Some useful Keyboard shortcuts

CTRL+X - Cut
CTRL+V - Paste
CTRL+Z - Undo
DELETE - Delete
SHIFT+DELETE - Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
CTRL while dragging an item - Copy the selected item
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item- Create a shortcut to the selected item
F2 key - Rename the selected item
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+LEFT ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+DOWN ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph
CTRL+UP ARROW - Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Highlight a block of text
SHIFT with any of the arrow keys - Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
CTRL+A - Select all
F3 key - Search for a file or a folder
ALT+ENTER - View the properties for the selected item
ALT+F4 - Close the active item, or quit the active program
ALT+SPACEBAR - Open the shortcut menu for the active window
CTRL+F4 - Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously
ALT+TAB - Switch between the open items
ALT+ESC - Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened
F6 key - Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F4 key - Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
SHIFT+F10 - Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
CTRL+ESC - Display the Start menu
ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name - Display the corresponding menu
Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu - Perform the corresponding command
F10 key - Activate the menu bar in the active program
F5 key Update the active window
BACKSPACE - View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
ESC - Cancel the current task
SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive - Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing
CTRL+TAB - Move forward through the tabs
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB - Move backward through the tabs
TAB (press continuously) - Move forward through the options
SHIFT+TAB - Move backward through the options
SPACEBAR - Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box