os/windows/windows-shortcuts.md


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#### <u>Open Command Prompt</u>  
  1. `Windows+R` # open "Run" box  
  2. Type "cmd"  
      - To open regular Command Prompt click "OK"  
      or  
      - To open an administrator Command Prompt press `Ctrl+Shift+Enter`  
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#### <u>Check/Manage System</u>  
  - Open Task Manager  
  `Ctrl+Shift+Esc` # Bonus: if in a remote desktop/VM client session use `Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Home` instead into windowed mode  
  - Send an interrupt signal  
  `Ctrl+Alt+Del` # Bonus: if in a remote desktop/VM client session use `Ctrl+Alt+End` instead  
  - Open System Properties  
  `Windows+Pause`  
  - Open Resource Monitor  
  &nbsp;1. `Windows+R` # open "Run" box  
  &nbsp;2. Type "resmon"  
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#### <u>Navigating Dialog Boxes</u>  
  - Display items in an active dropdown list.  
  `F4 or Spacebar`  
  - Select a button in a group of buttons or option in a list.  
  `Arrow keys`  
  - Select or deselect an active item if it's a checkbox.  
  `Spacebar`  
  - Switch through different tabs (also works in web browsers)  
  `Ctrl+Tab`  
      - Switch backwards through tabs  
      `Ctrl+Shift+Tab`  
  - Move through options on the current page  
  `Tab`  
      - Move backward through the options on the current page.  
      `Shift+Tab`  
  - Select the option with the corresponding underlined letter in its description.  
  `Alt+(letter)`  
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