Born Realist has gathered a list of key combinations that will be of much benefit and will come in handy for any Windows and OS X user.
Win keyboard:
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1. Win:
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Press windows key it will open the start menu , in windows 8.1 it will open the previous window.
2. Win + A:
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It opens the actions center in windows 10.
3. Win + B:
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Pressing Windows plus B key will select the icon in notification area. You can the switch between the icons while pressing the arrow keys.
4. Win + Ctrl + B:
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It shifts to a program while indicating a new message in the notification bar.
5. Win + C:
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In windows 8 and 8.1 it shows the charm bar and in windows 10 it opens Cortana.
6. Win + D:
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It makes desktop appear and minimizes all opened windows.
7. Win + E:
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It opens Windows Explorer, and in Windows 10 it opens a Quick Launch which is set by default.
8. Win + F:
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It opens ‘find files’ and folders.
9. Win + Ctrl + F:
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Opens ‘find Computers’.
10. Win + G:
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It leads all the gadgets to the front that are in the process but only in windows 7 and vista while it opens a game bar in windows 10.
11. Win + K:
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It opens new start menu in windows 8 and 8.1.
12. Win + L:
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It can change or lock the workstation.
13. Win + M:
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IT lets all the windows minimized.
14. Win + ⇧ Shift + M:
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It restores the windows that were minimized.
15. Win + O:
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It enables locks, device orientation and disables gyroscope functions on tablets.
16. Win + P:
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Switches operating modes to external computer/projector but only in windows 7 and newer.
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17. Win + Q:
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It enables search charm for installed apps in Windows 8.
18. Win + R:
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It opens the ‘run dialogue box’.
19. Win + T:
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Only for windows 7 and newer, it switches focus to Taskbar.
20. Win + U:
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Opens for you, the utility manager.
21. Win + W:
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It will open Windows Ink Workspace.
22. Win + X:
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Only available for mobile computers in windows 7 and vista, it opens the window mobile application center.
23. Win + Y:
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If installed, it starts Yahoo messenger.
OS X keyboard:
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24. Command + Up Arrow:
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It takes you to the top of any webpage immediately.
25. Command + Down Arrow:
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It does the opposite, scrolls to the bottom of any webpage.
26. Command + Semicolon:
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It identifies and misspelled words throughout the document.
27. Command + 1 (2, 3) :
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This short key cycles you through any number of tabs open in the browser very conveniently. Command+1 will open the first tab, command+2 will open the second tab and so on and so forth.
28. Option + Delete:
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This short key will help in deleting words, one at a time as compared to one letter at a time. This method will work in all OS X, whether the text is in Text edit or any words in your URL bar.
29. Command + H:
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It hides all open windows from a currently active application.
30. Command + Shift + T:
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Pressing this short key will open the most recently closed tab i your browser. This is actually the best life saver when in times you don’t remember the URL.
31. Command + F3:
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This short key removes all the app windows from screen and in order to bring back the windows press the keys again.
32. Option + Shift + Volume Up/Volume down:
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It increases or decreases volume in increments. This is much useful when you try to get your output levels adjust rightly.
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