, UU

Question 3

Open Start Menu

Answer 3

Windows Key

Question 4

Open Items Pinned to the Taskbar

Answer 4

Windows + Numbers 1-9

Question 5

Search

Answer 5

Windows + S

Question 6

Open Settings

Answer 6

Windows + I

Question 7

Quit a Program

Answer 7

Alt + F4

Question 8

Cancels a Dialog Box and closes Menus layer by layer

Answer 8

Esc

Question 9

Moves back one level in Tree View

Answer 9

Backspace

Question 10

Open a closed item in Tree View

Answer 10

Right Arrow

Question 11

Close an open item in Tree View

Answer 11

Left Arrow

Question 12

Moves to top of List

Answer 12

Home Key

Question 13

Moves to bottom of List

Answer 13

End Key

Question 14

Access the Menu Bar

Answer 14

Alt

Question 15

Maximize a Program

Answer 15

Alt + Spacebar, X

Question 16

Activate Context Menu

Answer 16

Shift + F10

Question 17

Move between running Programs

Answer 17

Alt + Tab

Question 18

Switch pages within a multi-page Dialog Box ; Switch between tabs

Answer 18

Ctrl + Tab

Question 19

Move between controls in a Dialog Box, or between the parts of the desktop, or between Tree View and List View in Explorer

Answer 19

Tab

Question 20

Move backwards

Answer 20

Shift + Tab

Question 21

Select an item in a List that is not selected and check/uncheck Check Boxes or Radio Buttons

Answer 21

Spacebar

Question 22

Open Property Dialog Box

Answer 22

Alt + Enter

Question 23

Open a Combo Box

Answer 23

Alt + Down Arrow

Question 24

Rename files, folders and shortcuts

Answer 24

F2

Question 25

Create a New Folder in Windows Explorer

Answer 25

Ctrl + Shift + N

Question 26

Windows Refresh

Answer 26

F5

Question 27

Minimize all programs and places focus on the Desktop

Answer 27

Windows + M or

Windows + D

Question 28

Open Windows Explorer

Answer 28

Windows + E

Question 29

Open Find

Answer 29

Windows + F

Question 30

Open Run Dialog Box

Answer 30

Windows + R

Question 31

Brings up Ease of Access

Answer 31

Windows + U

Question 32

In List View, select contiguous files

Answer 32

Shift + Down Arrow

Question 33

In List View, select non contiguous files

Answer 33

Ctrl + Down Arrow, Spacebar

Question 34

Open Task Manager

Answer 34

Ctrl + Shift + Esc

Question 35

Permanently Delete a Fils

Answer 35

Shift + Delefs