"Window" can refer to a variety of things, depending on the context. In computing, a "window" usually refers to a graphical interface element that displays the content of an application. Shortkee.com provides keyboard shortcuts for Windows operating system, allowing users to quickly access various system functions and improve their productivity while using Windows.
Window
"Window" can refer to a variety of things, depending on the context. In computing, a "window" usually refers to a graphical interface element that displays the content of an application. Shortkee.com provides keyboard shortcuts for Windows operating system, allowing users to quickly access various system functions and improve their productivity while using Windows.
Copy, paste, and other general keyboard shortcuts
Name
Window
Watch List
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
Windows logo key + L
Display and hide the desktop
Windows logo key + 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
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 + underlined letter
Display properties for the selected item
Alt + Enter
Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Alt + Spacebar
Go back
Alt + Left arrow
Go forward
Alt + Right arrow
Move up one screen
Alt + Page Up
Move down one screen
Alt + Page Down
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)
Refresh the active window
Ctrl + R (or F5)
Redo an action
Ctrl + Y
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl + Right arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl + Left arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl + Down arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl + Up arrow
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 + arrow keys
When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder
Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys
Resize the Start menu when it's open
Ctrl + arrow keys
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar
Select a block of text
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key
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
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
Shift with any arrow key
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
Right arrow
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
Left arrow
Stop or leave the current task
Esc
Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
Name
Window
Watch List
Open or close Start
Windows logo key
Open Action center
Windows logo key + A
Set focus in the notification area
Windows logo key + B
Open Cortana in listening mode
Windows logo key + C
Open the charms menu
Windows logo key + Shift + C
Display and hide the desktop
Windows logo key + D
Display and hide the date and time on the desktop
Windows logo key + Alt + D
Open File Explorer
Windows logo key + E
Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot
Windows logo key + F
Open Game bar when a game is open
Windows logo key + G
Start dictation
Windows logo key + H
Open Settings
Windows logo key + I
Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.
Windows logo key + J
Open the Connect quick action
Windows logo key + K
Lock your PC or switch accounts
Windows logo key + L
Minimize all windows
Windows logo key + M
Lock device orientation
Windows logo key + O
Choose a presentation display mode
Windows logo key + P
Open the Run dialog box
Windows logo key + R
Open search
Windows logo key + S
Cycle through apps on the taskbar
Windows logo key + T
Open Ease of Access Center
Windows logo key + U
Cycle through notifications
Windows logo key + V
Cycle through notifications in reverse order
Windows logo key + Shift + V
Open the Quick Link menu
Windows logo key + X
Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop
Windows logo key + Y
Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode
Windows logo key + Z
Open emoji panel
Windows logo key + period (.) or semicolon (;)
Temporarily peek at the desktop
Windows logo key + comma (,)
Display the System Properties dialog box
Windows logo key + Pause
Search for PCs (if you're on a network)
Windows logo key + Ctrl + F
Restore minimized windows on the desktop
Windows logo key + Shift + M
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.
Windows logo key + number
Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows logo key + 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
Windows logo key + Ctrl + number
Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows logo key + Alt + number
Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + number
Open Task view
Windows logo key + Tab
Maximize the window
Windows logo key + Up arrow
Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window
Windows logo key + Down arrow
Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen
Windows logo key + Left arrow
Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen
Windows logo key + Right arrow
Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)
Windows logo key + Home
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
Windows logo key + Shift + Up arrow
Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width
Windows logo key + Shift + Down arrow
Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another
Windows logo key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow
Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key + Spacebar
Change to a previously selected input
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Spacebar
Open Narrator
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter
Begin IME reconversion
Windows logo key + forward slash (/)
Open shoulder taps
Windows logo key + Ctrl + V
Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts
Name
Window
Watch List
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
Arrow keys
Move the cursor by one page up
Page up
Move the cursor by one page down
Page down
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 + Up arrow
Move down one line in the output history
Ctrl + Down arrow
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)
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
Name
Window
Watch List
Display the items in the active list
F4
Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Tab
Move back through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Move to nth tab
Ctrl + number (number 1–9)
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 + underlined letter
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
Arrow keys
File Explorer keyboard shortcuts
Name
Window
Watch List
Select the address bar
Alt + D
Select the search box
Ctrl + E
Select the search box
Ctrl + F
Open a new window
Ctrl + N
Close the active window
Ctrl + W
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
Num Lock + asterisk (*)
Display the contents of the selected folder
Num Lock + plus (+)
Collapse the selected folder
Num Lock + minus (-)
Display the preview panel
Alt + P
Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item
Alt + Enter
View the next folder
Alt + Right arrow
View the folder that the folder was in
Alt + Up arrow
View the previous folder
Alt + Left arrow
View the previous folder
Backspace
Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder
Right arrow
Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in
Left arrow
Display the bottom of the active window
End
Display the top of the active window
Home
Maximize or minimize the active window
F11
Virtual desktops keyboard shortcuts
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Name
Window
Watch List
Open Task view
Windows logo key + Tab
Add a virtual desktop
Windows logo key + Ctrl + D
Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the right
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Right arrow
Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the left
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Left arrow
Close the virtual desktop you're using
Windows logo key + Ctrl + F4
Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
Name
Window
Watch List
Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app
