All Windows keyboard shortcuts

The 222 shortcuts worth knowing on Windows 10 and 11, sorted by use. Type to filter — by key or by action.

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Legend: key names on your keyboard

Ctrl = CtrlShift = ShiftAlt = AltWin = ⊞ WinEnter = EnterEsc = EscDel = DelIns = InsHome = HomeEnd = EndPgUp = PgUpPgDn = PgDnPrtScn = PrtScn

Basic editing

Ctrl+C

Copy the selected item

Ctrl+X

Cut the selected item

Ctrl+V

Paste the item

Ctrl+Z

Undo the last action

Ctrl+Y

Redo the undone action

Ctrl+A

Select all items

Ctrl+F

Search in the document or page

Ctrl+H

Open Find and Replace

Ctrl+S

Save the current file

Ctrl+Shift+S

Save as (new name)

Ctrl+P

Print the document

Ctrl+O

Open a file

Ctrl+N

Create a new document or window

Ctrl+W

Close the active document or tab

Ctrl+B

Make the text bold

Ctrl+I

Make the text italic

Ctrl+U

Underline the text

Ctrl+K

Insert a hyperlink

Delete

Delete the item (to Recycle Bin)

Shift+Delete

Delete permanently without Recycle Bin

F2

Rename the selected item

Esc

Cancel the current task

Text and cursor

Ctrl+→

Move the cursor to the start of the next word

Ctrl+←

Move the cursor to the start of the previous word

Ctrl+↑

Move the cursor to the start of the previous paragraph

Ctrl+↓

Move the cursor to the start of the next paragraph

Home

Go to the beginning of the line

End

Go to the end of the line

Ctrl+Home

Go to the beginning of the document

Ctrl+End

Go to the end of the document

Shift+→

Select the character to the right

Shift+←

Select the character to the left

Shift+↑

Extend the selection one line up

Shift+↓

Extend the selection one line down

Ctrl+Shift+→

Select to the next word

Ctrl+Shift+←

Select to the previous word

Shift+Home

Select to the beginning of the line

Shift+End

Select to the end of the line

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Select to the beginning of the document

Ctrl+Shift+End

Select to the end of the document

Shift+PgUp

Select one screen up

Shift+PgDn

Select one screen down

Ctrl+Backspace

Delete the word to the left of the cursor

Ctrl+Delete

Delete the word to the right of the cursor

General system

Alt+Tab

Switch between open apps

Alt+Shift+Tab

Switch between apps in reverse order

Alt+F4

Close the active app or shut down Windows

Ctrl+Alt+Del

Open the security screen (lock, task manager)

Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Open Task Manager directly

Alt+Esc

Cycle through items in the order they were opened

Alt+Space

Open the shortcut menu of the active window

Alt+Enter

Show the properties of the selected item

Alt+F8

Show the password on the sign-in screen

F5

Refresh the active window

F10

Activate the app menu bar

Shift+F10

Show the context menu of the selected item

F1

Display Help

Windows key

Win

Open or close the Start menu

Win+A

Open Quick Settings (Action Center on Win10)

Win+B

Set focus to the notification area

Win+D

Show or hide the desktop

Win+E

Open File Explorer

Win+I

Open Windows Settings

Win+R

Open the Run dialog box

Win+S

Open Search

Win+Q

Open Search

Win+X

Open the Quick Link menu (power user menu)

Win+V

Open the Clipboard history

Win+.

Open the emoji and symbol panel

Win+;

Open the emoji and symbol panel

Win+,

Temporarily peek at the desktop (Aero Peek)

Win+Tab

Open Task View

Win+1

Open the 1st app pinned to the taskbar

Win+2

Open the 2nd app pinned to the taskbar

Win+3

Open the 3rd app pinned to the taskbar

Win+0

Open the 10th app pinned to the taskbar

Win+T

Cycle through apps on the taskbar

Win+K

Open Cast to connect to a wireless display

Win+P

Choose a display mode (project)

Win+G

Open the Xbox Game Bar

Win+H

Start voice typing

Win+L

Lock the session

Win+M

Minimize all windows

Win+Pause

Open the System information (About) page

Win+N

Open the notification center and calendar (Win11)

Win+W

Open Widgets

Win+C

Open Copilot or Teams (depending on version)

Win+Space

Switch input language and keyboard layout

Win+F

Open the Feedback Hub

Win+Enter

Open Narrator

Win+Shift+S

Capture part of the screen

Win+PrtScn

Save a full-screen capture to a file

Windows and snapping

Win+←

Snap the window to the left of the screen

Win+→

Snap the window to the right of the screen

Win+↑

Maximize the window

Win+↓

Minimize the window or restore its size

Win+Shift+←

Move the window to the left monitor

Win+Shift+→

Move the window to the right monitor

Win+Shift+↑

Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen

Win+Shift+↓

Minimize or restore the window vertically

Win+Home

Minimize all windows except the active one

Win+Shift+M

Restore minimized windows on the desktop

Win+D

Show or hide the desktop

Win+M

Minimize all windows

Win+Z

Open the snap layouts (Win11)

Win+Shift+↑↓

Restore active windows to their position (Win11)

