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9 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows PC

Posted on the 15 September 2021 by Teragoodness

Do you use a Windows-powered PC and would like to improve productivity? Windows shortcuts can help you save quality time when using your PC. In this article, we have considered the most useful Keyboard shortcuts on Windows PC.

9 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows PC

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9 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows PC

Ctrl + Z : Undo

Ctrl + Z : Undo

Regardless of what you are working on and where it is being done, Ctrl + Z can come to you as a lifesaver. This function can help you revoke costly mistakes easily.

Whatever program it is that you're running, the Ctrl + Z shortcut will help you get back to your last entry. Amazingly, you don't have to worry about mistakes any longer knowing fully well that there is a shortcut that can save you time.

Ctrl + A : Select All

Ctrl + A : Select All

Whatever program you are running on your Windows PC, you can take advantage of the Ctrl + A shortcut to select all the texts, files, folders, and even elements in such program or page.

Rather than exhausting your precious time dragging the mouse all over the page, this shortcut will help you get everything just by holding two keys.

Ctrl + C : Copy

9 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows PC

Imagine you have made a text selection and you want to copy it. That is where this shortcut comes into play.

The Ctrl + C shortcut is one of the most used shortcuts in the Windows environment. You can easily copy anything you want to the clipboard and paste it anywhere you want, on the same PC.

Ctrl + Shift + V : Paste Plain Text

9 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows PC

Ctrl + V can help you paste anything you copy without stress. Items you can paste using this shortcut include texts, files, images, folders and any other thing you can think of. With this shortcut, you can bring everything you want, together.

To paste as plain, simple text without original formatting, simply add Shift and you are there.

Ctrl + X : Cut

Ctrl + X : Cut

In case you want to move a piece of text, table, image or file to another location, the cut shortcut is the right tool for that moment.

The shortcut tool, when used, help you remove the piece from its location and you can paste it anywhere you want.

Alt + Tab: Switch Screen/Tabs

9 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows PC

Just like most of the shortcuts, the switch screen/tabs shortcut has been around for a while. Interestingly, it has been well-enhanced in recent upgrades of the Windows OS.

To use this shortcut,  press Alt and the Tab key, and your screen will switch to the next tab. However, holding down the Alt button while tapping the Tab key will help you move across multiple screens.

Ctrl + Alt + Del : Task Manager

9 Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows PC

When an application starts to lag or stops responding, the Ctrl + Alt + Del shortcut is the right choice especially when windows OS appears frozen and nothing is responding. Call upon Ctrl + Alt + Del the task manager opens up magically.

Further, you can see which programs and apps were making your PC run slowly and stop them. This surely will help bring your Windows PC back.

Alt + F4 : Close Program

Alt + F4 : Close Program

Pressing Alt + F4 keys will help you to close any application you are on. The shortcut is so smart, that it will prompt you to save your work progress before shutting it down.

The shortcut works across almost all programs and software running on Windows.

Ctrl + F : Find In Page

Would you like to quickly search for a keyword in your texts or on a page? Just press that Ctrl + F. The shortcut will help you find the keyword in a document and a browser.

Ctrl + F shortcut will open a search bar where you can type any keyword of interest and shows all the relevant results in the document or page.

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