Rajesh Technical Blog !: complete List of Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcut keys

Windows 7 adds loads of great shortcuts for switching between apps,moving windows around you screen,moving them to another monitor altogether, and much more.

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that, when pressed, can be used to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier to interact with your computer, saving you time and effort as you work with Windows and other programs.

Also check: Complete list of WINDOWS 8 Shortcut keys

Complete list of windows 7 shortcut keys:

Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

Left Alt + Left Shift + PrtScn (or PrtScn): Turn High Contrast on or off

Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock: Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Shift five times: Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Num Lock for five seconds: Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Windows logo key + U: Open the Ease of Access Center

General keyboard shortcuts

F1: Display Help

Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert): Copy the selected item

Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item

Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert): Paste the selected item

Ctrl + Z: Undo an action

Ctrl + Y: Redo an action

Delete (or Ctrl + D): Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin

Shift + Delete: Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first

F2: Rename the selected item

Ctrl + Right Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word

Ctrl + Left Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word

Ctrl + Down Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph

Ctrl + Up Arrow: Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key: Select a block of text

Shift + any arrow key: Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document

Ctrl + any arrow key + Spacebar: Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop

Ctrl + A: Select all items in a document or window

F3: Search for a file or folder

Alt + Enter: Display properties for the selected item

Alt + F4: Close the active item, or exit the active program

Alt + Spacebar: Open the shortcut menu for the active window

Ctrl + F4: Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)

Alt + Tab: Switch between open items

Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use the arrow keys to switch between open items

Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Change the size of icons on the desktop

Windows logo key + Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D

Ctrl+ Windows logo key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D

Alt + Esc: Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened

F6: Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop

F4: Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer

Shift + F10: Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

Ctrl + Esc: Open the Start menu

Alt + underlined letter: Display the corresponding menu

Alt + underlined letter: Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)

F10: Activate the menu bar in the active program

Right Arrow: Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu

Left Arrow: Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu

F5 (or Ctrl + R): Refresh the active window

Alt + Up Arrow: View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer

Esc: Cancel the current task

Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open Task Manager

Shift when you insert a CD: Prevent the CD from automatically playing

Left Alt + Shift: Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled

Ctrl + ShiftL: Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled

Right or Left Ctrl + Shift: Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + Tab: Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move back through tabs
Tab: Move forward through options
Shift + Tab: Move back through options
Alt + underlined letter: Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter
Enter: Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands
Spacebar: Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Arrow keys: Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
F1: Display Help
F4: Display the items in the active list
Backspace: Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts

Windows logo key: Open or close the Start menu.

Windows logo key + Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box.

Windows logo key + D: Display the desktop.

Windows logo key + M: Minimize all windows.

Windows logo key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows to the desktop.

Windows logo key + E: Open Computer.

Windows logo key + F: Search for a file or folder.

Ctrl + Windows logo key + F: Search for computers (if you’re on a network).

Windows logo key + L: Lock your computer or switch users.

Windows logo key + R: Open the Run dialog box.

Windows logo key + T: Cycle through programs on the taskbar.

Windows logo key + number: Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that program.

Shift + Windows logo key + number: Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Ctrl + Windows logo key + number: Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Alt + Windows logo key + number: Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Windows logo key + Tab: Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.

Ctrl+Windows logo key + Tab: Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.

Ctrl+Windows logo key + B: Switch to the program that displayed a message in the notification area

Windows logo key + Spacebar: Preview the desktop.

Windows logo key + Up Arrow: Maximize the window.

Windows logo key + Left Arrow: Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.

Windows logo key + Right Arrow: Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.

Windows logo key + Down Arrow: Minimize the window.

Windows logo key + Home: Minimize all but the active window.

Windows logo key + Shift + Up Arrow: Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.

Windows logo key + Shift+ Left Arrow or Right Arrow: Move a window from one monitor to another.

Windows logo key + P: Choose a presentation display mode.

Windows logo key + G: Cycle through gadgets.

Windows logo key + U: Open Ease of Access Center.

Windows logo key + X: Open Windows Mobility Center.

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + N: Open a new window
Ctrl + W: Close the current window
Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder
End: Display the bottom of the active window
Home: Display the top of the active window
F11: Maximize or minimize the active window
Ctrl + Period (.): Rotate a picture clockwise
Ctrl + Comma (,): Rotate a picture counter-clockwise
Num Lock + Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad: Display all subfolders under the selected folder
Num Lock + Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad: Display the contents of the selected folder
Num Lock + Minus Sign (-) on numeric keypad: Collapse the selected folder
Left Arrow: Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the parent folder
Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item
Alt + P: Display the preview pane
Alt + Left Arrow: View the previous folder
Backspace: View the previous folder
Right Arrow: Display the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder
Alt + Right Arrow: View the next folder
Alt + Up Arrow: View the parent folder
Ctrl + Shift + E: Display all folders above the selected folder
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons
Alt + D: Select the address bar
Ctrl + E: Select the search box
Ctrl + F: Select the search box

Taskbar keyboard shortcuts

Shift + Click on a taskbar button: Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program

Ctrl + Shift + Click on a taskbar button: Open a program as an administrator

Shift + Right-click on a taskbar button: Show the window menu for the program

Shift + Right-click on a grouped taskbar button: Show the window menu for the group

Ctrl + Click on a grouped taskbar button: Cycle through the windows of the group

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

Windows logo key + Plus Sign or Minus Sign: Zoom in or out

Ctrl + Alt + Spacebar: Preview the desktop in full-screen mode

Ctrl + Alt + F: Switch to full-screen mode

Ctrl + Alt + L: Switch to lens mode

Ctrl + Alt + D: Switch to docked mode

Ctrl + Alt + I: Invert colors

Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys: Pan in the direction of the arrow keys

Ctrl + Alt + R: Resize the lens

Windows logo key + Esc: Exit Magnifier

Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts

Alt + Page Up: Move between programs from left to right.

Alt + Page Down: Move between programs from right to left.

Alt + Insert: Cycle through programs in the order that they were started in.

Alt + Home: Display the Start menu.

Ctrl + Alt + Break: Switch between a window and full screen.

Ctrl + Alt + End: Display the Windows Security dialog box.

Alt + Delete: Display the system menu.

Ctrl + Alt + Minus Sign (-) on the numeric keypad: Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing Alt + PrtScn on a local computer).

Ctrl + Alt + Plus Sign (+) on the numeric keypad: Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PrtScn on a local computer).

Ctrl + Alt + Right Arrow: “Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.

Ctrl + Alt + Left Arrow: “Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.