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Program Run Command Accessibility Controls access.cpl Accessibility Wizard accwiz Add Hardware Wizard hdwwiz.cpl Add/Remove Programs appwiz.cpl Administrative Tools control admintools Adobe Acrobat ( if installed ) acrobat Adobe Distiller ( if installed ) acrodist Adobe ImageReady ( if installed ) imageready Adobe Photoshop ( if installed ) photoshop Automatic Updates wuaucpl.cpl Basic Media Player mplay32 Bluetooth Transfer Wizard fsquirt Calculator calc Ccleaner ( if installed ) ccleaner C: Drive c: Certificate Manager cdrtmgr.msc Character Map charmap Check Disk Utility chkdsk Chrome ( if installed ) chrome Clipboard Viewer clipbrd Command Prompt cmd Command Prompt command Component Services dcomcnfg Computer Management compmgmt.msc Compare Files comp Control Panel control Create a shared folder Wizard shrpubw Date and Time Properties timedate.cpl DDE Shares ddeshare Device Manager devmgmt.msc Direct X Control Panel ( if installed ) directx.cpl Direct X Troubleshooter dxdiag Disk Cleanup Utility cleanmgr Disk Defragment dfrg.msc Disk Partition Manager diskmgmt.msc Display Properties control desktop Display Properties desk.cpl Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected ) control color Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility drwtsn32 Driver Verifier Utility verifier Ethereal ( if installed ) ethereal Event Viewer eventvwr.msc Files and Settings Transfer Tool migwiz File Signature Verification Tool sigverif Findfast findfast.cpl Firefox firefox Folders Properties control folders Fonts fonts Fonts Folder fonts Free Cell Card Game freecell Game Controllers joy.cpl Group Policy Editor ( xp pro ) gpedit.msc Hearts Card Game mshearts Help and Support helpctr Hyperterminal hypertrm Hotline Client hotlineclient Local Security Settings secpol.msc Local Users and Groups lusrmgr.msc Logs You Out of Windows logoff inetcpl.cpl Malicious Software Removal Tool mrt Microsoft Access ( if installed ) access.cpl Microsoft Chat winchat Microsoft Excel ( if installed ) excel Microsoft Diskpart diskpart Microsoft Frontpage ( if installed ) frontpg Microsoft Movie Maker moviemk Microsoft Management Console mmc Microsoft Narrator narrator Microsoft Paint Microsoft Powerpoint powerpnt Microsoft Word ( if installed ) winword Microsoft Syncronization Tool                                               mobsync Minesweeper Game winmine Mouse Properties main.cpl MS-Dos Editor edit MS-Dos FTP ftp Nero ( if installed ) nero Netmeeting conf Network Connections control netconnections Network Connections ncpa.cpl Network Setup Wizard netsetup.cpl Notepad notepad Nview Desktop Manager ( if installed ) nvtuicpl.cpl Object Packager packager ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32 ODBC Data Source Administrator odbccp32.cpl On Screen Keyboard osk Opens AC3 Filter ( if installed ) ac3filter.cpl Outlook Express msimn Paint pbrush Password Properties password.cpl Performance Monitor perfmon.msc Performance Monitor perfmon Phone and Modem Options telephon.cpl Phone Dialer dialer Pinball Game pinball Power Configuration powercfg.cpl Printers and Faxes control printers Printers Folder printers Private Characters Editor eudcedit Quicktime ( if installed ) quicktime.cpl Quicktime Player ( if installed ) quicktimeplayer Real Player ( if installed ) realplay Regional Settings intl.cpl Registry Editor regedit Registry Editor regedit32 Remote Access Phonebook rasphone Remote Desktop mstsc Removable Storage ntmsmgr.msc Removable Storage Operator Requests ntmsoprq.msc Resultant Set of Policy ( xp pro ) rsop.msc Scanners and Cameras sticpl.cpl Scheduled Tasks control schedtasks Security Center wscui.cpl Services services.msc Shared Folders fsmgmt.msc Sharing Session rtcshare Shuts Down Windows shutdown Sounds Recorder sndrec32 Sounds and Audio mmsys.cpl Spider Solitare Card Game spider SQL Client Configuration clicongf System Configuration Editor sysedit System Configuration Utility msconfig System File Checker Utility ( Scan Immediately ) sfc /scannow System File Checker Utility ( Scan Once At Next Boot ) sfc /scanonce System File Checker Utility ( Scan On Every Boot ) sfc /scanboot System File Checker Utility ( Return to Default Settings) sfc /revert System File Checker Utility ( Purge File Cache ) sfc /purgecache System File Checker Utility ( Set Cache Size to Size x ) sfc /cachesize=x System Information msinfo32 System Properties sysdm.cpl Task Manager taskmgr TCP Tester tcptest Telnet Client telnet Tweak UI ( if installed ) tweakui User Account Management nusrmgr.cpl Utility Manager utilman Volume Serial Number for C: label Volume Control sndvol32 Windows Address Book wab Windows Address Book Import Utility wabmig Windows Backup Utility ( if installed ) ntbackup Windows Explorer explorer Windows Firewall firewall.cpl Windows Installer Details msiexec Windows Magnifier magnify Windows Management Infrastructure wmimgmt.msc Windows Media Player wmplayer Windows Messenger msnsgs Windows Picture Import Wizard (Need camera connected) wiaacmgr Windows System Security Tool syskey Windows Script host settings wscript Widnows Update Launches wupdmgr Windows Version ( shows your windows version ) winver Windows XP Tour Wizard tourstart Wordpad write Zoom Utility igfxzoom

