100 Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)

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Microsoft windows keyboard shortcuts. You might know most of these shortcuts, but probably not all of them. If you have more keyboard shortcuts, please let me know :)

  • CTRL+C (Copy)
  • CTRL+X (Cut)
  • CTRL+V (Paste)
  • CTRL+Z (Undo)
  • DELETE (Delete)
  • SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin)
  • CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
  • CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item)
  • F2 key (Rename the selected item)
  • CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
  • CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word)
  • CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph)
  • CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph)
  • CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text)
  • SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
  • CTRL+A (Select all)
  • F3 key (Search for a file or a folder)
  • ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item)
  • ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program)
  • ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object)
  • ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)
  • CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
  • ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items)
  • ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened)
  • F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
  • F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
  • SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item)
  • ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)
  • CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
  • ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu)
  • Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command)
  • F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program)
  • RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu)
  • LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu)
  • F5 key (Update the active window)
  • BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer)
  • ESC (Cancel the current task)
  • SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts

  • CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs)
  • CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs)
  • TAB (Move forward through the options)
  • SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options)
  • ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option)
  • ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button)
  • SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box)
  • Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons)
  • F1 key (Display Help)
  • F4 key (Display the items in the active list)
  • BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu)
  • Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box)
  • Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop)
  • Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows)
  • Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restore the minimized windows)
  • Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer)
  • Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder)
  • CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers)
  • Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help)
  • Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard)
  • Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box)
  • Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager)

Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off)
  • Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off)
  • Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
  • SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off)
  • NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off)
  • Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts

  • END (Display the bottom of the active window)
  • HOME (Display the top of the active window)
  • NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder)
  • NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder)
  • NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder)
  • LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder)
  • RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)

Shortcut Keys for Character Map

  • After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:
  • RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line)
  • LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line)
  • UP ARROW (Move up one row)
  • DOWN ARROW (Move down one row)
  • PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time)
  • PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time)
  • HOME (Move to the beginning of the line)
  • END (Move to the end of the line)
  • CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character)
  • CTRL+END (Move to the last character)
  • SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Nor mal mode when a character is selected)

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts

  • CTRL+O (Open a saved console)
  • CTRL+N (Open a new console)
  • CTRL+S (Save the open console)
  • CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item)
  • CTRL+W (Open a new window)
  • F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
  • ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
  • ALT+F4 (Close the console)
  • ALT+A (Display the Action menu)
  • ALT+V (Display the View menu)
  • ALT+F (Display the File menu)
  • ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu)

MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts

  • CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane)
  • ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window)
  • SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
  • F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item)
  • F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
  • CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window)
  • CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
  • ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for the selected item)
  • F2 key (Rename the selected item)
  • CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console)

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation

  • CTRL+ALT+END (Open the m*cro$oft Windows NT Security dialog box)
  • ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
  • ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left)
  • ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
  • ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu)
  • CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen)
  • ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu)
  • CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)
  • CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place a snapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

Internet Explorer navigation

  • CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
  • CTRL+E (Open the Search bar)
  • CTRL+F (Start the Find utility)
  • CTRL+H (Open the History bar)
  • CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
  • CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box)
  • CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address)
  • CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box, the same as CTRL+L)
  • CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box)
  • CTRL+R (Update the current Web page)
  • CTRL+W (Close the current window)

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Posted by hongkiat in How-To, Windows Tips , at 12.18.06

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Comments

  1. meekiee December 18th, 2006

    siao liao.

    Reply
  2. zengyingjie December 18th, 2006

    Some does not work with firefox.

    Reply
  3. nasty December 19th, 2006

    “Some does not work with firefox.” where does it say anything about firefox?

    Reply
  4. toto December 19th, 2006

    In IE… you can press ALT+D > Address Bar… with Alt you have all the stuff..

