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Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Most commonly used shortcut keys while working on a Windows PC. Use shortcut keys, save time, and enhance your performance skills. Copy, Cut & Paste.

On this page, you will find some useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows computers. You can open, close, and navigate the Start Menu, desktop, menus, dialog boxes, and Web pages using keyboard shortcuts. It easier for you to interact along with your computer. All the shortcuts key listed on the following table may or might not work properly, it depends on which version of windows is used.

Basic Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Function
Ctrl + A Select all.
Ctrl + C Copy
Ctrl + X Cut
Ctrl + V Paste
Ctrl + Y Redo
Ctrl + Z Undo
Ctrl + S Save
Del Delete

General Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Function
Esc Stop or cancel.
F1 Help
F2 Rename file and folder.
F3 Search in File Explorer
F4 Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
F5 Refresh the present window
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
F10 Active file menu or ribbon bar in the current window.
F11 Enter and exit full-screen mode.
Backspace Go back one level up in File Explorer.
PrtScn Take a screenshot of the current whole screen.
Enter Open file or program / Go to a new line.
Page Up Moves to the previous slide.
Page Down Moves to the next slide.
Home Go to the beginning of the current line.
End Go to the end of the current line.
Left Arrow Go to the left or to the end of the previous line.
Right Arrow Go to the right or to the beginning of the next line.
Up Arrow Go upward.
Down Arrow Go downward.
Ctrl + Home Go to the beginning of the document.
Ctrl + End Go to the end of the document.
Ctrl + Left Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl + Right Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl + Up Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl + Down Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Ctrl + P Print
Ctrl + N Open a new document, New tab in the browser.
Ctrl + O Open a file
Ctrl + D Delete and move to Recycle Bin / Add bookmark tab in the browser.
Ctrl + K Insert a hyperlink.
Ctrl + G Goto
Ctrl + F Find
Ctrl + H Find and replace.
Ctrl + B Bold font in the Word Document.
Ctrl + I Italic font in the Word Document.
Ctrl + U Underline text in the Word Document.
Ctrl + L Left alignment in the Word Document.
Ctrl + R Right alignment in the Word Document.
Ctrl + E Center alignment in the Word Document.
Ctrl + J Justify alignment in the Word Document / Open download history in the browser.
Ctrl + W Close the current internet tab.
Ctrl + T Open a new tab in the browser.
Ctrl + Esc Show or hide the Start Menu.
Ctrl + Enter Insert Line Break in Word Document.
Ctrl + = Subscript in Word Document.
Shift + Del Delete permanently.
Alt + Enter Open properties of selected file or folder.
Alt + Tab Switch open window.
Alt + F4 Close the current window.
Windows Logo Key Open or close the Start Menu.
Windows Logo Key + E Open a file explorer window.
Windows Logo Key + D Display or hide the desktop
Windows Logo Key + M Minimize all open windows.
Windows Logo Key + L Lock your PC or switch users.
Windows Logo Key + V View clipboard history
Windows Logo Key + X Popup WinX Menu.
Windows Logo Key + B Focus system tray on the Taskbar.
Windows Logo Key + R Open Run application.
Windows Logo Key + S Focus or activate taskbar search.
Windows Logo Key + F Open Feedback application.
Windows Logo Key + W Open the Windows link workspace.
Windows Logo Key + U Open Ease of Access settings.
Windows Logo Key + . (period key) Popup Emoji Picker box.
Windows Logo Key + PrtScn Take a screenshot of your whole screen and save it.

Advanced Keyboard Shortcuts

Key Function
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Previous tab in the browser.
Ctrl + Shift + A UPPERCASE/lowercase letter.
Ctrl + Shift + D Add all open windows to the bookmark list in the browser.
Ctrl + Shift + L Make bullets or numbers list in Word Document.
Ctrl + Shift + N Create a new folder / Open a new incognito or private window in the browser.
Ctrl + Shift + T Open a previously closed tab in the browser.
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase font size in Word Document.
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size in Word Document.
Ctrl + Shift + = Superscript in Word Document.
Ctrl + Alt + Tab Switch between open apps.
Ctrl + Alt + Del Open a quick command list like Task Manager.
Windows Logo Key + Ctrl + Enter Open Narrator.
Windows Logo Key + Shift + M Restore minimized windows.
Windows Logo Key + Shift + S Ready to snip the screen.
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