Top keyboard shortcuts for windows 10, 8 and windows RT 8.1

Top keyboard shortcuts for windows 10 – keyboard shortcuts tricks

Top keyboard shortcuts for windows 10, 8 and windows RT 8.1
essential PC shortcuts

The following table contains common keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1. Below are most common keyboard shortcuts tricks

  1. Control C is a common keyboard shortcut for windows operating system. It is generated by pressing the C key while holding down the Ctrl key on most computer keyboards. Control+ C is often used to copy highlighted text to the clipboard.

    Copy a selected item: Ctrl+C - Windows keyboard shortcuts
    Copy a selected item: Ctrl+C – Windows keyboard shortcuts
  2. Ctrl-X - In many software applications on Windows and the X Window System Ctrl-X can be used to cut highlighted mutable text to the clipboard.

    Cut a selected item: Ctrl+X - windows shortcuts
    Cut a selected item: Ctrl+X – windows shortcuts
  3. Control + Z key combination is used for UNDO something. It is commonly used as a substitute character. It is perhaps best known as the keyboard shortcut in Windows applications for the undo command.
  4. Alt + Tab ↹ If you have lots of open windows and you’re not sure exactly which one you need, press Alt+Tab, and get a quick thumbnail view of all open windows. Then, while holding down the Alt key, press the Tab key multiple times until you get to the window you want. This shortcut switches between top-level windows without using the mouse; hence it was named Task Switcher.
  5. Windows logo key +D; By using combination of these keys one can minimize all open windows and file in one second. Use this shortcut when you want to minimize a lot of open windows at once to check something on your desktop. Clutter-to-clean with two fingers. Also pressing back these keys will bring back all minimized windows.
  6. Windows logo key +L; Use this shortcut when you want to lock your windows desktop PC or Laptop in a quick time.

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Table of common keyboard shortcuts windows 8

keyboard shortcuts tricks

Key combination Function
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) You can Copy the selected item or text. But at first you have to make a selection
Ctrl+X You can Cut the selected item or text. But at first you have to make a selection
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) You can Paste the selected item or text
Ctrl+Z Undo an action
Alt+Tab Switch between open apps. while holding down the Alt key, press the Tab key multiple times until you get to the window you want
Alt+F4 You can Close the active item or window instantly, or exit the active app
Windows logo key  +L Lock your PC
Windows logo key  +D Display and hide the desktop, Use this shortcut when you want to minimize a lot of open windows

keyboard shortcuts tricks