Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Computers

While most of us are already aware of obvious keyboard shortcuts like Alt+F4 and
rl+C , there are some obscure shortcuts which most of us tend to overlook. These k
eyboard shortcuts are not only useful for the average PC user but for advanced u
sers as well. This article contains many such amazing keyboard shortcuts which i
f used properly could save a lot of time and effort. So let's get started.

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Windows key+D: This shortcut is the keyboard equivalent of Show the Desktop . It is
useful for quickly minimizing every open window when someone walks in and you a
re doing some private work.
Keyboard Shortcuts Windows
Ctrl+Shift+Esc: This shortcut directly starts the task manager. While Alt+Ctrl+D
el was used to bring out the Task Manager in Windows XP and earlier versions, in
Windows 8.1, Windows 8 and Windows 7, it just brings up the lock this computer
screen.
Ctrl+Click: This shortcut is useful for opening a link in a background tab. This
is useful when you have to load a page without leaving the current one.
Alt+Print Screen: takes the screenshot of the current active window as opposed t
o just Print Screen which takes the screenshot of the entire screen.
Shift+Click for Yes to All and No to All: If you have a lot of dialog boxes aski
ng yes and no question, just shift+click Yes or No on one to yes all or no all.
Ctrl+C on an error dialog box to copy its contents: Suppose your computer is giv
ing an error message and you want to copy its contents to send to the support gu
y, what do you do? Just press Ctrl+C while the dialog box is highlighted and its
contents will be copied to your clipboard.
Ctrl+T: This keyboard shortcut opens a new tab in internet browsers.
Ctrl+Shift+T: Reopens the last closed tab.
Ctrl+Shift+N: This shortcut opens a new incognito window in Google Chrome.
Ctrl+Shift+P: Opens a new private window in Mozilla Firefox.
Alt+Enter after writing the domain name in the address bar of your browser to in
sert .com automatically.
Shift+Enter inserts .net domain name extension.
Ctrl+W: This shortcut closes the current tab in your browser quickly.
Ctrl+Backspace: This shortcut deletes the last word you have typed. It is useful
in case you typed in a wrong word and want to delete it quickly.
Ctrl+Left or Right Arrow key: This shortcut allows you to move the cursor one wo
rd at a time instead of the default one character at a time.
Ctrl++: This shortcut allows you to zoom in web pages in web browsers. Useful wh
en text on a web page is too small to read properly. Ctrl+Scroll wheel can also
zoom in documents, file thumbnails and icons in Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows
7 and Windows Vista.