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Every day

• Open the Start menu: Windows key
• Go to the desktop: Windows key+D
  Get to the desktop icons without closing anything.
• Search the computer: Windows key+S
  Type the name of a program or file and press Enter. Faster than the Start menu.
• Switch between open windows: Alt+Tab
  Hold Alt and press Tab again to move through more windows. Let go on the one you want.
• Close the program: Alt+F4
  Closes the program you are in. Save first.
• Open File Explorer: Windows key+E
  The place to find files and folders.
• Create a new folder: Ctrl+Shift+N
• Rename the selected item: F2
• Take a screenshot of part of the screen: Windows key+Shift+S
  Take a picture of the screen to attach to a ticket. It goes to the clipboard, so paste it into the ticket or an email.

Desktop and taskbar

• Open the Start menu: Windows key
• Go to the desktop: Windows key+D
  Get to the desktop icons without closing anything.
• Minimize every window: Windows key+M
• Go to the taskbar: Windows key+B
• Search the computer: Windows key+S
  Type the name of a program or file and press Enter. Faster than the Start menu.
• Open Task View: Windows key+Tab
• Go to the open apps on the taskbar: Windows key+T
• Open the Run dialog: Windows key+R
  Type the name of a program, such as notepad, and press Enter.

Windows and programs

• Switch between open windows: Alt+Tab
  Hold Alt and press Tab again to move through more windows. Let go on the one you want.
• Close the program: Alt+F4
  Closes the program you are in. Save first.
• Open Snap layouts: Windows key+Z
• Shut down or restart or sign out: Ctrl+Alt+Delete

File Explorer

• Open File Explorer: Windows key+E
  The place to find files and folders.
• Open a new tab: Ctrl+T (in File Explorer)
• Expand a folder: Right Arrow (in the navigation pane)
• Collapse a folder: Left Arrow (in the navigation pane)
• Create a new folder: Ctrl+Shift+N
• Rename the selected item: F2
• Open the ribbon: Alt (in File Explorer)
• Refresh the window: F5 (in File Explorer)
• Go up one folder: Backspace (in File Explorer)
• Open the properties of the selected item: Alt+Enter (in File Explorer)
• Switch between the folder tree and the file list: F6 (in File Explorer)
• Delete the selected item: Delete (in File Explorer)

Screenshots

• Take a screenshot of part of the screen: Windows key+Shift+S
  Take a picture of the screen to attach to a ticket. It goes to the clipboard, so paste it into the ticket or an email.
• Record a video clip of the screen: Windows key+Shift+R
• Copy the whole screen to the clipboard: Print Screen