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Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet

Like earlier versions of Windows, Windows 10 also comes with loads of keyboard shortcuts for the users to use. Whether you’re in a File Explorer window, Command Prompt, or just on your desktop, there’s a keyboard shortcut for pretty much any function that you want to use.

Here we list some of the useful Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts that we think you should learn.

Shortcut Key

Function

General

Ctrl + X

Cut selected items

Ctrl + C, Ctrl + Insert

Copy selected items

Ctrl + V, Shift + Insert

Paste selected items

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Alt + Tab

Switch between running apps

Alt + F4

Quit the active app

Windows Key + L

Lock the PC

Windows Key + D

Display and hide the desktop

F2

Rename an item

F3

Focus on the search box in File Explorer

F4

Focus on the address bar in File Explorer

F5, Ctrl + R

Refresh the current window

F6

Cycle through screen items

F10

Focus on the Menu bar in the active app

Alt + F8

Reveal password on the sign-in screen

Alt + Esc

Cycle through items in the order they were opened

Alt + Underlined Letter

Access the command for that letter

Alt + Enter

Access properties for the active item

Alt + Spacebar

Access the shortcut menu for the current window

Alt + Left Arrow

Go to the previous item

Alt + Right Arrow

Go to the next item

Alt + Page Up

Go up one screen

Alt + Page Down

Go down one screen

Ctrl + F4

Close the active file in an app

Ctrl + A

Select all

Ctrl + D, Ctrl + Delete

Delete the selected item

Ctrl + Y

Redo

Ctrl + Right Arrow

Go to the beginning of the next word

Ctrl + Left Arrow

Go to the beginning of the previous word

Ctrl + Down Arrow

Go to the beginning of the next paragraph

Ctrl + Up Arrow

Go to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Ctrl + Alt + Tab

Switch between running apps using arrow keys

Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys

Move the selected group or tile in Start menu in the selected direction

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys

Move the selected tile and create a new folder

Ctrl + Arrow Keys

Change the Start menu size

Ctrl + Arrow Key + Spacebar

Select multiple individual items

Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Key

Select a block of text

Ctrl + Esc

Access the Start menu

Ctrl + Shift + Esc

Access Task Manager

Ctrl + Shift

Switch the keyboard layout

Ctrl + Spacebar

Toggle the Chinese input method editor on/off

Shift + F10

View the shortcut menu for the selected item

Shift + Arrow Key

Select multiple items

Shift + Delete

Permanently delete the selected item

Right Arrow

Access the next menu

Left Arrow

Access the previous menu

Esc

Stop or quit the current task

PrtScn

Capture a screenshot and copy it to clipboard

Windows Key

Windows Key

Open or close the Start menu

Windows Key + A

Access Action center

Windows Key + B

Focus on the notification panel

Windows Key + C

Launch Cortana in listening mode

Windows Key + Shift + C

Access the charms menu

Windows Key + D

Display and hide the desktop

Windows Key + Alt + D

Hide/unhide the date and time on the desktop

Windows + E

Launch File Explorer

Windows Key + F

Launch Feedback Hub and capture a screenshot

Windows Key + G

Launch Game bar when a game is running

Windows Key + H

Begin dictation

Windows Key + I

Launch Settings

Windows Key + J

Focus on the Windows tip

Windows Key + K

Access the Connect quick action

Windows Key + L

Lock the PC or switch accounts

Windows Key + M

Minimize all open windows

Windows Key + O

Lock the device orientation

Windows Key + P

Select a presentation display mode

Windows Key + Ctrl + Q

Launch Quick Assist

Windows Key + R

Launch the Run box

Windows Key + S

Launch the search function

Windows + Shift + S

Capture a screenshot of part of your screen

Windows Key + T

Switch apps on the taskbar

Windows Key + U

Launch Ease of Access Center

Windows Key + V

Access the clipboard

Windows Key + Shift + V

Cycle through notifications

Windows Key + X

Access the Quick Link menu

Windows Key + Y

Switch between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop

Windows Key + Z

View the available commands in an app in full-screen mode

Windows Key + . (dot)

Access the emoji panel

Windows Key + , (comma)

