Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

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.

Windows keyboard shortcuts – Microsoft Support

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Windows keyboard shortcuts · Copy: Ctrl + C · Cut: Ctrl + X · Paste: Ctrl + V · Maximize Window: F11 or Windows logo key + Up arrow · Open Task View: Windows logo

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows – Microsoft Support

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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

List of all Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts: The ultimate guide

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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

The Most Useful Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts – Reader’s

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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
F2	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	Go back
Alt+Right arrow	Go forward
Alt+Page Up	Move up one screen
Alt+Page Down	Move down one screen
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)	Copy the selected item
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	Undo an action
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	Open Task Manager
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,