An attempt at an as complete as possible list of Windows shortcuts.
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| Shortcut (alternatives) | Function | Conditions | Known Supported Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + C | Copy the selected item. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + V (Shift + Insert) | Paste the copied item. | 11 | ||
| Win + V | Open clipboard history. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + V | Paste as plain text. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Ctrl + X | Cut the selected item. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Z | Undo an action. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Y | Redo an action. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + A | Select everything. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + D (Del) | Delete selected items. | 11 | Files will be moved to the recycling bin for certain drives. | |
| Shift + Del | Delete selected items without moving to recycle bin. | 11 | ||
| Alt + underlined letter | Perform the command for that letter. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + R (F5) | Refresh. | 11 | ||
| Shift + F10 | Open context menu. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + F | Find. | 11 | ||
| F2 | Edit. | 11 |
| Shortcut (alternatives) | Function | Conditions | Known Supported Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + Right arrow (+ Shift) | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word (And highlight/select). | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Left arrow (+ Shift) | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word (And highlight/select). | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Down arrow (+ Shift) | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph (And highlight/select). | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Up arrow (+ Shift) | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph (And highlight/select). | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete previous Word. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Del | Delete next Word. | 11 | ||
| Alt + Backspace | Undo deletion. | 11 | Recursively undoes Blocks of deletion. This can be highlighted text, a sequence of Backsapce or Delete presses, or Ctrl + Backspace/Delete presses. | |
| Win + H | Voice typing. | 11 |
| Shortcut (alternatives) | Function | Conditions | Known Supported Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win + L | Lock your PC. | 11 | ||
| Alt + F4 | Open "Shut Down Windows" prompt. | No active Window. | 11 | Options: Switch user, Sign out, Sleep, Hibernate, Shut down, Restart |
| Win + Space | Change Keyboard Layouts. | Multiple keyboard layouts have to be present. | 11 | Hold Win. Cycle with Space. Cycle backwards with Shift. |
| Win + Ctrl + Space | Change Keyboard Layout to previous keyboard layout. | Multiple keyboard layouts have to be present. | 11 | Hold Win. Cycle with Space. Cycle backwards with Shift. |
| Ctrl + Shift + open an app | Open an app as an administrator. | 11 | Works on the taskbar, in file explorer, in the "Run" window... | |
| Win + Alt + G | Record last 30 seconds. | Xbox Game Bar, Nvidia Geforce Experience (Alt + Z), Game running with recording turned on. | 11 | |
| Win + Alt + R | Start/Stop recording. | Xbox Game Bar | 11 | |
| Win + Alt + B | HDR on/off. | Xbox Game Bar | 11 | |
| Win + O | Lock device orientation. | 11 | ||
| Win + P | Open "Project" menu. | 11 | ||
| Win + Shift + B | Wake PC from blank or black screen. | 11 | ||
| Win + PrtSc | Make and save a screenshot in %UserProfile%\Pictures\Screenshots. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Alt + Del | Security Options window. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Shift + B | Restart Desktop Window Manager. | 11 | It's not the GPU driver! source |
| Shortcut (alternatives) | Function | Conditions | Known Supported Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Open Start menu. | 11 | ||
| Win + I | Open Settings. | 11 | ||
| Win + U | Open Accessibility Settings. | 11 | ||
| Win + Pause | Open About PC in Settings. | 11 | ||
| Win + A | Open Quick Settings. | 11 | ||
| Win + C | Open Windows Copilot. | Windows Copilot present. | 11 | |
| Win + E | Open File Explorer. | 11 | ||
| Win + F | Open Feedback Hub. | 11 | A screenshot will be taken and added to a new feedback post. It cannot be used elsewhere. | |
| Win + G | Open Xbox Game Bar. | 11 | ||
| Win + K | Open Cast from Quick Settings. | 11 | ||
| Win + N | Open notification center and calendar. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + O | Open/Close on-screen keyboard. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Q | Open Quick Assist. | 11 | ||
| Win + R | Open the Run dialog box. | 11 | ||
| Win + S | Open search. | 11 | ||
| Win + Shift + S | Open snipping tool. | 11 | ||
| Win + W | Open Widgets. | 11 | ||
| Win + X | Open the Quick Link menu. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Esc | Open Start menu. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager. | 11 | ||
| Win + . (Win + ;) | Open emoji panel. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + F | Open the Find Computers dialog. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Enter | Turn on Narrator. | 11 | ||
| Win + "+" | Open Magnifier and zoom in. | 11 | ||
| Win + "-" | Zoom out in Magnifier. | 11 | ||
| Win + Esc | Close Magnifier. | 11 | ||
| Win + Shift + C | Open Color Picker. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Alt + Space | Open PowerToys Run. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Shift + M | Open Screen Ruler. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Shift + / | Absolutely lackluster Shortcut Guide. | PowerToys | 11 | I'm sorry. |
| Win + Shift + T | Extract Text from Screen. | PowerToys | 11 | Works on images. |
