200 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) to Boost Your Productivity
We’ve compiled a list of keyboard shortcuts for Windows 190 + shortcuts grouped into
categories for easy access. If we missed some shortcut in this list, kindly let
us know through the comments section.
Here are the shortcuts to get to the shortcuts:
- General Shortcuts
- Windows Keys Shortcuts
- Dialog Box Shortcuts
- File Explorer Shortcuts
- Taskbar Shortcuts
- Ease of Access Shortcuts
- Magnifier Shortcuts
- Narrator Shortcuts
- Remote Desktop Connection Shortcuts
- Help Viewer Shortcuts
- App Rearrangement Shortcuts (Metro)
Note: Some of the shortcuts given below may not work for
versions below Windows 8.
Let’s kickstart the list with the most
common shortcuts that you’ll often use.
- F1 [Display Help]
- F2 [Rename
the selected item]
- F3 [Search
for a file or folder]
- 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 in
menus and dialog box options [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 [Back]
- ALT + RIGHT
ARROW [Forward]
- ALT + PAGE
UP [Move
up one screen]
- ALT + PAGE
DOWN [Move
down one screen]
- ALT + TAB [Switch
between open apps (except desktop apps)]
- CTRL + F4 [Close
the active document (in apps that 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 /
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 + + or CTRL + – [Zoom
in or out of a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start
screen]
- CTRL +
mouse scroll wheel [Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of
a large NUMBER of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen]
- 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 + ARROW + SPACEBAR [Select
multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop]
- CTRL + SHIFT + ARROW [Select
a block of text]
- CTRL + ESC [Open
the Start screen]
- CTRL + SHIFT + ESC [Open
Task Manager]
- CTRL + SHIFT [Switch
the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available]
- CTRL + SPACEBAR [Turn
the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off]
- SHIFT + F10 [Display
the shortcut menu for the selected item]
- SHIFT + ARROW [Select
more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a
document]
- 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]
Let’s check the keyboard shortcuts involving the Windows logo
key. Most of them are introduced in Windows 8’s Metro UI, and can be used in
Windows 8 and above.
- Win + F1 [Open Windows Help and support]
- Win [Display or hide the Start screen]
- Win + B [Set focus in the notification area]
- Win + C [Open Charms]
- Win + D [Display and hide the desktop]
- Win + E [Open File Explorer]
- Win + F [Open the Search charm and search
for files]
- Win + H [Open the Share charm]
- Win + I [Open the Settings charm]
- Win + K [Open the Devices charm]
- Win + L [Lock your PC or switch people]
- Win + M [Minimize all windows]
- Win + O [Lock device orientation]
- Win + P [Choose a presentation display mode]
- Win + Q [Open the Search charm to search
everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search)]
- Win + R [Open the Run dialog box]
- Win + S [Open the Search charm to search
Windows and the web]
- Win + T [Cycle through apps on the taskbar]
- Win + U [Open Ease of Access Center]
- Win + V [Cycle through notifications]
- Win + SHIFT + V [Cycle through notifications in
reverse order]
- Win + W [Open the Search charm and search
for settings]
- Win + X [Open the Quick Link menu]
- Win + Z [Show the commands available in the
app]
- Win + , [Temporarily peek at the desktop]
- Win + PAUSE [Display the System Properties
dialog box]
- Win + CTRL + F [Search for PCs (if you’re on a
network)]
- Win + SHIFT + M [Restore minimized windows on the
desktop]
- Win + (NUMBER
1-9) [Open the
desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated
by the number. If the app is already running, it switches to that app.]
- Win + SHIFT + (NUMBER
1-9) [Open the
desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the
position indicated by the number]
- Win + CTRL + (NUMBER
1-9) [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 + ALT + (NUMBER
1-9) [Open the
desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the
position indicated by the number]
- Win + CTRL + SHIFT + (NUMBER
1-9) [Open the
desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position
on the taskbar as an administrator]
- Win + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps
(except desktop apps)]
- Win + CTRL + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps
(except desktop apps)]
- Win + SHIFT + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps
(except desktop apps) in reverse order]
- Win + CTRL + B [Switch to the app that displayed a
message in the notification area]
- Win + UP
ARROW [Maximize
the window]
- Win + DOWN
ARROW [Remove
current app from screen or minimize the desktop window]
- Win + LEFT
ARROW [Maximize
the app or desktop window to the LEFT side of the screen]
- Win + RIGHT
ARROW [Maximize
the app or desktop window to the RIGHT side of the screen]
- Win + HOME [Minimize all but the active desktop
window (restores all windows on second stroke)]
- Win + SHIFT + UP
ARROW [Stretch the
desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen]
- Win + SHIFT + DOWN
ARROW [Restore/minimize
active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width]
- Win + SHIFT + LEFT
ARROW or RIGHT ARROW [Move an app or window in the
desktop from one monitor to another]
- Win + SPACEBAR [Switch input language and keyboard
layout]
- Win + CTRL + SPACEBAR [Change to a previously selected
input]
- Win + ENTER [Open Narrator]
- Win + SHIFT + . [Cycle through open apps]
- Win + . [Cycle through open apps]
- Win + / [Initiate IME reconversion]
- Win + ALT + ENTER [Open WindowsMedia Center]
- Win + +/- [Zoom in or out using Magnifier]
- Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier]
These are the keyboard shortcuts that can be used in dialog
boxes.
- F1 [Display Help]
- F4 [Display the items in the active
list]
- CTRL + TAB [Move forward through tabs]
- CTRL + SHIFT + TAB [Move back through tabs]
- CTRL + (NUMBER
1-9) [Move to nth tab]
- TAB [Move forward through options]
- SHIFT + TAB [Move back through options]
- ALT + Underlined
Letter in menus and
dialog box options [Perform the command (or select the option) that goes
with that letter]
- SPACEBAR [Select or clear the check box if
the active option is a check box]
- BACKSPACE [Open a folder one level up if a
folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box]
- ARROW keys [Select a button if the active
option is a group of option buttons]
These are the shortcuts that can be used to work with File
Explorer’s windows or folders.
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