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Ctrl + X
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Cut the selected item.
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Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)
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Copy the selected item.
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Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)
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Paste the selected item.
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo an action.
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Alt + Tab
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Switch between open apps.
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Alt + F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active app.
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Windows logo key + L
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Lock your PC.
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Windows logo key + D
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Display and hide the desktop.
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F2
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Rename the selected item.
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F3
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Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.
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F4
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Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
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F5
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Refresh the active window.
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
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F10
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Activate the Menu bar in the active app.
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Alt + F8
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Show your password on the sign-in screen.
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Alt + Esc
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Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened.
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Alt + underlined letter
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Perform the command for that letter.
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Alt + Enter
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Display properties for the selected item.
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Alt + Spacebar
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Open the shortcut menu for the active window.
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Alt + Left arrow
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Go back.
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Alt + Right arrow
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Go forward.
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Alt + Page Up
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Move up one screen.
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Alt + Page Down
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Move down one screen.
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Ctrl + F4
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Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).
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Ctrl + A
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Select all items in a document or window.
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Ctrl + D (or Delete)
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Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
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Ctrl + R (or F5)
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Refresh the active window.
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo an action.
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Ctrl + Right arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
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Ctrl + Left arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
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Ctrl + Down arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
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Ctrl + Up arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
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Ctrl + Alt + Tab
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Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.
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Alt + Shift + arrow keys
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When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified.
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Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys
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When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder.
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Ctrl + arrow keys
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Resize the Start menu when it's open.
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Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar
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Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop.
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Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key
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Select a block of text.
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Ctrl + Esc
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Open Start.
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Ctrl + Shift + Esc
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Open Task Manager.
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Ctrl + Shift
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Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available.
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Ctrl + Spacebar
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Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.
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Shift + F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
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Shift with any arrow key
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.
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Shift + Delete
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Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.
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Right arrow
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Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
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Left arrow
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Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
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Esc
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Stop or leave the current task.
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PrtScn
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Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard.
Note: You can change this shortcut so it also opens screen snipping, which lets you edit your screenshot. Select Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard, and turn on the toggle under Print Screen shortcut.
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