General Keyboard shortcuts to navigate around Windows.
| Press this key | To do this | 
|---|---|
F1 
 | 
Display Help 
 | 
F2 
 | 
Rename the selected item 
 | 
F3 
 | 
Search for a file or folder 
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F4 
 | 
Display the address bar list in File Explorer 
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F5 
 | 
Refresh the active window 
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F6 
 | 
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop 
 | 
F10 
 | 
Activate the menu bar in the active application 
 | 
Alt+F4 
 | 
Close the active item, or exit the active application 
 | 
Alt+Esc 
 | 
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened 
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Alt+underlined letter                    
 | 
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 
 | 
Open the shortcut menu for the active window 
 | 
Alt+Left arrow 
 | 
Back 
 | 
Alt+Right arrow 
 | 
Forward 
 | 
Alt+Page Up 
 | 
Move up one screen 
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Alt+Page Down 
 | 
Move down one screen 
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Alt+Tab 
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Switch between open apps (except desktop apps) 
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Ctrl+F4 
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Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) 
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Ctrl+A 
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Select all items in a document or window 
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) 
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Copy the selected item 
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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+V (or Shift+Insert) 
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Paste the selected item 
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Ctrl+X 
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Cut the selected item 
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Ctrl+Y 
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Redo an action 
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Ctrl+Z 
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Undo an action 
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Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-) 
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Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen 
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Ctrl+ mouse scroll wheel 
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Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen 
 | 
Ctrl+Right arrow 
 | 
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word 
 | 
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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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 
 | 
Open the Start screen 
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc 
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Open Task Manager 
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Ctrl+Shift 
 | 
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available 
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Ctrl+Spacebar 
 | 
Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off 
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Shift+F10 
 | 
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item 
 | 
Shift with any arrow key 
 | 
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document 
 | 
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 
 | 
Left arrow 
 | 
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu 
 | 
Esc 
 | 
Stop or leave the current task 
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