Keyboard Shortcuts for windows


Note: This listing is by no means meant to be compleate
 
 
 
General Windows
These will work for most versions of windows (win3.x - 98/nt4.0)
functionkey functionkey functionkey functionkey
copy ctrl-c paste ctrl-v cut ctrl-x undo ctrl-z
refresh (good for explorer/File manager) F5 File properties (for Filemanager/explorer) alt-enter
help F1 select spacebar
to get rid of a bad app (brings up a blue screen or a box of things running sometimes) ctrl-alt-del reboot ctrl-alt-del (twice)
close window alt-F4 Switch Between Apps alt-tab switch dos window to/from full screen alt-enter menu tabs (in dialogoue boxes) ctrl-tab
Menus (file,edit,etc...) alt-(the letter underlined) [then use arrows to move around hit enter to select the final item]
switch between open files in an application ctrl-F6
 
Windows 3.x
These will work only in windows 3.x or will have totally different effects in other windows versions
functionkey functionkey functionkey functionkey
task list ctrl-esc
 
Windows 9x/nt4.x
These will work only in 32 bit windows or will have totally different effects in other windows versions
functionkey functionkey functionkey functionkey
Start Menu windows key (win) Run Dialogue Box win-R Windows Explorer win-E System Properties win-break
Find Files win-F Find Computer win-ctrl-F Win NT Task mangager ctrl-shift-esc
Listing of keyboard shortcuts (@ microsoft's website)