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Keyboard shortcuts can save a lot of time and chances. First off, why should you even use shortcut keys? Whenever you move your hand over to your mouse, you waste precious Milli-seconds. That you could be spending elsewhere. keyboard shortcuts are quick ways to navigate and perform actions using one or multiple key combos, which otherwise would take many more clicks and time to complete the task with the mouse.
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Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
These are the essential keyboard shortcuts that every Windows 10 user has to know.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| CTRL + C | Copy selected items to clipboard. |
| CTRL + V | Paste content from clipboard. |
| CTRL + A | Select All Content |
| CTRL + X | Copy selected items to clipboard. |
| CTRL + Z | Undo an action, including undelete files . |
| CTRL + Y | Redo an action. |
| Ctrl + D (Del) | Delete selected item to the Recycle Bin. |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Create new folder on desktop or File Explorer. |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps. |
| Alt + F4 | Close active window. (If no active window is present, a shutdown box appears.) |
| Shift + Delete | Delete the selected item permanently, skipping Recycle Bin. |
| Esc | Close Current Task |
| F2 | Rename selected item. |
| PrtScn | Take a screenshot and stores it in the clipboard. |
| Windows key + A | Open Action Center |
| Windows key + D | Display And Hide The Desktop |
| Windows key + E | Open File Explorer |
| Windows key + I | Open Setting App |
| Windows key + L | Lock Device |
| Windows key + V | Open Clipboard Bin |
| Windows key + PrtScn | Capture a full screenshot in the "Screenshots" folder |
| Windows key + Shift + S | Capture part of the screen with Snip & Sketch. |
| Windows key + Left arrow key | Snap App Or Window Left |
| Windows key + Right arrow key | Snap App Or Window Right |
| Windows key + Period (.) or Semicolon (;) | Open Emoji Panel |
File Explorer Shortcut Keys
Some of the shortcuts included in Windows 10 can make your work easier in File Explorer.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| CTRL + E | Select search box |
| CTRL + F | Start search |
| CTRL + L | Focus on the address bar |
| CTRL + N | Open new window |
| CTRL + W | Close active window |
| CTRL + Mouse scroll wheel | Change view file and folder. |
| CTRL + Shift + E | Expands all folders from the tree in the navigation pane |
| CTRL + Shift + N | Creates a new folder on desktop or File Explorer |
| CTRL + Shift + Number (1-8) | Change folder view |
| Alt + D | Select address bar |
| Alt + P | Display preview panel |
| Alt + Enter | Open Properties settings for the selected item |
| Alt + Right arrow key | View next folder |
| Alt + Left arrow key (or Backspace) | View previous folder |
| Alt + Up arrow | Move up a level in the folder path |
| Windows key + E | Open File Explorer |
| F11 | Switch active window full-screen mode |
| F2 | Rename selected item |
| F4 | Switch focus to address bar |
| F5 | Refresh File Explorer's current view |
| F6 | Cycle through elements on the screen |
| Home | Scroll to the top of the window |
| End | Scroll to the bottom of the window |
Desktop Shortcut Keys
You can use these keyboard shortcuts to open, close, navigate, and perform tasks more quickly throughout the desktop experience, including the Start menu, taskbar, settings, and more in Windows 10
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| CTRL + Arrow keys | Change Start menu size |
| CTRL + Shift | Switch keyboard layout |
| CTRL + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager |
| CTRL + F5 (or Ctrl + R) | Refresh current window |
| CTRL + Alt + Tab | View open apps |
| CTRL + Arrow keys + Space bar | Select multiple items on desktop or File Explorer |
| CTRL + Shift + Click app button | Run app as administrator from the Taskbar |
| CTRL + Click a grouped app button | Cycle through windows in the group from the Taskbar |
| CTRL + Left arrow key | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
| CTRL + Right arrow key | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
| CTRL + Up arrow key | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
| CTRL + Down arrow key | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
| Ctrl + Shift + Arrow key | Select block of text |
| CTRL + Space bar | Enable or disable Chinese IME |
| Alt + F4 | Close active window (If no active window is present, a shutdown box appears) |
| Alt + Underlined letter | Runs command for the underlined letter in apps |
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps while pressing Tab multiple times |
| Alt + Left arrow key | Go Back |
| Alt + Right arrow key | Go forward |
| Alt + Page Up | Move up one screen |
| Alt + Page down | Move Down one screen. |
| Alt + Esc | Cycle through open windows |
| Alt + Space bar | Open context menu for the active window |
| Alt + F8 | Reveals typed password in Sign-in screen |
| Windows Key | Open start menu |
| Windows key + X | Open Quick Link menu. |
| Windows key + Number (0-9) | Open the app in number position from the Taskbar |
| Windows key + T | Cycle through apps in the Taskbar |
| Windows key + Alt + Number (0-9) | Open Jump List of the app in number position from the Taskbar |
| Windows key + D | Display and hide the desktop |
| Windows key + M | Minimize all windows |
| Windows key + Shift + M | Restore minimized windows on the desktop |
| Windows key + Home | Minimize or maximize all but the active desktop window. |
| Windows key + Shift + Up arrow key | Stretch desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen |
| Windows key + Shift + Down arrow key | Maximize or minimize active desktop windows vertically while maintaining width |
| Windows key + Shift + Left arrow key | Move active window to monitor on the left |
| Windows key + Shift + Right arrow key | Move active window to monitor on the right |
| Windows key + S | Open Search |
| Windows key + Alt + D | Open date and time in the Taskbar. |
| Windows key + Tab | Open Task View |
| Windows key + CTRL + D | Create new virtual desktop |
| Windows key + CTRL + F4 | Close active virtual desktop |
| Windows key + CTRL + Right arrow | Switch to the virtual desktop on the right |
| Windows key + CTRL + Left arrow | Switch to the virtual desktop on the left |
| Windows key + P | Open Project settings |
| Windows key + A | Open Action center |
| Windows key + I | Open Settings app |
| Shift + Arrow keys | Select multiple items |
| Shift + F10 | Open context menu for selected item |
| Shift + Right-click grouped app button | Show window menu for the group from the Taskbar |
| Shift + Right-click app button | Show window menu for the app from the Taskbar |
| Shift + Click app button | Open another instance of an app from the Taskbar |
| F10 | Enable app menu ba |
| Back space | Return to the Settings app home page |
Command Prompt Shortcut Keys
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| CTRL + A | Select all content of the current line |
| CTRL + C | Copy selected items to clipboard |
| CTRL + F | Open search for Command Prompt |
| CTRL + M | Starts mark mode |
| CTRL + V | Paste content from clipboard |
| CTRL + Up arrow key | Move the screen up one line |
| CTRL + Down arrow key | Move screen down one line |
| CTRL + Home | Scroll to the top of the console |
| CTRL + End | Scroll to the bottom of the console |
| Page up | Move cursor one page up |
| Page down | Move cursor one page down |
| Up or down arrow keys | Cycle through the command history of the current session |
| Left or right arrow keys | Move the cursor left or right in the current line |
Setting Shortcut Keys
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| CTRL + Tab | Cycles forward through the tabs |
| CTRL + Number of tab | Jumps to tab position |
| CTRL + Shift + Tab | Cycles back through the tabs |
| Shift + Tab | Moves back through the settings |
| Alt + Underline letter | Actions the setting identified by the letter |
| Tab | Moves forward through the settings |
| Arrow keys | Select a button of the active setting |
| Space bar | Checks or clears the option in focus |
| Back space | Open the folder one-level app in the Open or Save As dialog |
