While most of us are already aware of obvious keyboard shortcuts like
“Alt+F4” and “Ctrl+C”, there are some obscure shortcuts which most of us
tend to overlook. These keyboard shortcuts are not only useful for the
average PC user but for advanced users as well. This article contains
many such amazing keyboard shortcuts which if used properly could save a
lot of time and effort. So let's get started.
Some important shortcut keys are:
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 are doing some private work.
Ctrl+Shift+Esc: This shortcut directly starts the task manager.
While Alt+Ctrl+Del 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 to just Print Screen which takes the screenshot of the
entire screen.
Ctrl++: This shortcut allows you to zoom in web pages in
web browsers. Useful when 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.
Ctrl+-: This shortcut does the reverse of the previous shortcut.
Ctrl+0: Reset the webpage's zoom.
Ctrl+-: This shortcut does the reverse of the previous shortcut.
Ctrl+0: Reset the webpage's zoom.
F2: Allows you to rename the selected file
Ctrl+F: This keyboard shortcut opens the Find option in any program.
Windows Key+L: This shortcut locks your computer.
Windows key+E: This shortcut opens my computer.
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