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Question 1

What does Ctrl + Y do in Windows/General?

Answer 1

Redoes an undone action.

Question 2

What does Alt + F4 do in Windows?

Answer 2

Closes the active window or app. If on the desktop, opens the shutdown dialog.

Question 3

What does Alt + Tab do in Windows?

Answer 3

Switches between open application windows. Hold Alt, tap Tab to cycle.

Question 4

What does Win + Tab do in Windows?

Answer 4

Opens Task View (overview of windows and virtual desktops).

Question 5

What does Win + D do in Windows?

Answer 5

Shows the desktop (minimizes all windows). Press again to restore windows.

Question 6

What does Win + L do in Windows?

Answer 6

Locks the PC and returns to the login screen.

Question 7

What does Win + E do in Windows?

Answer 7

Opens File Explorer.

Question 8

What does Win + X do in Windows?

Answer 8

Opens the Quick Link menu (power user tools like Disk Management, PowerShell, etc.).

Question 9

How do you use Win + Number (0–9) in Windows?

Answer 9

Launches or switches to the taskbar pinned app at that position (Win+1 for 1st, Win+0 for 10th).

Question 10

What does Ctrl + Shift + Esc do in Windows?

Answer 10

Opens Task Manager directly.

Question 11

What does PrtScn (Print Screen) do in Windows?

Answer 11

Copies the entire screen (or active window with Alt+PrtScn) to the clipboard.

Question 12

What does Win + Shift + S do in Windows?

Answer 12

Opens the Snip & Sketch snipping tool to capture a region, window, or full screen.

Question 13

What does Win + V do in Windows?

Answer 13

Opens Clipboard History (once enabled) to paste previous items.

Question 14

What do Win + . (period) or Win +

Answer 14

(semicolon) do in Windows?

Question 15

How do Ctrl + Arrow Keys (←/→) help in text editing?

Answer 15

Moves the text cursor by one whole word. Add Shift to select text by word.

Question 16

How do Ctrl + Backspace / Ctrl + Delete help in text editing?

Answer 16

Deletes the previous word (Ctrl+Backspace) or the next word (Ctrl+Delete).

Question 17

How do Win + Arrow Keys (←/→/↑/↓) manage windows?

Answer 17

Snap the active window to the left/right half, maximize (up), or minimize/restore (down). Combine for quarter screen snapping.

Question 18

How do Shift + Win + Arrow Keys (←/→) manage windows on multi-monitor setups?

Answer 18

Moves the active window to a different monitor (if available), keeping its size/snap state.

Question 19

What does Win + Ctrl + D do for virtual desktops?

Answer 19

Creates a new virtual desktop.

Question 20

How do you switch between virtual desktops using Win + Ctrl + ←/→?

Answer 20

Switches to the virtual desktop to the left (←) or right (→).

Question 21

What does Win + Ctrl + F4 do for virtual desktops?

Answer 21

Closes the current virtual desktop.

Question 22

What extra options can Shift + Right-Click provide in File Explorer?

Answer 22

Opens an extended context menu, e.g., “Copy as path” for files, “Open PowerShell window here” for folders.

Question 23

What is PowerToys for Windows?

Answer 23

A free Microsoft utility suite enhancing Windows with tools like FancyZones (custom window tiling), PowerToys Run (Alt+Space quick launcher), Color Picker (Win+Shift+C), Keyboard Manager, and Image Resizer.

Question 24

What is “Everything” Search for Windows?

Answer 24

A lightning-fast file search utility by Voidtools that indexes filenames for instantaneous results.

Question 25

What is "Ditto" for Windows?

Answer 25

A third-party clipboard manager that saves an extensive, searchable history of items you copy (text, images, files). Default hotkey: Ctrl + (backtick). What is AutoHotkey (AHK) for Windows?