Kbd Shortcuts: Windows Desktop

General

Explorer Tree Control

Accessibility Shortcuts

Dialogue Box

General

Win+D

Display Desktop (by minimizing all windows)

Win+E

Start Internet Explorer

Win+F

Starts "Find File"

Win+R

Display "Run" dialogue box

F1

Help

Ctl+Esc Open Start menu
Alt+Tab Rotate to next active application
Alt+F4 Quit program or close active window.
Shf+Del Delete item permanently (bypass recycle bin)
Ctl+C Copy
Ctl+X Cut
Ctl+V Paste
Ctl+Z Undo
Ctl+B Bold
Ctl+U Underline
Ctl+I Italic
Shf+RtClick Display a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
Shf+DblClick Run the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
Alt+DblClick Display properties
F10 Activate menu bar options
Shf+F10 Open a shortcut menu for the selected item (same as right-clicking an object)
Ctl+Esc Open the Start menu (use ARROW keys to select an item)
Alt+DnArrow Open a drop-down list box
Shf+InsertCD Bypass the automatic-run feature.
Alt+Spc Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
Alt+<-> Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
Ctl+Tab Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
Alt+underlined
letter in menu
Open the menu.
Ctl+F4 Close the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
Alt+F6 Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
F2 Rename object
F3 Find all files
F4 Select the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5 Refreshe the current window.
F6 Moves among panes in Windows Explorer.
Ctl+G Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)

Windows Explorer Tree Control

Keypad *

Expand everything under the current selection

Keypad <+> Expand the current selection
Keypad <-> Collapse the current selection
RtArrow Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LfArrow Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent

Accessiblity Shortcuts

Shf+Shf+Shf+Shf+Shf

Toggle StickyKeys

RtShf (for 8 seconds) Toggle FilterKeys
NumLck (5 seconds) Toggle ToggleKeys
Alt+LfShf+NumLck Toggle MouseKeys
LfAlt+LfShf+PrtScr Toggle high contrast on and off

Dialogue Box

Tab

Move to the next control in the dialog box

Shf+Tab Move to the previous control in the dialog box
Space If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
Enter Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
Esc Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
Alt+(underlined letter) Move to the corresponding item
Source: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q126/4/49.asp&NoWebContent=1