Function	Shortcut
General
Right Shift for eight seconds	Turn Filter Keys on and off
Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn)	Turn High Contrast on or off
Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock	Turn Mouse Keys on or off
Shift five times	Turn Sticky Keys on or off
Num Lock for five seconds	Turn Toggle Keys on or off
Windows logo key +U	Open the Ease of Access Center
F1	Display Help
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)	Copy the selected item
Ctrl+X	Cut the selected item
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)	Paste the selected item
Ctrl+Z	Undo an action
Ctrl+Y	Redo an action
Delete (or Ctrl+D)	Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
Shift+Delete	Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
F2	Rename the selected item
Ctrl+Right Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl+Left Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl+Down Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl+Up Arrow	Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key	Select a block of text
Shift with any arrow key	Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
Ctrl with any arrow key+Spacebar	Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl+A	Select all items in a document or window
F3	Search for a file or folder
Alt+Enter	Display properties for the selected item
Alt+F4	Close the active item, or exit the active program
Alt+Spacebar	Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Ctrl+F4	Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
Alt+Tab	Switch between open items
Ctrl+Alt+Tab	Use the arrow keys to switch between open items
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel	Change the size of icons on the desktop
Windows logo key +Tab	Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab	Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
Alt+Esc	Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
F6	Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F4	Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer
Shift+F10	Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
Ctrl+Esc	Open the Start menu
Alt+underlined letter	Display the corresponding menu
Alt+underlined letter	Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)
F10	Activate the menu bar in the active program
Right Arrow	Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
Left Arrow	Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
F5 (or Ctrl+R)	Refresh the active window
Alt+Up Arrow	View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer
Esc	Cancel the current task
Ctrl+Shift+Esc	Open Task Manager
Shift when you insert a CD	Prevent the CD from automatically playing
Left Alt+Shift	Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled
Ctrl+Shift	Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are enabled
Right or Left Ctrl+Shift	Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages
Dialog box shortcuts
Ctrl+Tab	Move forward through tabs
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Move back through tabs
Tab	Move forward through options
Shift+Tab	Move back through options
Alt+underlined letter	Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter
Enter	Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands
Spacebar	Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Arrow keys	Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
Windows Explorer shortcuts
Ctrl+N	Open a new window
Ctrl+W	Close the current window
Ctrl+Shift+N	Create a new folde
End	Display the bottom of the active window
Home	Display the top of the active window
F11	Maximize or minimize the active window
Ctrl+Shift+E	Display all folders above the selected folder
Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel	Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons
Alt+D	Select the address bar
Ctrl+E	Select the search box
Ctrl+F	Select the search box
Windows Logo Keys.
Windows logo key	Open or close the Start menu
Windows logo key	Minimize all Open windows
Windows logo key +Shift+M	Restore minimized windows to the desktop
Windows logo key +l	Logoff current Windows User
Windows logo key +T	Cycle through programs on the taskbar
Windows logo key +U	Open Ease of Access Center.
Windows logo key +Tab	Toggle between windows
Windows logo key +Shift+Tab (Only Win 7)	Toggle between Windows