Copy the selected item.: Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)
Paste the selected item.: Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)
Paste as plain text: Ctrl + Shift + V
Undo an action.: Ctrl + Z
Switch between open apps.: Alt + Tab
Close the active item, or exit the active app.: Alt + F4
Lock your PC.: Windows logo key + L
Display and hide the desktop.: Windows logo key + D
Rename the selected item.: F2
Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.: F3
Display the address bar list in File Explorer.: F4
Refresh the active window.: F5
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.: F6
Activate the Menu bar in the active app.: F10
Set focus to the first icon in the Suggested actions menu.: Alt + A
Show your password on the sign-in screen.: Alt + F8
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened.: Alt + Esc
Perform the command for that letter.: Alt + underlined letter
Display properties for the selected item.: Alt + Enter
Open the shortcut menu for the active window.: Alt + Spacebar
Go back.: Alt + ←
Go forward.: Alt + →
Move up one screen.: Alt + Page Up
Move down one screen.: Alt + Page Down
Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).: Ctrl + F4
Select all items in a document or window.: Ctrl + A
Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.: Ctrl + D (or Delete)
Open Search (in most apps).: Ctrl + E
Refresh the active window.: Ctrl + R (or F5)
Redo an action.: Ctrl + Y
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.: Ctrl + →
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.: Ctrl + ←
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.: Ctrl + ↓
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.: Ctrl + ↑
Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.: Ctrl + Alt + Tab
When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified.: Alt + Shift + ↑↓←→
When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder.: Ctrl + Shift + ↑↓←→
Resize the Start menu when it's open.: Ctrl + ↑↓←→
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop.: Ctrl + ↑↓←→ (to move to an item) + Spacebar
Select a block of text.: Ctrl + Shift with ↑↓←→
Open Start.: Ctrl + Esc
Open Task Manager.: Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available.: Ctrl + Shift
Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.: Ctrl + Spacebar
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.: Shift + F10
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.: Shift with any ↑↓←→
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.: Shift + Delete
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.: →
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.: ←
Stop or leave the current task.: Esc
Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard. : PrtScn
Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
Open or close Start.: Win
Open Quick Settings. Updated in Windows 11.: Win + A
Set focus to the first icon in the Taskbar corner.: Win + B
Open Windows Copilot. Updated in Windows 11.: Win + C
Open the charms menu.: Win + Shift + C
Turn on color filters (enable this shortcut first in Color Filter settings).: Win + Ctrl + C
Display and hide the desktop.: Win + D
Open File Explorer.: Win + E
Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot.: Win + F
Open Xbox Game Bar when a game is open.: Win + G
Turn HDR on or off.: Win + Alt + B
Launch voice typing. Updated in Windows 11.: Win + H
Open Settings.: Win + I
Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.: Win + J
Open Cast from Quick Settings. Updated in Windows 11.: Win + K
Toggle microphone mute in apps that support Call Mute. Available starting in Windows 11, version 22H2.: Win + Alt + K
Lock your PC or switch accounts.: Win + L
Minimize all windows.: Win + M
Restore minimized windows on the desktop.: Win + Shift + M
Open notification center and calendar. Updated in Windows 11.: Win + N
Lock device orientation.: Win + O
Choose a presentation display mode.: Win + P
Open Quick Assist.: Win + Ctrl + Q
Open the Run dialog box.: Win + R
Record video of game window in focus (using Xbox Game Bar).: Win + Alt + R
Open search.: Win + S
Take a screenshot of part of your screen.: Win + Shift + S
Cycle through apps on the taskbar.: Win + T
Open Accessibility Settings.: Win + U
Open the clipboard history. : Win + V
