Speed up your workflow with these handy windows shortcuts! These tips and tricks will make you a computer wiz in no time.
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Windows Related Shortcuts
| Click | To Execute |
| Windows logo key+Up Arrow | Maximize the window |
| Windows logo key+Down Arrow | Minimize the window |
| Windows logo key+Left Arrow | Window to the left side of the screen |
| Windows logo key+Right Arrow | Window to the right side of the screen |
| Windows logo key+D | Display the desktop. Hitting it again, restores the windows that were displayed |
| Windows logo + Spacebar | Preview the desktop. When you let up on the Windows key, the original windows return |
| Windows logo key+M | Minimize all windows. Letting up does not return them to their original size |
| Windows logo key+Shift+M | Restore minimized windows to their original size |
| Windows logo key+Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow |
Moves the window to another monitor |
| Windows logo key+Home | Minimizes all windows except the active one |
Taskbar Related Shortcuts
| Click | To Execute |
| Windows logo key+T | Cycles through the programs that are pinned on the taskbar |
| Windows logo key +number | Starts the program pinned on the taskbar related to it’s position. For example logo key+1 would start the first program pinned to the taskbar |
| Ctrl+Windows logo key+number | Changes to the last active windows for that numbered program pinned to the taskbar |
| Alt+Windows logo key+number | Opens up the jump list for that program pinned to the taskbar |
| Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button | Starts a program on the taskbar as Administrator |
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Internet Explorer Shortcuts
| Click | To Execute |
| F1 | Display the Internet Explorer Help, or when in a dialog box, display context help on an item |
| F11 | Toggle between Full Screen and regular view of the browser window |
| TAB | Move forward through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar |
| SHIFT+TAB | Move back through the items on a Web page, the Address bar, and the Links bar |
| ALT+HOME | Go to your Home page |
| ALT+RIGHT ARROW | Go to the next page |
| ALT+LEFT ARROW or BACKSPACE | Go to the previous page |
| SHIFT+F10 | Display a shortcut menu for a link |
| CTRL+TAB or F6 | Move forward between frames |
| SHIFT+CTRL+TAB | Move back between frames |
| UP ARROW | Scroll toward the beginning of a document |
| DOWN ARROW | Scroll toward the end of a document |
| PAGE UP | Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments |
| PAGE DOWN | Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments |
| HOME | Move to the beginning of a document |
| END | Move to the end of a document |
| CTRL+F | Find on this page |
| F5 or CTRL+R | Refresh the current Web page only if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are different |
| CTRL+F5 | Refresh the current Web page, even if the time stamp for the Web version and your locally stored version are the same |
| ESC | Stop downloading a page |
| CTRL+O or CTRL+L | Go to a new location |
| CTRL+N | Open a new window |
| CTRL+W | Close the current window |
| CTRL+S | Save the current page |
| CTRL+P | Print the current page or active frame |
| ENTER | Activate a selected link |
| CTRL+E | Open Search in Explorer bar |
| CTRL+I | Open Favorites in Explorer bar |
| CTRL+H | Open History in Explorer bar |
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