Decided to gather some useful PC shortcuts and combine them all in a forum thread.
I hope they will come to good use to some of you.
Basic
CONTROL+C
To copy something
CONTROL+V
To paste something
CONTROL+SHIFT+V
Pastes plain text (no formatting)
CONTROL+X
To cut something
ALT+TAB
Cycle through open programs
Windows KEY+TAB
Same as ALT+TAB, but fancier
F2
Rename a file the easy way
WINDOWS KEY+D
Minimize everything and show desktop, repeating this command restores everything
WINDOWS KEY+P
Options for multiple monitors (or projector)
WINDOWS KEY+LEFT/RIGHT ARROW
Align a window to the left/right side of the screen
WINDOWS KEY+UP/DOWN ARROW
Maximizes/minimizes a window
WINDOWS KEY+L
Lock your computer
WINDOWS KEY+E
Open an explorer window (my computer)
WINDOWS KEY+X
Opens mobility center (laptops & notebooks)
WINDOWS KEY+PAUSE/BREAK
Show computer properties
WINDOWS KEY+R
Run command
WINDOWS KEY+T
Cycle through open programs on taskbar
WINDOWS KEY+U
Opens control panel/ease of access
WINDOWS KEY+F
Search for files on your PC
WINDOWS KEY+M
Minimizes everything, use WINDOWS KEY+D in order to also be able to undo the action
WINDOWS KEY+1/2/3/4/5/...
Cycle or open the program on the xth position on the taskbar
CONTROL+SHIFT+ESCAPE
Open task manager
CONTROL+W
Close a window (also works for tabs in browsers)
CONTROL+P
Print current document (or web page in browser)
F6
Go to the address bar (also works in browsers)
More advanced
ALT+PRINSCREEN
Takes a screenshot of only the active window
SHIFT+Scrolling with mouse keys
Scrolling left/right
SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK a folder
Displays an option to open a command prompt at that folder
In a web browser
You only need to type the domain in the address bar, there are shortcuts to add the http and domain extension:
CONTROL+ENTER = adding "http://" and ".com"
Firefox: SHIFT+ENTER = adding "http://" and ".net"
Firefox: CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER = adding "http://" and ".net"
Hold ALT and select text in link
To select text inside a link
CONTROL+TAB
Cycle through tabs in your web browser
CONTROL+PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN
Cycle through tabs, PAGEUP = previous tab, PAGEDOWN = next tab
MIDDLE MOUSE CLICK a link
Open link in a new window
MIDDLE MOUSE CLICK on a tab
Close the tab
CONTROL+SHIFT+P
Activate private browsing in Firefox & IE
CONTROL+SHIFT+N
Activate private browsing in Chrome
CONTROL+SHIFT+T
Chrome & Firefox: Re-open closed tab
CONTROL+CLICK
Open a link in a new tab
Changelog
I hope they will come to good use to some of you.
Basic
CONTROL+C
To copy something
CONTROL+V
To paste something
CONTROL+SHIFT+V
Pastes plain text (no formatting)
CONTROL+X
To cut something
ALT+TAB
Cycle through open programs
Windows KEY+TAB
Same as ALT+TAB, but fancier
F2
Rename a file the easy way
WINDOWS KEY+D
Minimize everything and show desktop, repeating this command restores everything
WINDOWS KEY+P
Options for multiple monitors (or projector)
WINDOWS KEY+LEFT/RIGHT ARROW
Align a window to the left/right side of the screen
WINDOWS KEY+UP/DOWN ARROW
Maximizes/minimizes a window
WINDOWS KEY+L
Lock your computer
WINDOWS KEY+E
Open an explorer window (my computer)
WINDOWS KEY+X
Opens mobility center (laptops & notebooks)
WINDOWS KEY+PAUSE/BREAK
Show computer properties
WINDOWS KEY+R
Run command
WINDOWS KEY+T
Cycle through open programs on taskbar
WINDOWS KEY+U
Opens control panel/ease of access
WINDOWS KEY+F
Search for files on your PC
WINDOWS KEY+M
Minimizes everything, use WINDOWS KEY+D in order to also be able to undo the action
WINDOWS KEY+1/2/3/4/5/...
Cycle or open the program on the xth position on the taskbar
CONTROL+SHIFT+ESCAPE
Open task manager
CONTROL+W
Close a window (also works for tabs in browsers)
CONTROL+P
Print current document (or web page in browser)
F6
Go to the address bar (also works in browsers)
More advanced
ALT+PRINSCREEN
Takes a screenshot of only the active window
SHIFT+Scrolling with mouse keys
Scrolling left/right
SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK a folder
Displays an option to open a command prompt at that folder
In a web browser
You only need to type the domain in the address bar, there are shortcuts to add the http and domain extension:
CONTROL+ENTER = adding "http://" and ".com"
Firefox: SHIFT+ENTER = adding "http://" and ".net"
Firefox: CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER = adding "http://" and ".net"
Hold ALT and select text in link
To select text inside a link
CONTROL+TAB
Cycle through tabs in your web browser
CONTROL+PAGEUP/PAGEDOWN
Cycle through tabs, PAGEUP = previous tab, PAGEDOWN = next tab
MIDDLE MOUSE CLICK a link
Open link in a new window
MIDDLE MOUSE CLICK on a tab
Close the tab
CONTROL+SHIFT+P
Activate private browsing in Firefox & IE
CONTROL+SHIFT+N
Activate private browsing in Chrome
CONTROL+SHIFT+T
Chrome & Firefox: Re-open closed tab
CONTROL+CLICK
Open a link in a new tab
Changelog
- 9/04/2013: Thread created
