Bert Swope
While there are a great number of useful windows 10 shortcuts, I have the list below the combination, which I use daily. Many of the shortcuts can be used across multiple applications (e.g. Notepad++, MS Word, SQL Server, Dbeaver, etc.) and save a considerable amount of mouse work. Overall, these shortcut keys are more efficient and faster than using the mouse to perform the same task on a repetitive basis.
You may want to investigate the numerous other Windows 10 shortcuts keys, which best apply to your daily activities, but these are the ones, which I have found most useful and which I have committed to memory.
Table of My Most Used Windows Shortcuts
| Key Strokes | Behavior |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps |
| Ctrl + A | Select all items in a document or window |
| Ctrl + Alt + Tab | Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps |
| Ctrl + C | Copy the selected item |
| Ctrl + D | Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
| Ctrl + F | Select the search box |
| Ctrl + V | Paste the selected item |
| Ctrl + X | Cut the selected item |
| Esc | Stop or leave the current task |
| F5 | Refresh the active window |
| F11 | Maximize Window |