Set focus to a notification.: Win + Shift + V
Open Widgets. Updated in Windows 11.: Win + W
Open the Quick Link menu.: Win + X
Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.: Win + Y
Open the snap layouts. Updated in Windows 11.: Win + Z
Open emoji panel.: Win + period (.) or semicolon (;)
Temporarily peek at the desktop.: Win + comma (,)
Opens Start > Settings > System > About .: Win + Pause
Search for PCs (if you're on a network).: Win + Ctrl + F
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.: Win + number
Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.: Win + Shift + number
Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.: Win + Ctrl + number
Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.: Win + Alt + number
Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator.: Win + Ctrl + Shift + number
Open Task view.: Win + Tab
Maximize the window.: Win +↑
Snap window in focus to top half of screen. New with Windows 11.: Win + Alt + ↑
Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window.: Win + ↓
Snap window in focus to bottom half of screen. New with Windows 11.: Win + Alt +↓
Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.: Win + ←
Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.: Win + →
Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).: Win + Home
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.: Win + Shift + ↑
Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width.: Win + Shift + ↓
Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another.: Win + Shift + ←→
Cycle backwards through language and keyboard layout.: Win + Shift + Spacebar
Switch input language and keyboard layout.: Win + Spacebar
Change to a previously selected input.: Win + Ctrl + Spacebar
Turn on Narrator.: Win + Ctrl + Enter
Open Magnifier and zoom in.: Win + Plus (+)
Zoom out in Magnifier.: Win + Minus (-)
Close Magnifier.: Win + Esc
Begin IME reconversion.: Win + forward slash (/)
Wake PC from blank or black screen.: Win + Ctrl + Shift + B
Save full screen screenshot to file.: Win + PrtScn
Save screenshot of game window in focus to file (using Xbox Game Bar).: Win + Alt + PrtScn
Open taskbar settings.: Win + Alt + Enter (on taskbar item focus)
Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts
Copy the selected text.: Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)
Paste the selected text.: Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)
Enter Mark mode.: Ctrl + M
Begin selection in block mode.: Alt + selection key
Move the cursor in the direction specified.: ↑↓←→
Move the cursor by one page up.: Page up
Move the cursor by one page down.: Page down
Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer.: Ctrl + Home (Mark mode)
Move the cursor to the end of the buffer.: Ctrl + End (Mark mode)
Move up one line in the output history.: Ctrl + ↑
Move down one line in the output history.: Ctrl + ↓
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.: Ctrl + Home (History navigation)
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.: Ctrl + End (History navigation)
Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
Display the items in the active list.: F4
Move forward through tabs.: Ctrl + Tab
Move back through tabs.: Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Move to that tab number.: Ctrl + 1, 2, 3,...
Move forward through options.: Tab
Move back through options.: Shift + Tab
Perform the command (or select the option) that is used with that letter.: Alt + underlined letter
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box.: Spacebar
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.: Backspace
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.: ↑↓←→
File Explorer keyboard shortcuts
Select the address bar.: Alt + D
Select the search box.: Ctrl + E
Select the search box.: Ctrl + F
Open a new window.: Ctrl + N
Open a new tab and switch to it. : Ctrl + T
Closes the active tab. Closes the window if there's only one tab open.: Ctrl + W
Move to the next tab.: Ctrl + Tab
Move to the previous tab. : Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Move to that tab number. : Ctrl + 1, 2, 3,…
Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons.: Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel
Display all folders above the selected folder.: Ctrl + Shift + E
