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SHORTCUT KEYS IN WINDOWS 8:
This Post contains General  Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts and keyboard shortcuts using windows key. These are the Best shortcut keys ever, Just give a try.
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Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts using Winkey:
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Window Key + Start typing
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Search in Your PC
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Window Key + C
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Opens the charm
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Window Key + F
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Opens the charm to search files
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Window Key +H
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Open the share Charm
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Window Key + I
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Open the settings charm
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Window Key + J
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Switches between main app and snapped app
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Window Key + K
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Open the drivers charm
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Window Key + O
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Lock the screen orientation
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Window Key + Q
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Searches apps in the charm
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Window Key + w
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Open the search charm to search settings
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Window Key + Z
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Shows the command available in app
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Window Key + spacebar
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Switch input language and keyboard layout
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Window Key + ctrl + spacebar
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Change to previously selected input
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Window Key +tab
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Cycle through open apps
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Window Key + ctrl + tab
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Cycle through open apps and snaps them as they are cycled
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Window Key + shift + tab
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Cycle through apps in reverse order
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Window Key + pgup
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Move the start screen and apps to the monitor on the left
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Window Key + pgDown
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Move the start screen and apps to the monitor on the right
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Window Key + shift + period (.)
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Snaps an app to the left
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Window Key + period (.)
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Snaps an app to the right
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Window Key + F1
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Opens Windows help and support
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Window Key
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Display or hide the Start screen
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Window Key +B
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Set focus in the notification area
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Window Key + C
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Open the Charms
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Window Key + D
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Display and hide the desktop
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Window Key + E
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Open Computer
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Window Key + F
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Open the Search charm and search for files
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Window Key + G
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Cycle through Gadgets on the desktop
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Window Key + H
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Open the Share charm
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Window Key + I
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Open the Settings charm
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Window Key + J
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Switch the main app and snapped app
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Window Key + K
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Open the Devices charm
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Window Key + L
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Lock your PC or switch users
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Window Key + M
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Minimize all windows
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Window Key + O
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Lock device orientation
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Window Key + P
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Choose a presentation display mode
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Window Key + Q
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Open the Search charm and search for apps
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Window Key + R
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Open the Run dialog box
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Window Key + T
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Cycle through apps on the taskbar
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Window Key + U
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Open Ease of Access Center
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Window Key + V
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Cycle through notifications
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Window Key + shift +V
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Cycle through notifications in reverse order
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Window Key + W
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Open the Search charm and search for settings
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Window Key + X
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Open the Quick Link menu
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Window Key + Z
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Show the commands available in the app
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Window Key +,
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Temporarily peek at the desktop
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Window Key + pause
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Display the System Properties dialog box
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Window Key + ctrl +F
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Search for PCs (if you’re on a network)
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Window Key + shift + M
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Restore minimized windows on the desktop
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Window Key + number
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Start the desktop app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.
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Window Key +shift +number
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Start a new instance of the desktop app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Window Key +ctrl + number
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Switch to the last active window of the desktop app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Window Key +alt + number
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Open the Jump List for the desktop app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Window Key + ctrl + shift + number
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Open a new instance of the desktop app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator
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Window Key + tab
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Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps)
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Window Key + ctrl + tab
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Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled
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Window Key + shift + tab
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Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
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Window Key + ctrl + B
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Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area
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Window Key + Up Arrow
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Maximize the desktop window
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Window Key + Down Arrow
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Minimize the desktop window
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Window Key + Left Arrow
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Maximize the desktop window to the left side of the screen
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Window Key +Right Arrow
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Maximize the desktop window to the right side of the screen
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Window Key + home
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Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)
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Window Key + shift+ Up Arrow
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Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
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Window Key + shift + Down Arrow
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Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width
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Window Key + shift + Left or Right Arrow
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Move a window in the desktop from one monitor to another
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Window Key + space bar
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Switch input language and keyboard layout
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Window Key + ctrl + space bar
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Change to a previously selected input
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Window Key + enter
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Open Narrator
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Window Key + Page Up
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Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors
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Window Key +Page Down
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Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors
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Window Key + shift + period (.)
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Snap an app to the left
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Window Key + period (.)
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Snap an app to the right
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Window Key +/
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Initiate IME reconversion
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Window Key + alt + enter
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Open Windows Media Center
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Window Key + Plus (+) or minus (-)
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Zoom in or out using Magnifier
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Window Key +Esc
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Exit Magnifier
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  General Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts:
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F1
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Display Help
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Rename the selected item
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F3
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Search for a file or folder
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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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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 + F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active app
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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 + Undelined 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 + Â Spacebar
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Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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Alt + Left Arrow
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Back
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Alt + Right Arrow
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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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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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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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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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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 the Start screen
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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
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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 within 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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