Basic Windows Shortcuts

Personally, I don't like to poke my screen... filthy smudges... While a touch screen is fun and easy to use, some quick features are lost on the interface.  The great thing about not using touch screen computers, are keyboard shortcuts.  

The basic keyboard shortcuts are operating system specific.  While both Apple and Windows offer similar shortcuts, the key combinations will be different.  Some useful windows program key combinations are:

CTRL + A: select all

CTRL + C: copy

CTRL + V: Paste

CTRL + Z: undo

Windows Logo + L: locks the computer requiring user password to resume

ALT + TAB: switch between open programs

Ctrl + Tab: switches between multiple tabs in browsers

ALT + F4: quits program

F5: refresh the current window

Windows Logo + D: minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop

There are many other shortcuts available for windows.  Many can be found at this support page.  In addition to the operating system shortcuts, many programs have their own.  For a list of MAC shortcuts, access support page.