    Reply
  5. Nk December 19th, 2006

    ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window)

    ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window)

    Reply
  6. jake December 19th, 2006

    ALT+SPACEBAR is a good one.
    Try these alt-spacebar combos:
    -alt + spacebar + n = Shrink (minimize) current window
    -alt + spacebar + x = Maximize current window
    -this one has saved my ass before quite a few times
    -alt + spacebar + m = Move current windows with arrow keys

    Reply
  7. Shaun Stevens December 19th, 2006

    Thanks greatly.
    I have been scouring for such a list.
    The origin of many if not most of the shortcuts goes back to dos days with “power users” ( or nutcases) having great influence in the marketplace.
    Although by today’s standards those computers and the processing they did was minor there would a major cry from this group as well as some of the program users if shortcuts were removed in the upgrade process.
    I knew that the shortcuts were always there but just not could seem to find a list.
    http://www.vintagecomputermanuals.com

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  8. Warner December 19th, 2006

    Also, don’t forget for internet browsing, in IE, typing in hongkiat, and then pressing CTRL-Enter fills in the www, and the .com, and if you use Firefox, Ctrl=Shift-Enter adds .org, and shift-enter fills in .net, saves me a lot of time every day right there. Hope it helps

    Reply
  9. jackson December 19th, 2006

    this has to be one of the main reasons switching to osx is so difficult. xp definitely wins in the keyboard shortcut department. they make things so much easier and quicker.

    Reply
  10. Jason Bartholme December 19th, 2006

    Thanks for putting these together all in one place. All of these would be nice in a one-page cheat sheet.

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  11. Steve December 19th, 2006

    Don’t forget the programers Fav’s
    Crtl + Insert = Copy
    Shift + Insert = Paste

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  12. Flood December 19th, 2006

    LOL!

    You forgot the most known shortcut…
    CTRL-ALT-DELETE!
    ;-)

    I didn’t know that I known 100 shortcuts…
    This will be the site I will give to everyone who wants to use a keyboard! Good one!

    I may propose an another one… but it’s with the mouse only. Drag and drop… but with the right button. It will show you a popup asking you if you want to move/copy/create shortcut.

    ciao

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  13. Michi December 19th, 2006

    Wow, you did a great job!
    Thanks for lots of shortcuts.
    I’ll refer here sometime.

    Reply
  14. billy December 19th, 2006

    -alt + spacebar + m = Move current windows with arrow keys

    The only shortcut that I had not known of already and that I really wish I had known a long time ago was buried in the comments =D BTW, how could you leave out Ctrl+Alt+Del… that is really messed up.

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  15. Technology Center December 20th, 2006

    Thanks for sharing this kind of info…
    regards…

    iYiZ.

    Reply
  16. Albert December 22nd, 2006

    Cool stuff, I knew a few but theres some great time savers here.

    Reply
  17. Sara December 24th, 2006

    CTRL+D
    Minimizes all windows and displays desktop. If you repeat it, all windows maximize again the way they were.
    I always get surprised at how few people know that.

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  18. John December 24th, 2006

    alt + spacebar + m = Move current windows with arrow keys

    Is indeed very usefull, there is a modification that makes it even easier (and imo better).

    alt + spacebar, m, any arrow key once, then move the mouse to position the window where you like.

    Its especially usefull if a window is off the screen someplace and you can not see it.

    Reply
  19. 公顷薄荷 December 24th, 2006

    谢谢

    Reply
  20. Ronnie McCulley December 25th, 2006

    Windows media center,with black black backround on your site can hardly see anything,am i crazy or just stupid and doing something wrong,how many people turn away from this site because they can hardly see or read it.

    Reply
  21. Home Based Business Opportunities December 25th, 2006

    Nice list. Have searched high and low for this.
    Thanks for sharing

    Regards

    Reply
  22. Messcalin December 28th, 2006

    CTRL+Shift+ESC opens the Taskmanager :)

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  23. CincauHangus December 28th, 2006

    Noo.. The widely known shortcut is the power key (on some useless keyboards..). it turns off the computer :P

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  24. Sassy D December 30th, 2006

    THANK YOU!!!

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  25. Ankit P December 31st, 2006

    windows + L actually logs you off,it doesn’t lock the keyboard.

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  26. Lisa Haid January 6th, 2007

    As I copy and paste a few reply short cuts for my own use, I mouse over the text; clicking twice selects the word and clicking three times selects the current line of text. That’s always helpful in editing.

