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The world's most popular operating system

General:

Cut the selected item.

Ctrl

X

Copy the selected item.

Ctrl

C

Paste the selected item.

Ctrl

V

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.

Ctrl

R

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

Display properties for the selected item.

Alt

Open the shortcut menu for the active window.

Alt

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

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 to the left.

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 to the right when it's open.

Ctrl

Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop.

Ctrl

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

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

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. 

PrintScreen

Windows Key:

Open or close Start.

Win

Open Action center.

Win

A

Set focus in the notification area.

Win

B

Open Cortana in listening mode.Notes:

Win

C

Open the charms menu.

Win

Shift

C

Display and hide the desktop.

Win

D

Display and hide the date and time on the desktop.

Win

Alt

D

Open File Explorer.

Win

E

Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot.

Win

F

Open Game bar when a game is open.

Win

G

Turn HDR on or off.

Win

Alt

B

Start dictation.

Win

H

Open Settings.

Win

I

Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.

Win

J

Open the Connect quick action.

Win

K

Lock your PC or switch accounts.

Win

L

Minimize all windows.

Win

M

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

Open search.

Win

S

Take a screenshot of part of  your screen.

Win

Shift

S

Cycle through apps on the taskbar.

Win

T

Open Ease of Access Center.

Win

U

Open the clipboard. 

Win

V

Cycle through notifications.

Win

Shift

V

Open the Quick Link menu.

Win

X

Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.

Win

Y

Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode.

Win

Z

Open emoji panel.

Win

.

Temporarily peek at the desktop.

Win

,

Display the System Properties dialog box.

Win

Pause

Search for PCs (if you're on a network).

Win

Ctrl

F

Restore minimized windows on the desktop.

Win

Shift

M

Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the thid position.

Win

3

Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the third position.

Win

Shift

3

Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the thid position.

Win

Ctrl

3

Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the thid position.

Win

Alt

3

Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the third position on the taskbar as an administrator.

Win

Ctrl

Shift

3

Open Task view.

Win

Tab

Maximize the window.

Win

Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window.

Win

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

Switch input language and keyboard layout.

Win

Change to a previously selected input.

Win

Ctrl

Turn on Narrator.

Win

Ctrl

Open Magnifier.

Win

+

Begin IME reconversion.

Win

/

Open shoulder taps.

Win

Ctrl

V

Wake PC from blank or black screen.

Win

Ctrl

Shift

B

Open taskbar settings.

Win

Alt

Virtual desktops:

Open Task view.

Win

Tab

Add a virtual desktop.

Win

Ctrl

D

Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the right.

Win

Ctrl

Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the left.

Win

Ctrl

Close the virtual desktop you're using.

Win

Ctrl

F4

Settings:

Open settings.

Win

I

Go back to the settings home page.

Taskbar:

Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app.

Shift

MouseLeft

Open an app as an administrator.

Ctrl

Shift

MouseLeft

Show the window menu for the app.

Shift

MouseRight

Show the window menu for the group.

Shift

MouseRight

Cycle through the windows of the group.

Ctrl

MouseLeft

File Explorer:

Select the address bar.

Alt

D

Select the search box.

Ctrl

F

Open a new window.

Ctrl

N

Close the active window.

Ctrl

W

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

View the next folder.

Alt

View the folder that the folder was in.

Alt

View the previous folder.

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

Dialog box:

Display the items in the active list.

F4

Move forward through tabs.

Ctrl

Tab

Move back through tabs.

Ctrl

Shift

Tab

Move to the second tab.

Ctrl

2

Move forward through options.

Tab

Move back through options.

Shift

Tab

Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box.

Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.

Command Prompt:

Copy the selected text.

Ctrl

C

Paste the selected text.

Ctrl

V

Enter Mark mode.

Ctrl

M

Move the cursor to the left.

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

Move the cursor to the end of the buffer.

Ctrl

End

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. 

Ctrl

Home

If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the command line.

Ctrl

End

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