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Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

The official definitive list.

Application Management

Ctrl+Alt+Delete	cycle back or forward through applications
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	cycle back or forward through application windows
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	cycle back or forward through process list
(Prohibited By Law)	process management
space	screen dump (entire screen)
(Prohibited By Law)	screen dump (drag a rectangle)
space	screen dump (highlighted window)
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	cycle back or forward through keyboard layouts
Ctrl+Alt+Delete-click on window	adjust window in background
Ctrl+Alt+Delete-click on icon or window	switch to new program and crash it
Ctrl+Alt+Delete-click on icon	switch to new program and crash all others
(Any Key)	expose bugs in Windows
(Update Button)	maximise Microsoft profits
(Default)	pay Bill Gates too much
(Dream On)	close Microsoft and put Bill Gates in gaol
(No User Intervention Necessary)	force all programs to crash, hang, or shut down

Esc+space+F9-left arrow	move to beginning of paragraph
Esc+space+F2-left arrow	move one character back
Esc+space+F3-delete	delete character to right
Esc+space+F9-right arrow	move to end of paragraph
Esc+space+F7-right arrow	move one character forward
Esc+space+F3-right arrow	move one character forward
(Any Key)	delete text to end of paragraph
Esc+space+F0-down arrow	move to next line
Shift+Esc+space+F0-down arrow	insert newline
Esc+space+F1-up arrow	move to previous line
(Any Key)	transpose characters
Shift+Esc+Windows	delete word to either right or left
Shift+Esc+Windows	delete line either above or below

9+1+1	Windows support US
1+1+2	Windows support EU

F1	execute command
Alt+F4	Turbo Mode
(Not Available)	Stop
(Not Available)	Spelling
(Not Available)	Check Spelling
(Not Available)	Application Help
(Default)	Don't Save
(Not Available)	Find Previous
(Prohibited By Law)	Eject
US Federal Government Button (Hold For A Long Time)	Export
(Disabled)	Find
(Deprecated)	Find Next
(Not Applicable)	Go to Folder
(Default)	Hide Application
(Any Key)	Hide Others
(Dream On)	Get Info
(Prohibited By Law)	Import
space	Scroll to Selection
(Not Available)	New (Windows)
(Deprecated)	Open
(Temporarily Out Of Order)	Print
(Dream On)	Page Setup
(Any Key)	Quit Application
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	Log Out
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	Log Out Without Confirmation
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	Force Log Out Without Confirmation
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	Refresh
(Prohibited By Law)	Save
(See Above)	Save As
We Don't Have No Tabs! We Don't Need No Stinking Tabs!	New Tab
(Default)	Show Microsoft Fonts
(Disabled)	Underline
(AOL Key)	Upper Case
(Deprecated)	Paste
We Don't Have No Tabs! We Don't Need No Stinking Tabs!	Close Tab
(Any Key)	Close Window
(Deprecated)	Cut
(You Must Be Joking)	Undo
(See A Doctor)	Redo
(There Is No Going Back)	Back
(Wait Five Minutes)	Forward

Ctrl+Alt+Delete	reboot
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start from 1st partition
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start from network server
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	put computer in Malware Target Disk Mode
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in CP/M
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in MS-DOS
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows for Workgroups
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows NT
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows 95
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows 98
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows 98SE
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows 2000
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows Me
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows XP
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows XP Service Pack 2
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows Longhorn
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows Vista
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Windows 7 (aka Windows Vista 7)
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in OpenBSD (aka Windows Vista 8)
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	prevent load of startup items
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	show all startup disks
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start from external drive or CD
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	start in Safe Mode
(Any Key)	single user mode
(Not Available)	Lauren De Long buyers remorse button
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	Scan Disk Verbose
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	eject Windows
Ctrl+Alt+Delete	after power-up: reboot

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