| CTRL+C (Copy) |
| | CTRL+X (Cut) |
| | CTRL+V (Paste) |
| | CTRL+Z (Undo) |
| | DELETE (Delete) |
| | SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) |
| | CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) |
| | CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) |
| | F2 key (Rename the 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) |
| | CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) |
| | SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) |
| | CTRL+A (Select all) |
| | F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) |
| | ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) |
| | ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) |
| | ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) |
| | ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) |
| | CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) |
| | ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) |
| | ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) |
| | F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) |
| | F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) |
| | SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) |
| | ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) |
| | CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) |
| | ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) |
| | Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) |
| | F10 key (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 key (Update the active window) |
| | BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) |
| | ESC (Cancel the current task) |
| | SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing) |
| | CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager) |
