| Cut the selected item. |
Ctrl+X |
| Copy the selected item. |
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert |
| Paste the selected item. |
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert |
| Undo an action. |
Ctrl+Z |
| Switch between open apps. |
Alt+Tab |
| Close the active item, or exit the active app. |
Alt+F4 |
| Lock your PC. |
Win+L |
| Display and hide the desktop. |
Win+D |
| Rename the selected item. |
F2 |
| Search for a file or folder in File Explorer. |
F3 |
| Display the address bar list in File Explorer. |
F4 |
| Refresh the active window. |
F5 |
| Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F6 |
| Activate the Menu bar in the active app. |
F10 |
| Set focus to the first icon in the Suggested actions menu. |
Alt+A |
| Show your password on the sign-in screen. |
Alt+F8 |
| Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened. |
Alt+Esc |
| Perform the command for that letter. |
Alt+_ |
| Display properties for the selected item. |
Alt+Enter |
| Open the shortcut menu for the active window. |
Alt+Spacebar |
| Go back. |
Alt+← |
| Go forward. |
Alt+→ |
| Move up one screen. |
Alt+PageUp |
| Move down one screen. |
Alt+PageDown |
| Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time). |
Ctrl+F4 |
| Select all items in a document or window. |
Ctrl+A |
| Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin. |
Ctrl+D or Delete |
| Open Search (in most apps). |
Ctrl+E |
| Refresh the active window. |
Ctrl+R or F5 |
| Redo an action. |
Ctrl+Y |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word. |
Ctrl+→ |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. |
Ctrl+← |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph. |
Ctrl+↓ |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
Ctrl+↑ |
| Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps. |
Ctrl+Alt+Tab |
| When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified. |
Alt+Shift+←→↓↑ |
| When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder. |
Ctrl+Shift+←→↓↑ |
| Resize the Start menu when it's open. |
Ctrl+←→↓↑ |
| Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop. |
Ctrl+←→↓↑ (to move to an item)+Spacebar |
| Select a block of text. |
Ctrl+Shift+←→↓↑ |
| Open Start. |
Ctrl+Esc |
| Open Task Manager. |
Ctrl+Shift+Esc |
| Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available. |
Ctrl+Shift |
| Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off. |
Ctrl+Spacebar |
| Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
Shift+F10 |
| Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first. |
Shift+Delete |
| Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
→ |
| Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
← |
| Stop or leave the current task. |
Esc |
| Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard. |
PrtScn |
| Open or close Start. |
Win |
| Open Quick Settings. |
Win+A |
| Set focus to the first icon in the Taskbar corner. |
Win+B |
| Open Chat from Microsoft Teams. |
Win+C |
| Open the charms menu. |
Win+Shift+C |
| Turn on color filters (enable this shortcut first in Color Filter settings). |
Win+Ctrl+C |
| Display and hide the desktop. |
Win+D |
| Open File Explorer. |
Win+E |
| Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot. |
Win+F |
| Open Xbox Game Bar when a game is open. |
Win+G |
| Turn HDR on or off. |
Win+Alt+B |
| Launch voice typing. |
Win+H |
| Open Settings. |
Win+I |
Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.
When a Windows tip appears, bring focus to the Tip. Pressing the keyboard shortcuts again to bring focus to the element on the screen to which the Windows tip is anchored. |
Win+J |
| Open Cast from Quick Settings. |
Win+K |
| Toggle microphone mute in apps that support Call Mute. |
Win+Alt+K |
| Lock your PC or switch accounts. |
Win+L |
| Minimize all windows. |
Win+M |
| Restore minimized windows on the desktop. |
Win+Shift+M |
| Open notification center and calendar. |
Win+N |
| Lock device orientation. |
Win+O |
| Choose a presentation display mode. |
Win+P |
| Open Quick Assist. |
Win+Ctrl+Q |
| Open the Run dialog box. |
Win+R |
| Record video of game window in focus (using Xbox Game Bar). |
Win+Alt+R |
| Open search. |
Win+S |
| Take a screenshot of part of your screen. |
Win+Shift+S |
| Cycle through apps on the taskbar. |
Win+T |
| Open Accessibility Settings. |
Win+U |
| Open the clipboard history. «Win»+«Shift»+«V» |
Win+V |
| Open Widgets. |
Win+W |
| Open the Quick Link menu. |
Win+X |
| Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop. |
Win+Y |
| Open the snap layouts. |
Win+Z |
| Open emoji panel. |
Win+. or ; |
| Temporarily peek at the desktop. |
Win+, |
| Opens Start Win > Settings > System > About . |
Win+Pause |
| Search for PCs (if you're on a network). |
Win+Ctrl+F |
| Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app. |
Win+Number |
| Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
Win+Shift+Number |
| Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
Win+Ctrl+Number |
| Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
Win+Alt+Number |
| Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator. |
Win+Ctrl+Shift+Number |
| Open Task view. |
Win+Tab |
| Maximize the window. |
Win+↑ |
| Snap window in focus to top half of screen. |
Win+Alt+↑ |
| Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window. |
Win+↓ |
| Snap window in focus to bottom half of screen. |
Win+Alt+↓ |
| Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen. |
Win+← |
| Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen. |
Win+→ |
| Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke). |
Win+Home |
| Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen. |
Win+Shift+↑ |
| Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width. |
Win+Shift+↓ |
| Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another. |
Win+Shift+← or → |
| Cycle backwards through language and keyboard layout. |
Win+Shift+Spacebar |
| Switch input language and keyboard layout. |
Win+Spacebar |
| Change to a previously selected input. |
Win+Ctrl+Spacebar |
| Turn on Narrator. |
Win+Ctrl+Enter |
| Open Magnifier and zoom in. |
Win++ |
| Zoom out in Magnifier. |
Win+- |
| Close Magnifier. |
Win+Esc |
| Begin IME reconversion. |
Win+/ |
| Wake PC from blank or black screen. |
Win+Ctrl+Shift+B |
| Save full screen screenshot to file. |
Win+PrtScn |
| Save screenshot of game window in focus to file (using Xbox Game Bar). |
Win+Alt+PrtScn |
| Open taskbar settings. |
Win+Alt+Enter (on taskbar item focus) |
| Copy the selected text. |
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) |
| Paste the selected text. |
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) |
| Enter Mark mode. |
Ctrl+M |
| Begin selection in block mode. |
Alt+selection key |
| Move the cursor in the direction specified. |
←→↓↑s |
| Move the cursor by one page up. |
PageUp |
| Move the cursor by one page down. |
PageDown |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer. |
Ctrl+Home (Mark mode) |
| Move the cursor to the end of the buffer. |
Ctrl+End (Mark mode) |
| Move up one line in the output history. |
Ctrl+↑ |
| Move down one line in the output history. |
Ctrl+↓ |
| If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the top of the buffer. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the left of the cursor in the command line. |
Ctrl+Home (History navigation) |
| If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the command line. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the right of the cursor in the command line. |
Ctrl+End (History navigation) |
| Display the items in the active list. |
F4 |
| Move forward through tabs. |
Ctrl+Tab |
| Move back through tabs. |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Move to that tab number. |
Ctrl+Number |
| Move forward through options. |
Tab |
| Move back through options. |
Shift+Tab |
| Perform the command (or select the option) that is used with that letter. |
Alt+_ |
| Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. |
Spacebar |
| Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. |
Backspace |
| Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. |
←→↓↑ |
| Select the address bar. |
Alt+D |
| Select the search box. |
Ctrl+E |
| Select the search box. |
Ctrl+F |
| Open a new window. |
Ctrl+N |
| Open a new tab and switch to it. |
Ctrl+T |
| Closes the active tab. Closes the window if there's only one tab open. |
Ctrl+W |
| Move to the next tab. |
Ctrl+Tab |
| Move to the previous tab. |
Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Move to that tab number. |
Ctrl+Number |
| Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons. |
Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel |
| Display all folders above the selected folder. |
Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Create a new folder. |
Ctrl+Shift+N |
| Display all subfolders under the selected folder. |
NumLock+* |
| Display the contents of the selected folder. |
NumLock++ |
| Collapse the selected folder. |
NumLock+- |
| Display the preview panel. |
Alt+P |
| Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item. |
Alt+Enter |
| View the next folder. |
Alt+→ |
| View the folder that the folder was in. |
Alt+↑ |
| View the previous folder. |
Alt+← |
| View the previous folder. |
Backspace |
| Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder. |
→ |
| Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in. |
← |
| Display the bottom of the active window. |
End |
| Display the top of the active window. |
Home |
| Maximize or minimize the active window. |
F11 |
| Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app. |
Shift+Click a taskbar button |
| Open an app as an administrator. |
Ctrl+Shift+Click a taskbar button |
| Show the window menu for the app. |
Shift+Right Click a taskbar button |
| Show the window menu for the group. |
Shift+Right Click a grouped taskbar button |
| Cycle through the windows of the group. |
Ctrl+Click a grouped taskbar button |
