| WinA | Open Quick Settings panel |
| WinC | Open Copilot (in supported regions) |
| WinD | Show or hide desktop |
| WinE | Open File Explorer |
| WinF | Open Feedback Hub and immediately take a screenshot |
| WinG | Open Xbox Game Bar |
| WinAltB | Turn HDR on or off |
| WinAltR | Start recording (via Xbox Game Bar) |
| WinH | Launch voice typing |
| WinI | Open Settings app |
| WinPause | Open “About” in Settings |
| WinK | Open Cast panel |
| WinAltK | Mute mic in apps that support Call Mute (Teams, Unigram, etc.) |
| WinL | Lock PC |
| WinM | Minimize all windows |
| WinShiftM | Restore minimized windows |
| WinN | Show notification center & calendar |
| WinO | Lock device orientation |
| WinP | Choose display mode for multiple monitors |
| WinCtrlQ | Open Quick Assist |
| WinR | Open Run dialog |
| WinS | Open Windows Search |
| WinShiftS | Take screenshot via Snipping Tool |
| WinU | Open Accessibility Settings |
| WinCtrlC | Turn color filters on/off |
| WinV | Open clipboard history |
| WinShiftV | Focus a notification on screen |
| WinW | Open Widgets panel |
| WinX | Open Quick Link menu (same as right-click Start) |
| WinY | Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality & desktop |
| WinZ | Open snap layouts panel |
| Win. or ; | Open emoji panel |
| Win, | Peek at desktop (momentary) |
| WinCtrlF | Search for PCs on a domain network (Azure AD) |
| WinSpace | Cycle languages/input methods (if multiple installed) |
| WinShiftSpace | Cycle backwards through input methods |
| WinCtrlSpace | Switch to last used input method |
| CtrlShift | Switch to a different keyboard layout (if multiple) |
| CtrlSpace | Turn Chinese IME on/off (if installed) |
| WinCtrlEnter | Turn on Narrator |
| Win+ | Turn on Magnifier & zoom in |
| Win- | Zoom out with Magnifier |
| WinEsc | Close Magnifier |
| Win/ | Begin IME reconversion |
| WinCtrlShiftB | Wake PC from blank/black screen |
| WinPrtScn | Full screenshot & auto-save to Pictures\Screenshots folder |
| WinAltPrtScn | Screenshot of active window & auto-save to file |
| PrtScn | Copy full screenshot to clipboard |
| CtrlEsc | Open Start menu |
| CtrlShiftEsc | Open Task Manager |
Multitasking & Window Management
| WinTab | Open Task View |
| AltTab | Switch to last active window (hold to see all) |
| AltEsc | Cycle through windows in order opened |
| CtrlAltTab | View all open apps; choose one with arrows |
| AltF4 | Close active window/app |
| Win↑ | Maximize active window |
| WinAlt↑ | Snap active window to top half of screen |
| Win↓ | Restore down or minimize active window |
| WinAlt↓ | Snap to bottom half |
| Win← | Snap active window to left half |
| Win→ | Snap active window to right half |
| WinHome | Minimize all except active window |
| WinShift↑ | Stretch active window vertically |
| WinShift→ or ← | Move window to another monitor |
| WinCtrlD | Create new virtual desktop |
| WinCtrl←/→ | Switch between virtual desktops |
| WinCtrlF4 | Close current virtual desktop |
File Explorer
| AltD or F4 | Focus address bar |
| CtrlE/F/F3 | Focus search bar |
| CtrlN | Open new window |
| CtrlT | Open new tab (also in many browsers) |
| CtrlW | Close current tab |
| CtrlTab | Next tab |
| CtrlShiftTab | Previous tab |
| CtrlScroll | Change icon size in folder |
| CtrlShiftN | Create new folder |
| CtrlShiftE | Expand all folders (if applicable) |
| NumLock* | Expand all subfolders under selected folder |
| NumLock- | Collapse selected folder |
| AltEnter | Show Properties of selected item |
| AltP | Show Preview panel |
| Alt← | or Backspace Go back one folder |
| Alt→ | Go forward one folder |
| Alt↑ | Go to parent folder |
| CtrlArrow | Navigate items without selecting |
| CtrlSpace | Select/deselect item under cursor |
| ShiftArrow | Select consecutive items from current item |
| F11 | Maximize or minimize current window (also in browsers) |
Sidebar
NumLock+ |
Expand selected folder |
→ |
Expand collapsed folder or jump to first subfolder |
← |
Collapse expanded folder or select parent folder |
Dialog Boxes
| F4 | or Space Show dropdown list items |
| Arrows | Navigate list items or radio buttons |
| Space | Toggle checkbox or button selection |
| CtrlTab | Move forward through tabs |
| CtrlShiftTab | Move backward through tabs |
| Tab | Move forward through options |
| ShiftTab | Move backward through options |
| AltLetter | Select option with that underlined letter |
Taskbar
| WinT | Cycle through taskbar apps |
| WinNumber | Open app pinned to that position on taskbar |
| WinShiftNumber | Open another instance of that pinned app |
| WinCtrlNumber | Switch to last active window of pinned app |
| WinAltNumber | Open Jump List of pinned app |
| WinAltEnter | (taskbar focused) Open Taskbar settings |
| WinCtrlShiftNumber | Run pinned app as admin |
Shiftleft-click |
Open new instance of selected app |
CtrlShiftleft-click |
Open app as administrator |
Shiftright-click |
Show window menu for selected app |
Ctrlleft-click |
(if multiple windows) Cycle through that app’s windows |
| WinB | Focus first icon in taskbar corner (system tray) |
Editing
| CtrlA | Select all |
| CtrlD | Delete selected item/text |
| CtrlX | Cut |
| CtrlC | Copy |
| CtrlV | Paste |
| Tab | Indent text (in editors) |
| CtrlZ | Undo |
| CtrlY | Redo |
| F2 | Rename selected file/folder |
| F5 | or CtrlR Refresh page/window |
| CtrlF5 | Hard refresh (in some browsers) |
| F6 | Cycle elements in current window |
| F10 | Focus menu bar in current window |
| AltF8 | Show password on sign-in screen |
| AltSpace | Window’s system menu |
| ShiftF10 | Context menu (same as right-click) |
| CtrlF4 | Close current document/tab (in multi-tab apps) |
| CtrlE | Open search (in some apps) |
| Ctrl→ | Move cursor to start of next word |
| Ctrl← | Move cursor to start of previous word |
| Ctrl↑ | Move cursor up one paragraph |
| Ctrl↓ | Move cursor down one paragraph |
| Home | Move to start of current line |
| CtrlHome | Move to start of document |
| End | Move to end of current line |
| CtrlEnd | Move to end of document |
| AltShiftArrow | Move pinned Start-menu app in arrow direction |
Menus
| ← | Move left or close sub-menu |
| → | Move right or open sub-menu |
| AltLetter | Select item with underlined letter |
| ShiftArrow | Select text from cursor |
|---|---|
| ← | previous char |
| → | next char |
| ↑ | previous line |
| ↓ | next line |
| CtrlShiftArrow | Select bigger chunks |
|---|---|
| ← | previous word |
| → | next word |
| ↑ | previous paragraph |
| ↓ | next paragraph |
| CtrlShiftHome | Select from cursor to doc start |
| CtrlShiftEnd | Select from cursor to doc end |