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift | Opens Microsoft 365. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + W | Opens Word. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T | Opens Teams. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Y | Opens https://www.yammer.com/ in default browser. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + O | Opens Outlook. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P | Opens Powerpoint. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D | Opens OneDrive. | 11 | If onedrive.exe can't be located, opens https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2044697, redirecting to https://onedrive.live.com/. | |
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + L | Opens https://www.linkedin.com/?trk=Officekey in default browser. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X | Opens Excel. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N | Opens OneNote. | 11 |
| Shortcut (alternatives) | Function | Conditions | Known Supported Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps. | 11 | Hold Alt. Cycle with Tab. | |
| Ctrl + Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps. | 11 | Stazs open. Cycle with Tab or arrows. | |
| Alt + F4 | Close active window. | 11 | Only "tells" the app to close. | |
| Win + D | Display desktop or open last displayed apps. | 11 | Doesn't revert Win + M. Only re-opens apps that were closed with this shortcut and only when no windows are open. Windows that can't be minimized disrupt the reversion. | |
| Win + (Shift +) M | Display desktop or open last displayed apps. | PowerToys Overried Win + Shift + M to Screen Rules | 11 | Same as Win + D, but reverts with Shift. DOesn't revert Win + D. Only re-opens apps that were closed with this shortcut and only when no windows are open. Windows that can't be minimized disrupt the reversion. |
| Win + arrow (Win + Alt + arrow, Win + Shift + arrow) | Open, close or snap active window to predetermined positions. | 11 | There's a lot of possibilities. Just try it out. | |
| Win + Shift + Left/Right Arrow | Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another. | 11 | ||
| Shift + click a taskbar button | Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app. | 11 | ||
| Shift + right-click a taskbar button | Show the context menu for the app. | 11 | ||
| Ctrl + click a grouped taskbar button | Cycle through the windows of the group. | 11 | ||
| Win + Tab | Open Task view. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + D | Add a virtual desktop. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Right arrow | Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the right. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Left arrow | Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the left. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + F4 | Close the virtual desktop you're using. | 11 | ||
| Win + T | Cycle through apps on the taskbar. | 11 | ||
| Win + Z | Open snap layouts. | 11 | ||
| Win + , | Peek at desktop. | 11 | Ends when Win is released. | |
| Win + number | Start/Open the app on the taskbar in the position of the number. | 11 | ||
| Win + Shift + number | Open a new instance of the app on the taskbar in the position of the number. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + Shift + number | Open a new instance of the app on the taskbar in the position of the number as an administrator. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + number | Open the last active window of the app on the taskbar in the position of the number. | 11 | ||
| Win + Alt + number | Open the Jump List for the app on the taskbar in the position of the number. | 11 | ||
| Win + Home | Minimize all except the active desktop window. | 11 | Restores all windows on second stroke. | |
| Touchpad 3 Fingers Down | Minimize open apps. | 11 | ||
| Touchpad 3 Fingers Down/Up | Revert minimized apps. If no apps were minimized, open Task View. | 11 | ||
| Win + T | Pin a Window to the foreground. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Ctrl + Shift + T | Create a cut-out of a Window. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Ctrl + Shift + R | Create a controllable cut-out of a Window. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Shift + ` | Open FancyZones. | PowerToys | 11 |
| Shortcut (alternatives) | Function | Conditions | Known Supported Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2 | Rename the selected item. | 11 | ||
| F3 | Search for a file or folder in File Explorer. | 11 | ||
| F4 | Display the address bar list in File Explorer. | 11 | ||
| F5 | Refresh the active window. | 11 | ||
| F6 | Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. | 11 | ||
| F10 | Activate the Menu bar in the active app. | 11 | ||
| Win + B | Set focus to the first icon in the system tray. | 11 | ||
| Win + Ctrl + C | Turn on color filters. | Enabled in Color Filter settings. | 11 | |
| Win + Shift + H | Mouse Highlighter. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Shift + D | Mouse Jump. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Alt + P | Mouse Pointer Crosshairs. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + E | Toggle Easy Mouse (Mouse Without Borders). | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + L | Lock all machines (Mouse Without Borders). | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Ctrl + Alt + R | Reconnect (Mouse Without Borders). | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Alt + Fnumber | switch between machines (Mopuse Without Borders). | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Shift + Q | Mute camera and microphone. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Shift + A | Mute microphone. | PowerToys | 11 | |
| Win + Shift + I | Push to Mute camera. | PowerToys | 11 |
Various menus in Windows itself.
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