    Reply
  27. A.Castro January 11th, 2007

    CTRL SHIFT ESC (Displays the task manager in windows)

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  28. Gerda Rabenort January 30th, 2007

    Would it be nice if you showed also the Alt …keys? For instance Alt 132 gives ä, Alt 132 gives å. Alt 145 gives æ . If I write on my American keyboard in Swedish, Danish a.s.o. I need this keys.

    Reply
  29. Javier January 31st, 2007

    Howdy Folks. I was wondering if anyone had any details on the Eastern re-union that is being held in Moncton in 2007. Cheers, Dan

    Reply
  30. Donna LaFleur February 15th, 2007

    At 405am, You just made my day!!!
    Life’s been su***ng, but you just made things alot easier!!!!!!!

    Thank you,
    Donnalflr

    Reply
  31. lingghezhi February 18th, 2007

    wow.
    I think I just divorced my mouse.
    Rockin…

    Reply
  32. Sharon February 22nd, 2007

    Hi! Nice site!

    Reply
  33. Phil February 23rd, 2007

    Nice to have it all on one page once and for all.

    Thanks!

    Reply
  34. godote February 25th, 2007

    i use CTRL+SPACEBAR+C or CTRL+W to close active window/programs.

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  35. Marty March 3rd, 2007

    My favorite is Ctrl-Shift (on num pad)
    Resizes all columns to fit (removes elipsis)

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  36. Marty March 3rd, 2007

    Sorry
    Ctrl-Shift (and the plus sign on the Num pad)

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  37. shiva March 13th, 2007

    hii this site is very useful to me.
    I appreciate who designed this site.
    Thank you

    Reply
  38. Ruby March 17th, 2007

    Great idea! Also: If you have an alternate keyboard char mapping installed (like U.S.-English keyboard and Spanish keyboard) then you can LeftALT LeftSHIFT to toggle between the keyboard layouts.

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  39. manirathinam April 4th, 2007

    very usefull shortcuts.

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  40. Ramzes Berezecki April 9th, 2007

    Wow, what a nice list of shortcuts - thanks! Ya, some of these seem to not work with Firefox. But when I tried now the Ctrl+V it actually works with my Front Page every time, while the regular right click and paste does not.

    Reply
  41. Kenny May 11th, 2007

  42. nathan May 12th, 2007

    Copied entirely frm Microsoft support Webpage!!!
    Sorry nothing was upto Expectation..
    :(

    Reply
  43. Lacy Mccowan June 14th, 2007

    This one makes sence “One’s first step in wisdom is to kuesstion everything - and one’s last is to come to terms with everything.”

    Reply
  44. Masny June 15th, 2007

    Eu já era viciado em atalhos. Com esses, então, vou ficar paranóico!!! Valeu pelas dicas!!!

    Reply
  45. Rav June 19th, 2007

    In Microsoft Excel, when editing graphs, as you cycle through parts of the graph using arrow keys, you can change formatting.
    Press alt+return to copy the same formating to the next part.
    E.g change x axis minor grid lines to grey, and fine width (by selecting x axis minor grid lines then changing properties)
    then give y axis minors same format by pressing alt+return

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  46. Freshwap June 21st, 2007

    Thanks for lots of shortcuts.
    I’ll refer here sometime.

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  47. sawal June 21st, 2007

    i use

    ALT+SPACEBAR+C(CLOSE) R(RESTORE) N(MINI)

    IT is very useful

    Reply
  48. Tajour June 23rd, 2007

    Thanks very much for publishing this type of article on the net. It serves as an enlightenment and encouragement to proceed to a higher level in learning. Thanks

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  50. madscientist July 9th, 2007

    holding down the alt key and typing in a 3 number sequence will create the alphabet or symbols. for example holding down the alt key type the numbers of 099 will creat the letter c .. but you can only use these in a word document or notepad

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  51. Vidyasagar July 19th, 2007

    nice collection… i really liked it, a lot of them i already knew but a few of them are really useful… n those are the ones that i reallt did’nt knew…. by the way….
    “Windows logo+E” opens Windows Explorer and not My Computer… plz do currect that…..

