KEYBOARD AND WINDOWS SHORTCUTS

1.) Windows Hotkeys
* Ctrl + Escape or Win: Display start menu.*
Shift + F10 or AppsKey: Display context menu.
* Win + E: Open Windows Explorer.*
Win + R: Open Run dialog.*
Win + M: Minimize all windows.*
Win + Shift + M: Undo minimize all windows.
* Win + D: Toggle minimize all windows. or toggle desktop view, using Show_Desktop.scf, while MinimizeAllWindows doesn't minimize dialog boxes (including Properties windows).'.* Windows Hotkeys: Activate system tray. Arrow keys select, Enter double-clicks, and AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks.* Win + L (XP Only): Locks keyboard. Similar to Lock Workstation.* Win + F or F3: Open Find dialog. (All Files) F3 may not work in some applications which use F3 for their own find dialogs.* Win + Control + F: Open Find dialog. (Computers)* Win + U: Open Utility Manager.* Win + F1: Open Windows help.* Win + Pause: Open System Properties dialog.* Win + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons. Enter clicks, AppsKey or Shift + F10 right-clicks.* Win + Shift + Tab: Cycle through taskbar buttons in reverse.* Alt + Tab: Display CoolSwitch. More commonly known as the AltTab dialog.* Alt + Shift + Tab: Display CoolSwitch; go in reverse.* Alt + Escape: Send active window to the bottom of the z-order.* Alt + Shift + Escape: Activate the window at the bottom of the z-order.* Alt + F4: Close active window; or, if all windows are closed, open shutdown dialog.* Shift while a CD is loading: Bypass AutoPlay.* Shift while login: Bypass startup folder. Only those applications will be ignored which are in the startup folder, not those started from the registry (Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\)* Ctrl + Alt + Delete or Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDel (Both NumLock states): Invoke the Task Manager or NT Security dialog.* Ctrl + Shift + Escape (2000/XP ) or (Ctrl + Alt + NumpadDot) : Invoke the task manager. On earlier OSes, acts like Ctrl + Escape.* Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current screen to clipboard.* Alt + Printscreen: Copy screenshot of current active window to clipboard.* Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow: Invert screen. Untested on OSes other than XP.* Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow: Undo inversion.* Win + B : Move focus to systray icons.