Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 10
Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 10
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Ctrl + X
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Cut the
selected item
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Ctrl + C
(or Ctrl + Insert)
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Copy the
selected item
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Ctrl + V
(or Shift + Insert)
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Paste the
selected item
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo an
action
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Alt + Tab
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Switch
between open apps
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Alt + F4
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Close the
active item, or exit the active app
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Windows
logo key + L
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Lock your
PC
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Windows
logo key + D
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Display
and hide the desktop
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F2
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Rename the
selected item
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F3
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Search for
a file or folder in File Explorer
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F4
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Display
the address bar list in File Explorer
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F5
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Refresh
the active window
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F6
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Cycle through
screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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F10
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Activate
the Menu bar in the active app
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Alt + F8
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Show your
password on the sign-in screen
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Alt + Esc
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Cycle
through items in the order in which they were opened
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Alt +
underlined letter
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Perform
the command for that letter
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Alt +
Enter
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Display
properties for the selected item
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Alt +
Spacebar
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Open the
shortcut menu for the active window
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Alt + Left
arrow
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Go back
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Alt +
Right arrow
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Go forward
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Alt + Page
Up
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Move up
one screen
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Alt + Page
Down
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Move down
one screen
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Ctrl + F4
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Close the
active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple
documents open at the same time)
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Ctrl + A
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Select all
items in a document or window
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Ctrl + D
(or Delete)
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Delete the
selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
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Ctrl + R
(or F5)
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Refresh
the active window
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo an
action
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Ctrl +
Right arrow
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Move the
cursor to the beginning of the next word
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Ctrl +
Left arrow
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Move the
cursor to the beginning of the previous word
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Ctrl +
Down arrow
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Move the cursor
to the beginning of the next paragraph
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Ctrl + Up
arrow
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Move the
cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
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Ctrl + Alt
+ Tab
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Use the
arrow keys to switch between all open apps
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Alt +
Shift + arrow keys
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When a
group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction
specified
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Ctrl +
Shift + arrow keys
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When a
tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a
folder
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Ctrl +
arrow keys
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Resize the
Start menu when it's open
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Ctrl +
arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar
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Select
multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
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Ctrl +
Shift with an arrow key
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Select a
block of text
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Ctrl + Esc
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Open Start
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Ctrl +
Shift + Esc
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Open Task
Manager
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Ctrl +
Shift
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Switch the
keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available
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Ctrl +
Spacebar
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Turn the
Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off
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Shift +
F10
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Display
the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Shift with
any arrow key
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Select
more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
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Shift +
Delete
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Delete the
selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
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Right
arrow
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Open the
next menu to the right, or open a submenu
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Left arrow
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Open the
next menu to the left, or close a submenu
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Esc
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Stop or
leave the current task
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Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows
logo key
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Open or
close Start
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Windows
logo key + A
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Open
Action center
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Windows logo
key + B
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Set focus
in the notification area
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Windows
logo key + C
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Open
Cortana in listening mode
Notes
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Windows
logo key + Shift + C
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Open the
charms menu
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Windows
logo key + D
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Display
and hide the desktop
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Windows
logo key + Alt + D
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Display
and hide the date and time on the desktop
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Windows
logo key + E
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Open File
Explorer
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Windows
logo key + F
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Open
Feedback Hub and take a screenshot
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Windows
logo key + G
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Open Game
bar when a game is open
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Windows
logo key + H
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Start
dictation
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Windows
logo key + I
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Open
Settings
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Windows
logo key + J
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Set
focus to a Windows tip when one is available.
When a Windows tip appears, bring focus to the Tip. Pressing the keyboard shortcuts again to bring focus to the element on the screen to which the Windows tip is anchored. |
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Windows
logo key + K
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Open the
Connect quick action
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Windows
logo key + L
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Lock your
PC or switch accounts
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Windows
logo key + M
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Minimize
all windows
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Windows
logo key + O
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Lock
device orientation
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Windows
logo key + P
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Choose a
presentation display mode
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Windows
logo key + R
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Open the
Run dialog box
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Windows
logo key + S
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Open
search
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Windows
logo key + T
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Cycle
through apps on the taskbar
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Windows logo
key + U
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Open Ease
of Access Center
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Windows
logo key + V
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Cycle
through notifications
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Windows
logo key + Shift + V
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Cycle
through notifications in reverse order
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Windows
logo key + X
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Open the
Quick Link menu
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Windows
logo key + Y
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Switch
input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop
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Windows
logo key + Z
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Show the
commands available in an app in full-screen mode
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Windows
logo key + period (.) or semicolon (;)
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Open emoji
panel
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Windows
logo key + comma (,)
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Temporarily
peek at the desktop
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Windows
logo key + Pause
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Display
the System Properties dialog box
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + F
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Search for
PCs (if you're on a network)
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Windows
logo key + Shift + M
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Restore
minimized windows on the desktop
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Windows
logo key + number
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Open the
desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by
the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.