Peek at the desktop

Windows Key + Pause

View the System Properties box

Windows Key + Ctrl + F

Search for PCs on a network

Windows Key + Shift + M

Restore all minimized windows

Windows Key + Number

Open the specified number app on the taskbar

Windows Key + Shift + Number

Open a fresh instance of the specified number app on the taskbar

Windows Key + Ctrl + Number

Access the last active window of the specified number app on the taskbar

Windows Key + Alt + Number

Access the Jump List for the specified number app on the taskbar

Windows Key + Ctrl + Shift + Number

Open a fresh instance of the specified number app on the taskbar as an admin

Windows Key + Tab

Access the Task view

Windows Key + Up Arrow

Maximize the current window

Windows Key + Down Arrow

Remove current app from the screen

Windows Key + Left Arrow

Maximize the app or desktop to the left of the screen

Windows Key + Right Arrow

Maximize the app or desktop to the right of the screen

Windows Key + Home

Minimize all windows except for the active desktop window

Windows Key + Shift + Up Arrow

Stretch the desktop to the top and bottom

Windows Key + Shift + Down Arrow

Restore/minimize windows vertically while keeping their width

Windows Key + Shift + Left Arrow or Right Arrow

Move an app/window to another monitor

Windows Key + Spacebar

Switch between input languages and keyboard layouts

Windows Key + Ctrl + Spacebar

Switch to the previously selected input

Windows Key + Ctrl + Enter

Enable Narrator

Windows Key + +

Launch Magnifier

Windows Key + /

Start IME reconversion

Windows Key + Ctrl + V

Launch shoulder taps

Windows Key + Ctrl + Shift + B

Wake Windows from blank or black screen

Command Prompt

Ctrl + C, Ctrl + Insert

Copy selected text

Ctrl + V, Shift + Insert

Paste selected text

Ctrl + M

Use Mark mode

Alt + Selection Key

Start selection in block mode

Arrow Keys

Move the cursor

Page Up

Go one page up

Page Down

Go one page down

Ctrl + Home

Go to the beginning of the buffer

Ctrl + End

Go to the end of the buffer

Ctrl + Up Arrow

Go one line up in the output history

Ctrl + Down Arrow

Go one line down in the output history

Ctrl + Home

Go to the top of the buffer if the command line is blank; otherwise delete all characters to the left of the cursor

Ctrl + End

Move the viewport to the command line if the command line is blank; otherwise delete all characters to the right of the cursor

Dialog Box

F4

Display active list items

Ctrl + Tab

Go forward through tabs

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Go backward through tabs

Ctrl + Number

Move to the specified tab number

Tab

Go forward through options

Shift + Tab

Go backward through options

Alt + Underlined Letter

Perform the underlined letter action

Spacebar

Tick or untick the check box

Backspace

Go one folder up in Save As or Open dialog box

Arrow Keys

Select a button in a group of buttons

File Explorer

Alt + D

Access the address bar

Ctrl + E, Ctrl + F

Access the search box

Ctrl + N

Launch a new window

Ctrl + W

Quit the current window

Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Wheel

Change the folder/file icon size

Ctrl + Shift + E

Display all folders above the selected folder

Ctrl + Shift + N

Make a new folder

Num Lock + *

Expand subfolders for the selected folder

Num Lock + +

View the contents of the selected folder

Num Lock + –

Collapse the selected folder

Alt + P

View the preview panel

Alt + Enter

Open Properties for the selected item

Alt + Right Arrow

Access the next folder

Alt + Up Arrow

Access the parent folder

Alt + Left Arrow, Backspace

Access the previous folder

Right Arrow

View the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder

Left Arrow

Collapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the parent folder

End

Go to the bottom of the current window

Home

Go to the top of the current window

F11

Toggle maximize/minimize current window

Virtual Desktop

Windows Key + Tab

Access Task view

Windows Key + Ctrl + D

Add a virtual desktop

Windows Key + Ctrl + Right Arrow

Switch between virtual desktops on the right

Windows Key + Ctrl + Left Arrow

Switch between virtual desktops on the left

Windows Key + Ctrl + F4

Close the current virtual desktop

Taskbar

Shift + Click a Taskbar Button

Launch an app or launch another instance of an app

Ctrl + Shift + Click a Taskbar Button

Launch an app as an admin

Shift + Right Click a Taskbar Button

View the window menu for the app

Shift + Right Click a Grouped Taskbar Button

View the window menu for the group

Ctrl + Click a Grouped Taskbar Button

Go through the windows of the group

Settings

Windows Key + I

Launch Settings

Backspace

Access the Settings home page

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