Alt+ Spacebarĭrops down the window control menu for the currently open Windows program in Windows 95 and later. Switch between open applications on Taskbar in Windows 95 and later. In Windows 8, this opens the Start screen and in Windows 3.x, this opens the Task Manager. Open the Windows Start menu in most versions of Windows. Immediately bring up the Windows Task Manager in Windows 2000 and later. Pressing Ctrl+ Alt+ Del multiple times reboots the computer. Open the Windows option screen for locking computer, switching user, Task Manager, etc. If the Print Screen key is pressed alone, the whole screen will be made into a screenshot.

For example, if you opened the calculator and pressed these shortcut keys, only the calculator window would be created as a screenshot. Alt+ Print ScreenĬreate a screenshot only for the active program window in all versions of Windows. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties. In Windows 95 or later, display the properties of the object you double-click. Reverse the direction by pressing Ctrl+ Shift+ Tab at the same time. Switches between program groups, tabs, or document windows in applications that support this feature. Reverse the direction by pressing Alt+ Shift+ Tab at the same time. Switch between open applications in all versions of Windows. General Windows keyboard shortcuts Alt+ Tab How do I create a Windows shortcut key?.How to navigate Windows using a keyboard.

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