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  52. DLL File Dude July 27th, 2007

    We need a printer friendly version of this. :)

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  53. sas August 9th, 2007

    CTRL + “move mouse scroll/wheel” = zoom in or out.

    Can also be used to increase/decrease the font when using the net

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  54. jab August 25th, 2007

    If you want shortcuts for other programs try this site.
    Theyve got a big list of different programs (must be hundreds).
    And that includes Windows, mac and linux.

    http://www.keyxl.com/

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  55. Jose August 26th, 2007

    Hey whoever is in front of the comp and knows the answer let me know how do i get move the insertion point in the page i am in or to go to a search. for ex. i open google using the key boad and i want to move the insertion point to the search bar. how do i do that. if you want to share the answer send it to my e-mail agosto262004@yahoo.com. And Thanx

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  56. Jose August 26th, 2007

    The 100 shortcuts are enormous, fabulous thankz

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  57. Julia Donovan August 27th, 2007

    Grateful for the 100 shortcuts, but I really did not need twenty pages of comments! Why isn’t there a facility to stop printing?

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  58. Julia Donovan August 27th, 2007

    Grateful for the 100 shortcuts but why is there no facility to stop printing? I really did not need twenty pages of comments!

    Reply
  59. ivy September 11th, 2007

    it is so good to know all of the shortcut keys in one!!!
    thank you… i learn a lot!!

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  60. Full Downloads October 14th, 2007

    The 100 shortcuts are enormous, fabulous thankz

    ——————

    http://www.downloadwarez.org/

    Reply
  61. bichoos February 13th, 2008

    Try windowskey + L this is the shortcuts for Ctrl+ALt+Del. it will only lock your PC. :)

    Biswas

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  62. hongkiat February 13th, 2008

    Biswas: Thanks, that’s a good one.

    Reply
  63. Hot keys April 10th, 2008

  64. fractalbrothers May 6th, 2008

    cool, there are quite a few of these that I didn’t know about that I should be using. Thanks!

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  65. Wallace June 22nd, 2008

    Amazing..it is useful…thx

    Reply
  66. saleem ahmed July 16th, 2008

    thanks,
    its very useful shortcuts.
    keep it up…

    Reply
  67. senthil July 23rd, 2008

    excellent shortcuts
    thanks a lot

    Reply
  68. ASHISH KATARIA July 24th, 2008

    NICE. THANKS FOR THE SHORCUTS. KEEP IT UP

    Reply
  69. hasshhh July 26th, 2008

    Excellent…………

    Reply
  70. Niksan August 13th, 2008

    WoW!

    Great short cuts! very very useful.
    I must confess that I didn’t know 90% of them :)

    Reply
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  72. Nadeemdg August 28th, 2008

    Hi…very useful to work in shorttime…

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  73. JMattforeverrr August 31st, 2008

    Hi:

    I am wirting a news article about online shopping sites that are not well known but have excellent value.
    What are some of your favorite places to shop online and how would you rate them over:
    Amazon
    eBay
    Overstock

    Thanks

    Jason

    Reply
  74. srikanth September 2nd, 2008

    how wonderfull stuff for new users those who r intreted 2 learn shortcuts

    Reply
  75. Ana September 16th, 2008

    Please, does anyone know that shortcut, which could save the hole current image of display like a image? You know… like take a picture of monitor display…

    I knew it… but forget it… and now i need it so much…

    Thanks!

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  76. Jim September 23rd, 2008

    ana

    just use the print screen button at the top of your keyboard….above F10….then go to a program where you can paste it and print it out

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  77. some guy October 4th, 2008

    Holy crap, are you trying to dell me the delete key deletes things? I think a-z should be on the list too.

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  78. Florian October 4th, 2008

    This is a good overview… but still not complete:
    WINDOWS+TAB –> switch between the entries in the taskbar
    WINDOWS+BREAK –> open system properties.
    PRINT SCREEN BUTTON –> makes a screenshot
    ALT+PRINT SCREEN BUTTON –> makes screenshot of current window

    I hope all the names (for keys and functions) are correct. I have just an German Windows and a German keyboard

    btw: if anybody knows a shortcut how to create a folder in explorer: let me know. This is one of the main reasons why I’m using Freecommander :-)

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