Microsoft Windows Shortcut Keys

Laptop/Desktop Shorcut Keys

▪ Alt + Esc – Cycle through open windows.
▪ Alt + F4 – Close active window. (If no active window is present, a shutdown box appears.)
▪ Alt + F8 – Reveals typed password in Sign-in screen.
▪ Alt + Left arrow key – Go back.
▪ Alt + Page Down – Move down one screen.
▪ Alt + Page Up – Move up one screen.
▪ Alt + Right arrow key – Go forward.
▪ Alt + Spacebar – Open context menu for the active window.
▪ Alt + Tab – Switch between open apps while pressing Tab multiple times.
▪ Alt + Underlined letter – Runs command for the underlined letter in apps.
▪ Ctrl + Alt + Tab – View open apps.
▪ Ctrl + Arrow keys – Change Start menu size.
▪ Ctrl + Arrow keys (to select) + Spacebar – Select multiple items on desktop or File Explorer.
▪ Ctrl + Click a grouped app button – Cycle through windows in the group from the Taskbar.
▪ Ctrl + Down arrow key – Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
▪ Ctrl + F5 (or) Ctrl + R – Refresh current window.
▪ 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 + Shift – Switch keyboard layout.
▪ Ctrl + Shift + Arrow key – Select block of text.
▪ Ctrl + Shift + Click app button – Run app as administrator from the Taskbar.
▪ Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open Task Manager.
▪ Ctrl + Spacebar – Enable or disable Chinese IME.
▪ Ctrl + Up arrow key – Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
▪ Shift + Arrow keys – Select multiple items.
▪ Shift + Click app button – Open another instance of an app from the Taskbar.
▪ Shift + F10 – Open context menu for selected item.
▪ Shift + Right-click app button – Show window menu for the app from the Taskbar.
▪ Shift + Right-click grouped app button – Show window menu for the group from the Taskbar.

Windows 10/11 Keys

▪ Windows Key – Open Start menu.
▪ Windows Key + A – Open Action center.
▪ Windows Key + Alt + D – Open date and time in the Taskbar.
▪ Windows Key + Alt + Number (0-9) – Open Jump List of the app in number position in the
Taskbar.
▪ Windows Key + B – Set focus notification area in the Taskbar.
▪ Windows Key + Comma (,) – Temporarily peek at the desktop.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + D – Create a virtual desktop.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + Enter – Open Narrator.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + F – Open search for the device on a domain network.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + F4 – Close active virtual desktop.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + Left arrow – Switch to the virtual desktop on the left.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + Number (0-9) – Switch to the last active window of the app in the
number position in the Taskbar.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + Q – Open Quick Assist.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + Right arrow – Switch to the virtual desktop on the right.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + Shift + B – Wake up the device when black or a blank screen.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + Shift + Number (0-9) – Open another instance as an administrator of
the app in the number position in the Taskbar.
▪ Windows Key + Ctrl + Spacebar – Change previous selected input option.
▪ Windows Key + D – Display and hide the desktop.
▪ Windows Key + Down arrow key – Minimize app windows.
▪ Windows Key + E – Open File Explorer.
▪ Windows Key + Esc – Exit magnifier.
▪ Windows Key + F – Launch Feedback Hub app.
▪ Windows Key + Forward-slash (/) – Start IME reconversion.
▪ Windows Key + G – Launch Game bar app.
▪ Windows Key + H – Open dictation feature.
▪ Windows Key + Home – Minimize or maximize all but the active desktop window.
▪ Windows Key + I – Open Settings.
▪ Windows Key + J – Set focus on a tip for Windows 10 when applicable.
▪ Windows Key + K – Open Connect settings.
▪ Windows Key + L – Locks computer.
▪ Windows Key + Left arrow key – Snap app or window left.
▪ Windows Key + M – Minimize all windows.
▪ Windows Key + Minus (-) – Zoom out using the magnifier.
▪ Windows Key + Number (0-9) – Open the app in number position in the Taskbar.
▪ Windows Key + O – Lock device orientation.
▪ Windows Key + P – Open Project settings.
▪ Windows Key + Pause – Show System Properties dialog box.
▪ Windows Key + Period (.) or Semicolon (;) – Open emoji panel.
▪ Windows Key + Plus (+) – Zoom in using the magnifier.
▪ Windows Key + PrtScn – Capture a full screenshot in the “Screenshots” folder.
▪ Windows Key + R – Open Run command.
▪ Windows Key + Right arrow key – Snap app or window right.
▪ Windows Key + S (or Q) – Open Search.
▪ Windows Key + Shift + Down arrow key – Windows 11: Restore the window if it is snapped or
maximized. Windows 10: Maximize or minimize active windows vertically while maintaining
width.
▪ Windows Key + Shift + Left arrow key – Move active window to monitor on the left.
▪ Windows Key + Shift + M – Restore minimized windows on the desktop.
▪ Windows Key + Shift + Number (0-9) – Open another app instance in the number position in
the Taskbar.
▪ Windows Key + Shift + Right arrow key – Move active window to monitor on the right.
▪ Windows Key + Shift + S – Create part of the screen screenshot.
▪ Windows Key + Shift + Up arrow key – Stretch desktop window to the top and bottom of the
screen.
▪ Windows Key + Shift + V – Cycle through notifications.
▪ Windows Key + Spacebar – Change keyboard layout and input language.
▪ Windows Key + T – Cycle through apps in the Taskbar.
▪ Windows Key + Tab – Open Task View.
▪ Windows Key + U – Open Ease of Access settings.
▪ Windows Key + Up arrow key – Maximize app windows.
▪ Windows Key + V – Open Clipboard bin.
▪ Windows Key + W – Open the Windows Ink Workspace.
▪ Windows Key + X – Open Quick Link menu.
▪ Windows Key + Y – Change input between desktop and Mixed Reality.
▪ Windows Key + Z – Switch input between the desktop experience and Windows Mixed Reality.