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Irreplaceable Keyboard Shortcuts

video Irreplaceable Keyboard Shortcuts

You've seen similar but here are some handy shortcuts you won't be able to live without. Be more productive and save your wrist!!!

I guarantee you will find at least 1 (if not more) useful shortcut that you can use.

13 comments

Jan 29, 2012. 9:35 AM

Madrias357 says:

Was hoping it'd have my personal favorite:

CTRL + Shift + ESC brings up your Task Manager (you know, that window you're always having to open when a program crashes and goes unresponsive)

Feb 27, 2008. 3:35 PMgamer says:

ctrl+prtsc to take a screenshot too... and i accidentally found one (two) out while posting this comment...
ctrl+(=) is zoom in and ctrl+(-) is zoom out... this is in internet explorer

Nov 1, 2011. 11:25 PMdark8587 says:

also ctrl+0 returns to default zoom level

Dec 13, 2008. 12:09 PMGr33ng12nt says:

crtl+mousewheel up or down is zoom in and out too

Feb 27, 2008. 3:36 PMgamer says:

and atl and left + right arrows is to navigate in internet explorer

Aug 28, 2011. 1:37 AMkashivishwanath says:

windows key+u+u = turnsoff ur computer...

May 21, 2011. 9:38 AMjohnpoole says:

alt f4, crtl d, window and any of the keys underlined in that pop up. can't think of any others that i use , and from home i am a linux user

Dec 7, 2009. 10:24 AMsrilyk says:

Alt+F10, pops up the right click menu on a file
Win+E, opens up Windows Explorer
Win+R, opens up the run dialog
ctrl+esc, opens up the start menu

Those are all good ones.

Dec 7, 2009. 10:35 AMsrilyk says:

Whoops, also forgot Win+D - hides all your windows and shows the desktop - even when you can't minimize a window.

Feb 27, 2008. 5:38 PMGorillazMiko says:

Kind of common ones, but they are still pretty cool. They're useful though, I have to give you that.

Feb 27, 2008. 2:45 PMAar000n3y says:

Hey, I want you to give me back my 41 seconds. You guaranteed me that I would find something that I would find useful! Well, there were useful ones in there but they were common ones that I already knew.

Feb 27, 2008. 4:51 PMbranedge (author) says:

sorry i hope it wasn't a total waste!!! well i'm in the giving mood ....any other pc questions u got send them this way let me see if i can help you to redeem myself.