Create a new folder.: Ctrl + Shift + N
Display all subfolders under the selected folder.: Num Lock + asterisk (*)
Display the contents of the selected folder.: Num Lock + plus (+)
Collapse the selected folder.: Num Lock + minus (-)
Display the preview panel.: Alt + P
Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item.: Alt + Enter
View the next folder.: Alt + →
View the folder that the folder was in.: Alt + ↑
View the previous folder.: Alt + ←
View the previous folder.: Backspace
Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder.: →
Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in.: ←
Display the bottom of the active window.: End
Display the top of the active window.: Home
Maximize or minimize the active window.: F11
Virtual desktops keyboard shortcuts
Open Task view.: Win + Tab
Add a virtual desktop.: Win + Ctrl + D
Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the right.: Win + Ctrl + →
Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the left.: Win + Ctrl + Left ←
Close the virtual desktop you're using.: Win + Ctrl + F4
Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app.: Shift + click a taskbar button
Open an app as an administrator.: Ctrl + Shift + click a taskbar button
Show the window menu for the app.: Shift + right-click a taskbar button
Show the window menu for the group.: Shift + right-click a grouped taskbar button
Cycle through the windows of the group.: Ctrl + click a grouped taskbar button
Settings keyboard shortcuts
Open settings.: Win + I
Go back to the settings home page.: Backspace
Search settings.: Type on any page with search box
Desktop and File Explorer
Desktop
Main Screen: Win M
Task Bar: Win T
Notification Bar: Win B
Pop-up Menu: Shift F10
Focus out: Ctrl Spacebar
Window
Menu Call: Alt / F10
New Folder: Ctrl Shift N
Moving Objects: Tab
Address bar: Alt D
F1: help
F2: rename
F3: search
F4: browser address bar
F5: reload
F6: interface element sequential access
F7: cursor browsing
F8
F9
F10: menu
F11: full screen
F12: developer tool
Chrome-based Browser
about Window
Ctrl N: New Window
Alt Space N: Minimalize
Alt Space X: Maximilize
Alt Space R: to Previous Size
Alt F4: current window Finish
about Tab
Ctrl T: New Tab
Ctrl (Shift) Tab: moving between tab
Ctrl 9: last tab
Ctrl F4: current tab Finish
Ctrl Shift PgUp or PgDn: current tab move
General
Ctrl Home: page top
Ctrl End: page end
Alt Home: Homepage open
XVSR Hotkey on Windows
Program Operation
Start: Ctrl Alt S
Finish: Ins F4 / Ctrl Alt Shift F4
Pause Toggle: Alt Shift \
ToolBar: Ctrl \ / Ctrl Alt S
Global Setting
General - Environment Open / Ctrl Alt Shift O
General - Basic Environment Open / Ctrl Alt Shift B
General - Environment Save / Ctrl Alt Shift S
General - Environment Save with Other Name: Ctrl Alt Shift A
Information Indication
Inform Title Bar: Ctrl Shift T
Inform Status Bar: Ctrl Shift S
Inform Window: Ctrl Shift W
Inform Focus on: Ctrl Shift F
Tab Key for Web Browsing
Tab Key Selection: Ctrl Shift F9
Tab Key on/off: Ctrl Shift F11 / F12
Browser Tab Key
Object: Tab
Frame: F
Form Control: N
Table: T
Text: F4
Heading: H, 1~6
External Object: E
Edit Window: F2
Link: L
Visited Link: K
Landmark: J
Window: Ctrl PgUp/PgDn
Form: R
Fieldset: D
Previous/Next: S
Image: .
Body area: Z
Virtual Cursor Tab Key
Object: Tab
Frame: Ctrl Tab
Form Control: Ctrl F2
Table: Ctrl F3
Text: Ctrl F4
Heading: Ctrl F6
External Object: F7
Edit Window: Ctrl F8
Link: Ctrl '
Visited Link: Ctrl ;
Window: Ctrl PgUp/PgDn
Previous/Next: Ctrl L, K
Image: Insert .
Body area: Ctrl Z
ETC Key
Punctuation Mark Read: Alt Shift Z
Special Characters Read: Alt Shift '
Time: Alt Shift T
Date: Alt Shift D
Heading Units: H
Externel Object Units: E
Textarea Units: F2
Reading Machine
Explorer Window
Move Drive: Shift Drive Name
Select Folder: Up / Down
Parent Folder: Backspace
Read Window
Play / Stop: Enter
Pause: Spacebar
Bookmark: S
Reading
Ctrl Shift ,: reading a current letter
Left / Right: moving the previous or next letter
Ctrl Shift K: reading a current word
Ctrl Left / Right: moving the previous or next word
Ctrl Shift L: reading a current Line
Up / Down: moving the previous or next line
Home / End: moving the beginning or end of the current line
PgUp / PgDn: moving the 25 previous or next line
Ctrl Home / End: moving the top or end of the page
