General Computer Shortcuts Of All Time For Fast Navigation

Let's kick a start with this list of the most commonest and effective shortcuts that you all often use to navigate the web. With this shortcut, you will be able to operate your desktop computer with ease.

F1 [Display Help]

F2 [Rename the selected item]

F3 [Search for a file or folder]


F4 [Display the address bar list in File Explorer]

F5 [Refresh the active window]

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

F10 [Activate the Menu bar in the active app]

ALT + F4 [Close the active item, or exit the active app]

ALT + ESC [Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened]

ALT + underlined letter in menus and dialog box options [Perform the command for that letter]

Amazing keyboard Shortcuts for rearranging App on metro screen + Help viewer

ALT + ENTER [Display properties for the selected item]

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]

ALT + PAGE DOWN [Move down one screen]

ALT + TAB [Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)]

CTRL + F4 [Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)]

CTRL + A [Select all items in a document or window]

CTRL + C or CTRL + INSERT [Copy the selected item]

CTRL + D / DELETE [DELETE the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin]

CTRL + R or F5 [Refresh the active window]

CTRL + V or SHIFT + INSERT [Paste the selected item]

CTRL + X [Cut the selected item]

CTRL + Y [Redo an action]

CTRL + Z [Undo an action]

CTRL + + or CTRL + – [Zoom in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]

CTRL + mouse scroll wheel [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 [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 + ALT + TAB [Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps]

CTRL + ARROW + SPACEBAR [Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop]

CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW [Select a block of text]

CTRL + ESC [Open the Start screen]

CTRL + SHIFT + ESC [Open Task Manager]

CTRL + SHIFT [Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available]

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 + ARROW [Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document]

SHIFT + DELETE [Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first]

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]
ESC [Stop or leave the current task]

Amazing keyboard Shortcuts for rearranging App on metro screen + Help viewer

Hi blog reader, I have been thinking of the time saving tricks and tips (shortcuts) on the use of computer, navigating the web easily and found that, having idea on using computer shortcuts on any of the windows 7, 8, 10 or whatever it is can lead to great productivity and less disturbance by saving the time through the use of combination of keystrokes on your computer's keyboard.


In this post we are going to see learn the technical and hidden keyboard shortcuts:
These are based on Arrangement of apps on the metro screen and help viewer keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts for App rearranging:

If you are familiar with Metro screen or you are using it, then the shortcuts below can be of a good help to you because it operate's suitable according to your needs as it is described below.

Firstly, You'll have to Pressing down the windows key to enter the arrange mode, then take a time to rearrange the apps and finally release the window key.

Press the below key simultaneously:

Win + . [To Enter Rearrange mode and select apps or dividers across monitors]

Win + LEFT ARROW [This will Move the app divider to the left]

Win + RIGHT ARROW [App divider will move to the right]

Win + UP ARROW [This Maximize the app]

Win + DOWN ARROW [App get closed on doing this]

Win + ESC [Exits the mode of rearranging the Apps]

How Help viewer keyboard Shortcuts work?

Do you know how the Help viewer shortcuts work? Or you might probably here of it. Well, here are the keyboard shortcuts used with the help viewer to ease the use of mouse and save time.

F3 [Move the cursor to the search box]

F10 [Display the Options menu]

HOME [Move to the beginning of a topic]

END [Move to the end of a topic]

ALT + LEFT ARROW [For Moving back to the previously viewed topic]

ALT + RIGHT ARROW [For Moving to the next (previously viewed) topic]

ALT + HOME [For Displaying the Help and support home page]

ALT + A [For Displaying the customer support page]

ALT + C [For Displaying the TABle of Contents]

ALT + N [For Displaying the Connection Settings menu]

CTRL + F [For Searching the current topic]

CTRL + P [Print a topic]