Virtual desktops

Win+Ctrl+D

Create a new virtual desktop

Win+Ctrl+F4

Close the active virtual desktop

Win+Ctrl+→

Switch to the next virtual desktop

Win+Ctrl+←

Switch to the previous virtual desktop

Win+Tab

Open Task View to manage desktops

Screenshots

PrtScn

Copy the entire screen to the Clipboard

Alt+PrtScn

Copy the active window to the Clipboard

Win+PrtScn

Save a full-screen capture to the Screenshots folder

Win+Shift+S

Open Snipping to select an area

Win+G

Open the Xbox Game Bar (capture and record)

Win+Alt+PrtScn

Save a game capture via the Xbox Game Bar

Win+Alt+R

Start or stop screen recording (Game Bar)

File Explorer

Win+E

Open File Explorer

Ctrl+N

Open a new window

Ctrl+W

Close the active window

Ctrl+Shift+N

Create a new folder

F2

Rename the selected item

F3

Search for a file or folder

F4

Move focus to the address bar

F5

Refresh the active window

F6

Cycle through window panes

Alt+Enter

Show the properties of the selected item

Alt+←

Go back to the previous folder

Alt+→

Go forward to the next folder

Alt+↑

Go up to the parent folder

Alt+D

Select the address bar

Ctrl+E

Select the search box

Ctrl+Shift+E

Expand the tree to the selected folder

Ctrl+Shift+1

Display items as extra large icons

Ctrl+Shift+6

Display items in the details view

Num Lock+*

Display all subfolders of the selected folder

Num Lock++

Expand the selected folder

Num Lock+-

Collapse the selected folder

End

Display the bottom of the active window

Home

Display the top of the active window

Backspace

View the previous folder

Taskbar

Win+1

Open or switch to the 1st pinned app

Win+Shift+1

Open a new instance of the 1st app

Win+Ctrl+1

Switch to the last active window of the 1st app

Win+Alt+1

Open the Jump List of the 1st app

Win+T

Cycle through apps on the taskbar

Win+B

Set focus to the notification area

Ctrl+Shift+clic

Open an app as administrator from the taskbar

Shift+clic

Open a new instance of the app

Accessibility

Win+U

Open the Accessibility settings

Win++

Open Magnifier and zoom in

Win+-

Zoom out with Magnifier

Win+Esc

Close Magnifier

Ctrl+Alt+D

Switch Magnifier to docked mode

Ctrl+Alt+F

Switch Magnifier to full-screen mode

Ctrl+Alt+L

Switch Magnifier to lens mode

Win+Ctrl+Enter

Turn Narrator on or off

Win+Ctrl+O

Open the on-screen keyboard

Right Shift 8s

Turn Filter Keys on or off

Shift 5x

Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Num Lock 5s

Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn

Turn High Contrast on or off

Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock

Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Dialog boxes

Tab

Move forward through options or controls

Shift+Tab

Move back through options or controls

Ctrl+Tab

Move to the next tab

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Move to the previous tab

Ctrl+1

Go to the nth tab of the dialog box

Space

Select or clear the active check box

Enter

Confirm (default button)

Esc

Cancel and close the dialog box

F4

Open the list of the active item

Alt+Underlined letter

Run the command tied to the underlined letter

Arrows

Select a button in a group of options

Backspace

Go up one folder in an Open or Save dialog

Command Prompt and Terminal

Ctrl+C

Copy the selected text

Ctrl+V

Paste the copied text

Ctrl+Shift+C

Copy in Windows Terminal

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste in Windows Terminal

Ctrl+A

Select all text on the current line

Ctrl+M

Enter mark mode (keyboard selection)

Ctrl+↑

Scroll up one line

Ctrl+↓

Scroll down one line

↑

Recall the previous command from history

↓

Recall the next command from history

Tab

Auto-complete a file or folder name

Esc

Clear the current command line

F7

Display the command history

Ctrl+Home

Scroll to the top of the buffer

Ctrl+End

Scroll to the bottom of the buffer

Ctrl+Shift+T

Open a new tab in Windows Terminal

Ctrl+Shift+W

Close the active tab in Windows Terminal

Web browser

Ctrl+T

Open a new tab

Ctrl+W

Close the active tab

Ctrl+Shift+T

Reopen the last closed tab

Ctrl+N

Open a new window

Ctrl+Shift+N

Open a private browsing window

Ctrl+Tab

Switch to the next tab

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to the previous tab

Ctrl+1

Switch to the 1st tab

Ctrl+9

Switch to the last tab

Ctrl+L

Select the address bar

Ctrl+E

Start a search from the address bar

Ctrl+D

Add the page to bookmarks

Ctrl+Shift+B

Show or hide the bookmarks bar

Ctrl+H

Open the history

Ctrl+J

Open the downloads list

Ctrl+F

Find on the page

Ctrl+R

Reload the page

F5

Reload the page

Ctrl+Shift+R

Reload the page bypassing the cache

Ctrl++

Zoom in

Ctrl+-

Zoom out

Ctrl+0

Reset the zoom to default

F11

Toggle full-screen mode

Alt+←

Go back to the previous page

Alt+→

Go forward to the next page

Ctrl+P

Print the page

Ctrl+Shift+Del

Open Clear browsing data

Ctrl+Shift+I

Open the developer tools

Esc

Stop loading the page

Windows shortcuts

All Windows keyboard shortcuts

Basic editing

Text and cursor

General system

Windows key

Windows and snapping

Virtual desktops

Screenshots

File Explorer

Taskbar

Accessibility

Dialog boxes

Command Prompt and Terminal

Web browser