/ Fast Access to the Desktop

To get an Explorer view of the Desktop

Press Ctrl-Esc or click the Start button
Press R to go to Run. Note: If you are using a Win keyboard, you can get to this point by pressing Win+R
Type in a period


/ Toggles between minimizing/restoring all windows
Win+D

Open the start menu
Display the pop-up menu for the selected object Win+F1
Start Explorer Win+E
Find Files or Folders Win+F
Find computer Ctrl+Win+F
Minimizes all windows Win+M
Undo Minimize All Shift+Win+M
Display Run Dialog box Win-R
Cycles through taskbar buttons Win+Tab
Displays System Properties Win+Break


If you're in Control Panel, hitting the Backspace key will switch you into the My Computer folder.

Press CTRL + Z to undo things like renaming a file in Explorer

To minimize all windows:

Press Ctrl-ESC to bring up the Task Bar
Press Alt-M
This makes it a lot easier to minimize windows when all your open applications are full screen

To access the System Properties screen quickly, simply hold down the ALT key while double clicking on the My Computer icon.

To access the System Properties screen quickly, simply hold down the ALT key while double clicking on the My Computer icon.

Pressing the Shift-F10 key will be the same as clicking the right-mouse button.

To access your programs more quickly from your start button, with out aid of a mouse, hit ctrl+esc to open your start menu.
Then, type the letter for the directory you are looking for.
For example, to access the ever popular game of solitaire, CTRL+ESC, then "P" for programs, "A" for accessories, "G" for games, then "S" for Solitaire.
If there is more than one entry for the letter, keep hitting the letter until you reach your desired location. Then, hit enter.


Thats some very simple stuff I copy and pasted from a tutorial [I left out the useless bits and gave you the useful stuff].

Anyway the tutorial is anonymous but theres not much to take credit for most of this is commen knowledge.