Win denotes the Windows key.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Usage |
|---|---|
Win |
Open Start Menu or Screen. |
Win + E |
Open File Explorer. |
Win + C |
Open Chat. |
Win + S or Win + Q |
Open Search (online and offline). |
Win + I |
Open Settings app. |
Win + A |
Open Action Center. |
Win + N |
Open Notification Center. |
Win + H |
Start voice typing. |
Win + F |
Open Feedback hub. |
Win + W |
Open Widgets. |
Win + K |
Connect to wireless displays and audio devices. |
Win + X |
Open Start context menu. |
Win + G |
Open Game bar. |
Win + [1] [2] [3] [...] |
Open programs that are pinned to task bar. |
Win + Space |
Switch keyboard input language (only if 2 or more languages present). |
Win + R |
Open Run. |
Win + P |
Project current screen. |
Win + L |
Lock your Windows 11. |
Win + D |
Show Windows Desktop. |
Win + V |
Show Clipboard history. |
Win + O |
Change orientation. |
Win + M |
Minimize all open windows. |
Win + , |
Take a peek at the desktop until you release the Win key. |
Win + Shift + S |
Capture part of the screen with Snip & Sketch. |
Win + U |
Open Accessibility settings. |
Win + ; or Win + . |
Open Emoji viewer. |
Win + B |
Highlight the first item in the Notification Area; use Arrow keys to switch between items. |
Win + PrtScr or Win + Fn + PrtScr |
Take screenshot of current screen and save it to Screenshots under Pictures. |
Win + T |
Cycle through apps on taskbar. |
Win + Tab |
Open Task View. |
Win + Ctrl + Left / Right |
Switch to the virtual desktop on the left/right. |
Win + Down |
Snap current window to the bottom of the screen. |
Win + Up |
Snap current window to the top of the screen. |
Win + Right |
Snap current window to the right side of the screen. |
Win + Left |
Snap current window to the left side of the screen. |
Win + Ctrl + D |
Create a new virtual desktop and switch to it. |
Win + Ctrl + F4 |
Close the current virtual desktop. |
| Keyboard shortcut | Usage |
|---|---|
Alt + F4 |
Closes current program window. When no program is open, it provides Shut down Windows dialog. |
Ctrl + F |
Opens a Find dialog for searching the currently opened program. |
Ctrl + M |
Enter mark mode which helps for selecting text especially in Command Prompt. |
Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down |
Scrolling up / down on current screen or page. |
Ctrl + Up / Down |
Move up / down on current screen or page line by line. |
Ctrl + A |
Select all content on the screen. |
Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert |
Copies all content on screen to clipboard. |
Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert |
Pastes text at the cursor. |
Ctrl + Z |
Undo operation. |
Ctrl + Y |
Redo operation, provided you've already used Ctrl + Z. |
Alt + Tab |
Switch between open windows. |
Shift + Left / Right / Up / Down |
Moves the cursor by a character/line and selects text along the way. |
Ctrl + Shift + Left / Right |
Moves the cursor one word at a time, selecting that word. |
Shift + Home / End |
Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line, selecting text along the way. |
Shift + Page Up / Page Down |
Moves the cursor up or down a screen, selecting text. |
Ctrl + Shift + Home / End |
Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the screen buffer, selecting all text in between. |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
Open Task Manager. |
Ctrl + Shift + F4 |
Restart File Explorer. |