List Of All Shortcuts Used In Windows

Here is the list of all Windows Shortcuts. Please note that most of the shortcuts need to be used in RUN PROMPT. Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users can use the commands in the  start menu search box directly. 

You can get the run prompt any time with a shortcut (WinKey+R) that is, by pressing the windows  logo key and R.

• compmgmt.msc – Computer management
• devmgmt.msc – Device manager
• diskmgmt.msc – Disk management
• dfrg.msc – Disk defrag
• eventvwr.msc – Event viewer
• fsmgmt.msc – Shared folders
• gpedit.msc – Group policies
• lusrmgr.msc – Local users and groups
• perfmon.msc – Performance monitor
• rsop.msc – Resultant set of policies
• secpol.msc – Local security settings
• services.msc – Various Services
• msconfig – System Configuration Utility
• regedit – Registry Editor
• msinfo32 - System Information
• sysedit  - System Edit
• win.ini  -  windows loading information(also system.ini)
• winver - Shows current version of windows
• mailto: - Opens default email client
• command - Opens command prompt

Run Commands to access the control panel:

• Add/Remove Programs control appwiz.cpl
• Date/Time Properties control timedate.cpl
• Display Properties control desk.cpl
• FindFast control findfast.cpl
• Fonts Folder control fonts
• Internet Properties control inetcpl.cpl
• Keyboard Properties control main.cpl keyboard
• Mouse Properties control main.cpl
• Multimedia Properties control mmsys.cpl
• Network Properties control netcpl.cpl
• Password Properties control password.cpl
• Printers Folder control printers
• Sound Properties control mmsys.cpl sounds
• System Properties control sysdm.cpl

Command Prompt:

• ANSI.SYS Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys.
• APPEND Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command.
• ARP Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices.
• ASSIGN Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter.
• ASSOC View the file associations.
• AT Schedule a time to execute commands or programs.
• ATMADM Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager.
• ATTRIB Display and change file attributes.
• BATCH Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file.
• BOOTCFG Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini
• BREAK Enable / disable CTRL + C feature.
• CACLS View and modify file ACL’s.
• CALL Calls a batch file from another batch file.
• CD Changes directories.
• CHCP Supplement the International keyboard and character set information.
• CHDIR Changes directories.
• CHKDSK Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors.
• CHKNTFS Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors.
• CHOICE Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file.
• CLS Clears the screen.
• CMD Opens the command interpreter.
• COLOR Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window.
• COMP Compares files.
• COMPACT Compresses and uncompress files.
• CONTROL Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt.
• CONVERT Convert FAT to NTFS.
• COPY Copy one or more files to an alternate location.
• CTTY Change the computers input/output devices.
• DATE View or change the systems date.
• DEBUG Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings.
• DEFRAG Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs.
• DEL Deletes one or more files.
• DELETE Recovery console command that deletes a file.
• DELTREE Deletes one or more files and/or directories.
• DIR List the contents of one or more directory.
• DISABLE Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers.
• DISKCOMP Compare a disk with another disk.
• DISKCOPY Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk.
• DOSKEY Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past.
• DOSSHELL A GUI to help with early MS-DOS users.
• DRIVPARM Enables overwrite of original device drivers.
• ECHO Displays messages and enables and disables echo.
• EDIT View and edit files.
• EDLIN View and edit files.
• EMM386 Load extended Memory Manager.
• ENABLE Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver.
• ENDLOCAL Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.
• ERASE Erase files from computer.
• EXIT Exit from the command interpreter.
• EXPAND Expand a M*cros*ft Windows file back to it’s original format.
• EXTRACT Extract files from the M*cros*ft Windows cabinets.
• FASTHELP Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them.
• FC Compare files.
• FDISK Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive.
• FIND Search for text within a file.
• FINDSTR Searches for a string of text within a file.
• FIXBOOT Writes a new boot sector.
• FIXMBR Writes a new boot record to a disk drive.
• FOR Boolean used in batch files.
• FORMAT Command to erase and prepare a disk drive.
• FTP Command to connect and operate on a FTP server.
• FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations.
• GOTO Moves a batch file to a specific label or location.
• GRAFTABL Show extended characters in graphics mode.
• HELP Display a listing of commands and brief explanation.
• IF Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing.
• IFSHLP.SYS 32-bit file manager.
• IPCONFIG Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values.
• KEYB Change layout of keyboard.
• LABEL Change the label of a disk drive.
• LH Load a device driver in to high memory.
• LISTSVC Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers.
• LOADFIX Load a program above the first 64k.
• LOADHIGH Load a device driver in to high memory.
• LOCK Lock the hard disk drive.
• LOGON Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login.
• MAP Displays the device name of a drive.
• MD Command to create a new directory.
• MEM Display memory on system.
• MKDIR Command to create a new directory.
• MODE Modify the port or display settings.
• MORE Display one page at a time.
• MOVE Move one or more files from one directory to another directory.
• MSAV Early M*cros*ft Virus scanner.
• MSD Diagnostics utility.
• MSCDEX Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM.
• NBTSTAT Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT
• NET Update, fix, or view the network or network settings
• NETSH Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS.
• NETSTAT Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.
• NLSFUNC Load country specific information.
• NSLOOKUP Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.
• PATH View and modify the computers path location.
• PATHPING View and locate locations of network latency.
• PAUSE Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command.
• PING Test / send information to another network computer or network device.
• POPD Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command.
• POWER Conserve power with computer portables.
• PRINT Prints data to a printer port.
• PROMPT View and change the MS-DOS prompt.
• PUSHD Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time.
• QBASIC Open the QBasic.
• RD Removes an empty directory.
• REN Renames a file or directory.
• RENAME Renames a file or directory.
• RMDIR Removes an empty directory.
• ROUTE View and configure windows network route tables.
• RUNAS Enables a user to execute a program on another computer.
• SCANDISK Run the scandisk utility.
• SCANREG Scan registry and recover registry from errors.
• SET Change one variable or string to another.
• SETLOCAL Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else.
• SETVER Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs.
• SHARE Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities.
• SHIFT Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program.
• SHUTDOWN Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt.
• SMARTDRV Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory.
• SORT Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen.
• START Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt.
• SUBST Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter.
• SWITCHES Remove add functions from MS-DOS.
• SYS Transfer system files to disk drive.
• TELNET Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt.
• TIME View or modify the system time.
• TITLE Change the title of their MS-DOS window.
• TRACERT Visually view a network packets route across a network.
• TREE View a visual tree of the hard disk drive.
• TYPE Display the contents of a file.
• UNDELETE Undelete a file that has been deleted.
• UNFORMAT Unformat a hard disk drive.
• UNLOCK Unlock a disk drive.
• VER Display the version information.
• VERIFY Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly.
• VOL Displays the volume information about the designated drive.
• XCOPY Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another.
• TRUENAME When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists
• TASKKILL It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications

