Use this table to see what different combinations of the windows key will perform.

Windows Key + Event
Alone Display Start menu
D Minimize or restore all Windows
E Display Windows Explorer
Tab Cycle through buttons on taskbar
F Display find: all files
Ctrl + F Display find: computer
F1 Display Help
R Display Run command
break Display system properties dialog box
M Minimize all windows
shift + M Undo minimize all windows

 

Key Sequence Event
Alt + Tab Change between running applications
Alt + Space Open the control menu
Alt + F4 Close current application
Ctrl + F4 Close current document (useful to close office document, but not the particular application)
Alt + Enter Open properties of selected object
F2 Rename selected object
F3 Search for a file
Ctrl + S Save current document
Ctrl + O Open an existing document
Ctrl + Z or Alt + Backspace Undo the last command performed
Ctrl + Y Redo the last command that you undid
Ctrl + X Cut the selected object
Ctrl + C Copy the selected object
Ctrl + V Paste object that was previously cut or copied
Ctrl + A Select everything
Ctrl + I Toggles Italics
Ctrl + B Toggles Bold
Ctrl + U Toggles Underline
Ctrl + Home Move cursor to the beginning of the document
Ctrl + End Move cursor to the end of the document
Internet Explorer Key Sequence Event

Ctrl + O

Show open dialog

Ctrl + N

Opens a new window

Alt + D Move cursor to the address bar
Backspace Back button
Shift + Backspace Forward Button

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