General Windows Commands Flashcards

1
Q

Lock Computer or Switch User

A

Windows + L

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2
Q

Shut Down

A

Windows + X, UU

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3
Q

Open Start Menu

A

Windows Key

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4
Q

Open Items Pinned to the Taskbar

A

Windows + Numbers 1-9

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5
Q

Search

A

Windows + S

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6
Q

Open Settings

A

Windows + I

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7
Q

Quit a Program

A

Alt + F4

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8
Q

Cancels a Dialog Box and closes Menus layer by layer

A

Esc

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9
Q

Moves back one level in Tree View

A

Backspace

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10
Q

Open a closed item in Tree View

A

Right Arrow

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11
Q

Close an open item in Tree View

A

Left Arrow

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12
Q

Moves to top of List

A

Home Key

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13
Q

Moves to bottom of List

A

End Key

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14
Q

Access the Menu Bar

A

Alt

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15
Q

Maximize a Program

A

Alt + Spacebar, X

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16
Q

Activate Context Menu

A

Shift + F10

17
Q

Move between running Programs

A

Alt + Tab

18
Q

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

A

Ctrl + Tab

19
Q

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

A

Tab

20
Q

Move backwards

A

Shift + Tab

21
Q

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

A

Spacebar

22
Q

Open Property Dialog Box

A

Alt + Enter

23
Q

Open a Combo Box

A

Alt + Down Arrow

24
Q

Rename files, folders and shortcuts

A

F2

25
Q

Create a New Folder in Windows Explorer

A

Ctrl + Shift + N

26
Q

Windows Refresh

A

F5

27
Q

Minimize all programs and places focus on the Desktop

A

Windows + M or

Windows + D

28
Q

Open Windows Explorer

A

Windows + E

29
Q

Open Find

A

Windows + F

30
Q

Open Run Dialog Box

A

Windows + R

31
Q

Brings up Ease of Access

A

Windows + U

32
Q

In List View, select contiguous files

A

Shift + Down Arrow

33
Q

In List View, select non contiguous files

A

Ctrl + Down Arrow, Spacebar

34
Q

Open Task Manager

A

Ctrl + Shift + Esc

35
Q

Permanently Delete a Fils

A

Shift + Delefs