top 5 keyboard shortcuts in MS OS's

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My most commonly used commands
1) Ctrl + L (Lock workstation)
2) win key + E (My comp)
3) win key + R (Run)
4) CTRL+ A (highlight all)
5) CTRL+ Shift + ESC (Task Manager)

 

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In order of my most used:

1) WIN+E (Open My Computer)
2) WIN+R (Run Command)
3) WIN+L (Lock Screen)
4) F2 (Rename File/Directory)
5) WIN+D (Show Desktop)

 

Fixed that for you.

 

My favorite one:

Hold down ALT and type the following quickly to get a secret game; fxfighters

(An old joke to play at n00bs on IRC)



I use Alt+F4 a lot tho...

 

WIN Key + D
WIN Key + L
ALT + TAB
CLtrl + Z
Cltrl + V

 

there is more than five (first five in bold)
win m - minimize window
alt tab - this one was useful at work when surfing on internet
ctrl shift - switching between pol and eng keyboard
ctrl tab - switches between tabs in browser
ctrl esc - helps to minimize game for a while when win m doesn't work
alt f4
ctrl a
ctrl c
ctrl v
ctrl z - useful when you want to undo something you just wrote, done etc
plus few from word:
ctrl l
ctrl r
ctrl e
ctrl j
ctrl b
ctrl shift > and ctrl shift < - works only in msoffice, not in openoffice

 

This one

 

The three fingered salute is also very popular

(ctrl+alt+del)

 

WIN+TAB: the connoisseur's ALT+TAB? :hhhmmm

 

I use Win+Tab more than Alt+Tab these days... I'm a more visual person, so it helps to have a large view of the app I'm tabbing to, this is why I use it more.

 

Was going to say this as well, but what's it a shortcut to

 

I agree. When used on a system that'll run it as quickly as ALT+TAB, it makes for easier viewing.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctrl+Alt+Del

Started as a way to restart a PC via the keyboard (hardcoded). Microsoft picked this up in the Windows OS to initially do the same, and then to get you to the task manager in later versions...