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Keyboard Shortcuts, Windows

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Key(s)
Local
Key(s)
Remote
Desktop
Key(s)
Virtual
PC
Description
F4 Address Bar List, show it
Alt Tab Alt PageUp Cycles between applications from left to right. Shows a preview of all apps
Alt Shift Tab Alt PageDown Cycles between applications from right to left. Shows a preview of all apps
Alt Escape Alt Insert Cycle between applications in the order they were started
F6 Cycle between Window Elements
Shift F10 Context Menu. Same as what the mouses context menu button does
Alt Space Alt Delete Context Menu of current window
Control Alt Break Full Screen Toggle of Remote Desktop
Control Alt Pause BAD Full screen toggle of Remote Desktop
Control Alt Delete Control Alt End Reset
Control Alt Num+ Control Alt Num+ Screenshot of remote/virtual desktop entire desktop
Control Alt Num- Control Alt Num- Screenshot of remote/virtual desktop active window
Windows Menu Key Alt Home Start Menu
Left Arrow Tree, collapse tree
Right Arrow Tree, expand tree
Backspace Up, go up a folder in Windows Explorer
Alt Delete (Current) Windows Context Menu
Control Alt End Windows Security dialog box
WinKey + leftArrow Dock Window Left (called 'Snap')
WinKey + rightArrow Dock Window Right (called 'Snap')
WinKey + upArrow Maximize
Shift WinKey Right Move window to next monitor on the right
Shift WinKey Left Move window to next monitor on the left

Windows Explorer

Key(s)
Local
Key(s)
Remote
Desktop
Key(s)
Virtual
PC
Description
End Bottom of active window
Left Arrow Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder
Numlock - Collapse the Selected Folder
Numlock + Display the contents of the Selected Folder
Right Arrow Expand the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfoler
Numlock * Subfolders, display all under the selected folder
Home Top of active window