{"id":1773,"date":"2026-01-06T14:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.150\/user2\/wp_prototypes\/medical\/?p=10"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:01:05","slug":"keyboard-shortcuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/2026\/01\/06\/keyboard-shortcuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful Commands | Keyboard Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ctrl + Win + O:<\/strong> OnScreen Keyboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + K:&nbsp;<strong>Cast<\/strong>&nbsp;(Wireless Display)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + P:&nbsp;<strong>Project<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + Shift + S:&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Capture Screenshots&nbsp;<\/strong>(Screenshot of any specific Area)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + V:&nbsp;<strong>Clipboard History<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + Period \/ Full Stop (.):&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Insert emojis, Special Characters, Currency Symbols<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + L:&nbsp;<strong>Lock Screen<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + E:&nbsp;<strong>Opens File Explorer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + I:&nbsp;<strong>Opens Settings (Easy to Check Windows Updates)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alt + Tab:&nbsp;<strong>Switch between Open Windows<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ctrl + Shift + T:&nbsp;<strong>Reopen recently closed tabs (Browser)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows + H:&nbsp;<strong>Voice Typing, Speak to Type<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows + Alt + R:&nbsp;<strong>Record a Screencast<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Windows + G:&nbsp;<strong>Open Game bar when a game is open&nbsp;<\/strong>(Very Useful)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ctrl + Windows + D:&nbsp;<strong>Create new virtual desktop<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WIN + CTRL + F4:&nbsp;<strong>Close current virtual desktop<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ctrl + Windows + Left&nbsp;or Right Arrow:&nbsp;<strong>Switch virtual desktop<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Win + X: <strong>Open the secret Start menu<\/strong> (Quick Link menu)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Google Chrome:&nbsp;<strong>Ctrl key and \u201c+\u201d or \u201c-\u201d combos to increase or decrease the page magnification.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alt+Ctrl+Del:<\/strong> Reboot the System<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ALT + Enter:<\/strong> Allows you to insert a line break in a cell in Excel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ctrl+Enter:<\/strong> Fill Cell Range with Current Entry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Netplwiz Command<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Netplwiz is a Windows Run command that&nbsp;<strong>let users easily remove User, Change User Password&nbsp;<\/strong>upon Windows login. (Press Win + R, then Type Netplwiz \u21b5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Switch from a local account to a Microsoft account<\/strong>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select Start &gt; Settings &gt; Accounts &gt; Your info.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select Sign in with a Microsoft account instead. You\u2019ll see this link only if you\u2019re using a local account. \u2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the prompts to switch to your Microsoft account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rotate Screen<\/strong><br>1. Select <strong>Start<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>System<\/strong> &gt; Then <strong>Display<\/strong><br>2. Scroll down <strong>Display Orientation<\/strong> Then Choose the Option &#8230;..<br><strong>**: Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-3-color has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-3ebfacb7dbe79f601e0f09b687a05124\">Shutdown During Windows Initial Setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>At<\/em>&nbsp;that&nbsp;<em>initial setup<\/em>&nbsp;screen, press the <strong>Shift + F10<\/strong> key \u00b7&nbsp;<em>At<\/em>&nbsp;the Command Prompt, type&nbsp;<strong><em>shutdown<\/em>\/s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\">Bypass Windows 11 Internet Requirement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>At<\/em>&nbsp;that&nbsp;<em>initial setup<\/em>&nbsp;screen, press the <strong>Shift + F10<\/strong> key \u00b7&nbsp;<em>At<\/em>&nbsp;the Command Prompt, type <strong><em>OOBE\\BypassNRO.cmd<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\">Command for Battery Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Command Prompt window, type <strong>powercfg\/batteryreport<\/strong> \u21b5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\">Emergency Restart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can do it from the command prompt or PowerShell utility, too: Just type &#8220;shutdown \/r&#8221; and hit&nbsp;<strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ALT+CTRL+DEL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/administration\/windows-commands\/shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/administration\/windows-commands\/shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\">Check if your computer has an HDD or SSD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Win + R<\/strong> then type <strong>dfrgui<\/strong> and Press OK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\">Command Line Factory Reset<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Command Prompt window, type <strong>systemreset -factoryreset<\/strong> \u21b5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You can also reset your PC by going to Start &gt; Settings &gt; System &gt; Recovery &gt; Reset this PC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\">Command for Windows License<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\">Microsoft Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Start a new line of text inside a cell in Excel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To start a new line of text or add spacing between lines or paragraphs of text in a worksheet cell, you can do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Double-click the cell in which you want to insert a line break.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the location inside the selected cell where you want to break the line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Press&nbsp;<strong>Alt+Enter<\/strong>&nbsp;to insert the line break.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ctrl+Enter:<\/strong> Fill Cell Range with Current Entry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\">Most Useful<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Win<\/strong>+<strong>X<\/strong>: also known as the Power User Menu, provides quick access to essential system tools and settings.<br><strong>Win+P:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shutdown During Windows Initial Setup At&nbsp;that&nbsp;initial setup&nbsp;screen, press the Shift + F10 key \u00b7&nbsp;At&nbsp;the Command Prompt, type&nbsp;shutdown\/s Bypass Windows 11 Internet Requirement At&nbsp;that&nbsp;initial setup&nbsp;screen, press the Shift + F10 key \u00b7&nbsp;At&nbsp;the Command Prompt, type OOBE\\BypassNRO.cmd Command for Battery Report In the Command Prompt window, type powercfg\/batteryreport \u21b5 Emergency Restart Check if your computer has an&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bst_post_transparent":"","_bst_post_title":"","_bst_post_layout":"","_bst_post_sidebar_id":"","_bst_post_content_style":"","_bst_post_vertical_padding":"","_bst_post_feature":"","_bst_post_feature_position":"","_bst_post_header":false,"_bst_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,22,23],"tags":[24,27,28],"class_list":["post-1773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing","category-statistics","category-writing","tag-blogging","tag-educational","tag-experiences"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1773"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7819,"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions\/7819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ascomputerspro.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}