Just as you know the shortcuts that get you home faster, you should also know the shortcuts (key combinations) on your computer keyboard, because they can help you do your work on the computer much faster. That's why we've collected all the computer keyboard shortcuts (for Windows) that you need to know. Once you've conquered them, you'll wonder how you ever lived without them.
Computer keyboard shortcuts are a regularly overlooked feature offered by a computer, as operating systems, in our case Windows, are adapted to mouse management. And the mouse is in principle quite enough, but only until you master the shortcuts on the computer keyboard. Just ask a professional user who considers the keyboard as a tool at least equivalent to a mouse. Why? Because you perform certain operations with it twice as fast and so in the end you save a lot of time.
Below, take a look at the most useful computer keyboard shortcuts that you simply need to know.
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Close the window or tab
> Ctrl + W
Close the current window or program
> Alt + F4
Lock the computer
> Win (Windows logo key) + L
Open the Start menu
> Ctrl + Esc
Moves to the next data entry field
> Tab
Flip the screen orientation
> Ctrl + Alt + one of the arrows
Switch between open programs
> Alt + Tab
Cycles between open programs
> Win + Tab
Open Task Manager
> Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Permanently delete an item and bypass the trash
> Shift + Delete
Hide all open windows or show desktop
> Win + M or Win + D
Maximize the file to the left or right half
> Win + left or right arrow
Zoom out everything
> Win + M
Stretch the program over the entire screen
> Win + up arrow
Open the Windows center (for a laptop, for example, to turn on the wireless connection)
> Win + X