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Windows
logo key + Shift + number
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Open the
desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the
position indicated by the number
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + number
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Open the
desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar
in the position indicated by the number
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Windows
logo key + Alt + number
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Open the
desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the
position indicated by the number
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + Shift + number
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Open the
desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on
the taskbar as an administrator
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Windows
logo key + Tab
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Open Task
view
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Windows
logo key + Up arrow
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Maximize
the window
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Windows
logo key + Down arrow
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Remove
current app from screen or minimize the desktop window
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Windows
logo key + Left arrow
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Maximize
the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen
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Windows
logo key + Right arrow
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Maximize
the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen
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Windows
logo key + Home
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Minimize
all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)
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Windows
logo key + Shift + Up arrow
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Stretch
the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
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Windows
logo key + Shift + Down arrow
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Restore/minimize
active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width
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Windows
logo key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow
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Move an
app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another
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Windows
logo key + Spacebar
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Switch
input language and keyboard layout
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + Spacebar
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Change to
a previously selected input
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + Enter
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Open
Narrator
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Windows logo
key + forward slash (/)
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Begin IME
reconversion
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + V
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Open
shoulder taps
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Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key
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To do this
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Ctrl + C
(or Ctrl + Insert)
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Copy the
selected text
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Ctrl + V
(or Shift + Insert)
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Paste the selected
text
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Ctrl + M
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Enter Mark
mode
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Alt +
selection key
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Begin
selection in block mode
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Arrow keys
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Move the
cursor in the direction specified
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Page up
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Move the
cursor by one page up
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Page down
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Move the
cursor by one page down
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Ctrl +
Home (Mark mode)
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Move the
cursor to the beginning of the buffer
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Ctrl + End
(Mark mode)
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Move the
cursor to the end of the buffer
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Ctrl + Up
arrow
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Move up
one line in the output history
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Ctrl +
Down arrow
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Move down
one line in the output history
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Ctrl +
Home (History navigation)
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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.
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Ctrl + End
(History navigation)
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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.
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Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key
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To do this
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F4
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Display
the items in the active list
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Ctrl + Tab
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Move
forward through tabs
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Ctrl +
Shift + Tab
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Move back
through tabs
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Ctrl +
number (number 1–9)
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Move to
nth tab
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Tab
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Move
forward through options
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Shift +
Tab
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Move back
through options
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Alt +
underlined letter
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Perform
the command (or select the option) that is used with that letter
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Spacebar
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Select or
clear the check box if the active option is a check box
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Backspace
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Open a
folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
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Arrow keys
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Select a
button if the active option is a group of option buttons
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File Explorer keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key
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To do this
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Alt + D
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Select the
address bar
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Ctrl + E
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Select the
search box
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Ctrl + F
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Select the
search box
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Ctrl + N
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Open a new
window
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Ctrl + W
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Close the
active window
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Ctrl +
mouse scroll wheel
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Change the
size and appearance of file and folder icons
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Ctrl +
Shift + E
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Display
all folders above the selected folder
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Ctrl +
Shift + N
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Create a
new folder
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Num Lock +
asterisk (*)
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Display
all subfolders under the selected folder
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Num Lock +
plus (+)
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Display
the contents of the selected folder
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Num Lock +
minus (-)
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Collapse
the selected folder
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Alt + P
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Display
the preview panel
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Alt +
Enter
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Open the
Properties dialog box for the selected item
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Alt +
Right arrow
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View the
next folder
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Alt + Up
arrow
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View the
folder that the folder was in
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Alt + Left
arrow
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View the
previous folder
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Backspace
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View the
previous folder
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Right
arrow
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Display
the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder
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Left arrow
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Collapse
the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the
folder was in
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End
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Display
the bottom of the active window
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Home
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Display
the top of the active window
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F11
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Maximize
or minimize the active window
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Virtual desktops keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows
logo key + Tab
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Open Task
view
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + D
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Add a
virtual desktop
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + Right arrow
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Switch
between virtual desktops you’ve created on the right
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + Left arrow
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Switch
between virtual desktops you’ve created on the left
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Windows
logo key + Ctrl + F4
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Close the
virtual desktop you're using
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Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key
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To do this
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Shift +
click a taskbar button
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Open an
app or quickly open another instance of an app
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Ctrl +
Shift + click a taskbar button
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Open an
app as an administrator
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Shift +
right-click a taskbar button
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Show the
window menu for the app
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Shift +
right-click a grouped taskbar button
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Show the
window menu for the group
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Ctrl +
click a grouped taskbar button
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Cycle
through the windows of the group
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Settings keyboard shortcuts
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Press this key
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To do this
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Windows
logo key + I
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Open
settings
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Backspace
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Go back to
the settings home page
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Type on
any page with search box
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Search
settings
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Created by Sikder Jahid
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