Windows NT Menu commands keyboard shortcuts keys

Get to a Command Prompt in Windows NT, 2000, and XP ... Windows, to exit to an MS-DOS prompt, from Program Manager, click the File menu and then Exit.

Shortcut                                                             Command
Windows logo key or CTRL+ESC	Opens the Start menu on the taskbar.
F10 or ALT	Activates the menu bar of the active window. The leftmost menu name is selected. (When you have a maximized document window, the leftmost menu has an icon instead of a name and there is no visual indication that it is selected.) Press F10 or ALT again to toggle the focus back to where it was previously.
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW	Moves the focus between menus on the menu bar in the direction of the arrow. If the original menu was open, the target menu will be opened and the focus on the first item.
UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW	Opens the selected menu. DOWN ARROW selects the next command in the list. UP ARROW selects the previous command in the list.
ENTER	Opens the selected menu when focus is on the menu title, but it activates a menu item when focus is on a menu item. If the selected menu item is unavailable, ENTER closes the menu.
ALT+SPACE	Opens the Program menu from the leftmost icon on the title bar of the active window. The Program menu typically contains the following commands: Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize and Close.
ALT+HYPHEN	Opens the Document menu from the leftmost icon on the title bar if the active document window. The Document menu typically contains the following commands: Restore, Move, Size, Minimize, Maximize and Close.
ESC	Closes an open menu and moves the focus back to the parent menu if there is one. Otherwise it returns the focus to the menu title. If the focus was already on the menu title, focus moves back to wherever it was before activating the menu bar.
ALT+Any printing character	Chooses the menu with the underlined character (access key) on the main menu bar.
Any printing character	Chooses the command with the underlined character (access key) on an open menu.
SHFT+F10 or Application key (also the right mouse	Opens the shortcut menu for the active item. This can be selected text, a toolbar button, a taskbar button, or other item.