Windows XP Shortcuts:

• ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window’s System menu
• ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item
• ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened
• ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
• ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window
• ALT+TAB Switch between open items
• ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu
• BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
• CTRL+A Select all
• CTRL+B Bold
• CTRL+C Copy
• CTRL+I Italics
• CTRL+O Open an item
• CTRL+U Underline
• CTRL+V Paste
• CTRL+X Cut
• CTRL+Z Undo
• CTRL+F4 Close the active document
• CTRL while dragging Copy selected item
• CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM
• CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
• CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
• CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
• CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
• SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
• ESC Cancel the current task
• F1 Displays Help
• F2 Rename selected item
• F3 Search for a file or folder
• F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows 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 program
• SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
• CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
• SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager
• SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
• WIN Display or hide the Start menu
• WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
• WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
• WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
• WIN+F Search for a file or folder
• WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
• WIN+L Locks the desktop
• WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows
• WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
• WIN+TAB Switch between open items

Windows Explorer Shortcuts:

• ALT+SPACEBAR – Display the current window’s system menu
• SHIFT+F10 – Display the item’s context menu
• CTRL+ESC – Display the Start menu
• ALT+TAB – Switch to the window you last used
• ALT+F4 – Close the current window or quit
• CTRL+A – Select all items
• CTRL+X – Cut selected item(s)
• CTRL+C – Copy selected item(s)
• CTRL+V – Paste item(s)
• CTRL+Z – Undo last action
• CTRL+(+) – Automatically resize the columns in the right hand pane
• TAB – Move forward through options
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW – Move forward to a previous view
• ALT+LEFT ARROW – Move backward to a previous view
• SHIFT+DELETE – Delete an item immediately
• BACKSPACE – View the folder one level up
• ALT+ENTER – View an item’s properties
• F10 – Activate the menu bar in programs
• F6 – Switch between left and right panes
• F5 – Refresh window contents
• F3 – Display Find application
• F2 – Rename selected item

Internet Explorer Shortcuts:

• CTRL+A – Select all items on the current page
• CTRL+D – Add the current page to your Favorites
• CTRL+E – Open the Search bar
• CTRL+F – Find on this page
• CTRL+H – Open the History bar
• CTRL+I – Open the Favorites bar
• CTRL+N – Open a new window
• CTRL+O – Go to a new location
• CTRL+P – Print the current page or active frame
• CTRL+S – Save the current page
• CTRL+W – Close current browser window
• CTRL+ENTER – Adds the http://www. (url) .com
• SHIFT+CLICK – Open link in new window
• BACKSPACE – Go to the previous page
• ALT+HOME – Go to your Home page
• HOME – Move to the beginning of a document
• TAB – Move forward through items on a page
• END – Move to the end of a document
• ESC – Stop downloading a page
• F11 – Toggle full-screen view
• F5 – Refresh the current page
• F4 – Display list of typed addresses
• F6 – Change Address bar and page focus
• ALT+RIGHT ARROW – Go to the next page
• SHIFT+CTRL+TAB – Move back between frames
• SHIFT+F10 – Display a shortcut menu for a link
• SHIFT+TAB – Move back through the items on a page
• CTRL+TAB – Move forward between frames
• CTRL+C – Copy selected items to the clipboard
• CTRL+V – Insert contents of the clipboard
• ENTER – Activate a selected link
• HOME – Move to the beginning of a document
• END – Move to the end of a document
• F1 – Display Internet Explorer Help