Windows 11

Cut the selected item.

Copy the selected item.

Paste the selected item.

Undo an action.

Switch between open apps.

Close the active item, or exit the active app.

Lock your PC.

Display and hide the desktop.

Rename the selected item.

Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.

Display the address bar list in File Explorer.

Refresh the active window.

Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.

Activate the Menu bar in the active app.

Set focus to the first icon in the Suggested actions menu.

Show your password on the sign-in screen.

Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened.

Display properties for the selected item.

Open the shortcut menu for the active window.

Go back.

Go forward.

Move up one screen.

Move down one screen.

Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).

Select all items in a document or window.

Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.

Open Search (in most apps).

Redo an action.

Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.

Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.

Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.

Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.

Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.

When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified.

When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder.

Resize the Start menu when it's open.

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

Select a block of text.

Open Start.

Open Task Manager.

Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available.

Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.

Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.

Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.

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.

Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard. 

Open or close Start.

Open Quick Settings. Updated in Windows 11.

Set focus to the first icon in the Taskbar corner.

Open Chat from Microsoft Teams. Updated in Windows 11.

Open the charms menu.

Turn on color filters (enable this shortcut first in Color Filter settings).

Display and hide the desktop.

Open File Explorer.

Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot.

Open Xbox Game Bar when a game is open.

Turn HDR on or off.

Launch voice typing. Updated in Windows 11.

Open Settings.

Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.

Open Cast from Quick Settings. Updated in Windows 11.

Toggle microphone mute in apps that support Call Mute. Available starting in Windows 11, version 22H2.

Lock your PC or switch accounts.

Minimize all windows.

Restore minimized windows on the desktop.

Open notification center and calendar. Updated in Windows 11.

Lock device orientation.

Choose a presentation display mode.

Open Quick Assist.

Open the Run dialog box.

Record video of game window in focus (using Xbox Game Bar).

Open search.

Take a screenshot of part of your screen.

Cycle through apps on the taskbar.

Open Accessibility Settings.

Open the clipboard history. 

Set focus to a notification.

Open Widgets. Updated in Windows 11.

Open the Quick Link menu.

Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.

Open the snap layouts. Updated in Windows 11.

Open emoji panel.

Temporarily peek at the desktop.

Opens Start > Settings > System > About .

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

Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the thid position. If the app is already running, switch to that app.

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

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

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

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

Open Task view.

Maximize the window.

Snap window in focus to top half of screen. New with Windows 11.

Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window.

Snap window in focus to bottom half of screen. New with Windows 11.

Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.

Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.

Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).

Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.

Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width.

Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another.

Cycle backwards through language and keyboard layout.

Switch input language and keyboard layout.

Change to a previously selected input.

Turn on Narrator.

Open Magnifier and zoom in.

Zoom out in Magnifier.

Close Magnifier.

Begin IME reconversion.

Wake PC from blank or black screen.

Save full screen screenshot to file.

Save screenshot of game window in focus to file (using Xbox Game Bar).

Open taskbar settings.

Open Task view.

Add a virtual desktop.

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

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

Close the virtual desktop you're using.

Open settings.

Go back to the settings home page.

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

Open an app as an administrator.

Show the window menu for the app.

Show the window menu for the group.

Cycle through the windows of the group.

Select the address bar.

Select the search box.

Open a new window.

Open a new tab and switch to it. 

Closes the active tab. Closes the window if there's only one tab open.

Move to the next tab.

Move to the previous tab. 

Move to the third tab. 

Display all folders above the selected folder.

Create a new folder.

Display all subfolders under the selected folder.

Display the contents of the selected folder.

Collapse the selected folder.

Display the preview panel.

Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item.

View the next folder.

View the folder that the folder was in.

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.

Display the top of the active window.

Maximize or minimize the active window.

Display the items in the active list.

Move forward through tabs.

Move back through tabs.

Move to third tab.

Move forward through options.

Move back through options.

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.

Copy the selected text.

Paste the selected text.

Enter Mark mode.

Move the cursor to the left.

Move the cursor by one page up.

Move the cursor by one page down.

Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer.

Move the cursor to the end of the buffer.

Move up one line in the output history.

Move down one line in the output history.

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.

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.