In other to help you enjoy your windows we have created a list of Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts. Always clicking on the mouse may be a lot of stress and a long process. You don’t really need to know all the shortcuts, you can just learn those ones that you frequently make use of. This will help to enhance your experience with Windows 10.
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Copy, paste, and other general keyboard shortcuts ; Shift + F10 . Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. ; Shift with any arrow key. Select more than one
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Here’s the list of the essential keyboard shortcuts that every Windows 10 user should know. Keyboard shortcut , Action. Ctrl + A, Select all
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New Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts ; Windows key + CTRL + D, Create a “virtual desktop” or second desktop; Windows key + I, Open Window Settings.
windows 10 keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut
Action to do
Windows key
Open or close start menu
Windows key + A
Open action center
Windows key + C
Open Cortana
Windows key + D
Display and hide the desktop
Windows key + E
Open File Explorer
Windows Key + G
Use only when a game is open to the Open Game bar
Windows + I
Open settings
Windows + K
Open the connect quick action
Windows + L
Lock your PC or switch accounts
Windows + M
Minimize all windoe]ws
Windows + R
Open Run dialog box
Windows key + S
Open search bar
Windows key + U
Open Ease of access center
Windows Key + X
Open Quick link Menu
Windows Key + Number
Open any app pinned to the number.
Windows key + Left arrow key
Snap Windows left
Windows key + Right arrow Key
Snap app windows right
Windows key + up arrow key
Maximize app windows
Windows key + Down arrow key
Minimize app windows
Windows key + comma
Temporarily peek at the desktop
Windows Key + Ctrl + D
Add a virtual desktop
Windows key + Ctrl + Left or Right arrow key
Switch between virtual desktops
Windows key + Ctrl +F4
Close current virtual desktop
Windows key + enter key
Open narrator
Windows key + Home
Minimize all but the active desktop window
Windows key + PrtScn
Capture a screenshot and save
Windows key + Shift + Up arrow key
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
Windows logo key +Spacebar
Switch input language and keyboard layout
Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts
The below table contains keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Command Prompt.
Keyboard shorts
Action to do
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)
Copy the selected text
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)
Paste the selected text
Ctrl+M
Enter Mark mode
Alt+selection key
Begin selection in block mode
Arrow keys
Move the cursor in the direction specified
Page up
Move the cursor by one page up
Page down
Move the cursor by one page down
Ctrl+Home
Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer
Ctrl+Up arrow
Move up one line in the output history
Ctrl+Down arrow
Move down one line in the output history
General keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts
Action to do
Rename the selected item
F3
Search for a file or folder in File Explorer
F4
Display the address bar list in File Explorer
F5
Refresh the active window
F6
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10
Activate the Menu bar in the active app
Alt+F4
Close the active item, or exit the active app
Alt+Esc
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
Alt+underlined letter
Perform the command for that letter
Alt+Enter
Display properties for the selected item
Alt+Spacebar
Open the shortcut menu for the active window
Alt+Left arrow
Alt+Right arrow
Alt+Page Up
Alt+Page Down
Alt+Tab
Switch between open apps
Ctrl+F4
Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
Ctrl+A
Select all items in a document or window
Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)
Ctrl+D (or Delete)
Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
Ctrl+R (or F5)
Refresh the active window
Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)
Paste the selected item
Ctrl+X
Cut the selected item
Ctrl+Y
Redo an action
Ctrl+Z
Ctrl+Right arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl+Left arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl+Down arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl+Up arrow
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl+Alt+Tab
Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+arrow keys
When a group or tile is in focus in the Start menu, move it in the direction specified
Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key
Select a block of text
Ctrl+Esc
Open Start
Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Ctrl+Shift
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available
Shift+F10
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
Shift+Delete
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
Right arrow
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
Left arrow
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
Esc
Stop or leave the current task
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
In other to help you enjoy your windows we have created a list of Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts. You don’t really need to know all the shortcuts,