Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
General Shortcuts
Open Start menu
- Windows
Search for apps and files
- Windows
- +
- S
Open Settings
- Windows
- +
- I
Lock the computer
- Windows
- +
- L
Open File Explorer
- Windows
- +
- E
Window Management
Minimize all windows
- Windows
- +
- M
Restore minimized windows
- Windows
- +
- Shift
- +
- M
Snap window to left
- Windows
- +
- Left Arrow
Snap window to right
- Windows
- +
- Right Arrow
Maximize window
- Windows
- +
- Up Arrow
Minimize window
- Windows
- +
- Down Arrow
Virtual Desktops
Create new virtual desktop
- Windows
- +
- Ctrl
- +
- D
Close current virtual desktop
- Windows
- +
- Ctrl
- +
- F4
Switch to next virtual desktop
- Windows
- +
- Ctrl
- +
- Right Arrow
Switch to previous virtual desktop
- Windows
- +
- Ctrl
- +
- Left Arrow
Accessibility
Open Magnifier
- Windows
- +
- +
Zoom in
- Windows
- +
- +
Zoom out
- Windows
- +
- u2013
Open Narrator
- Windows
- +
- Ctrl
- +
- Enter
Open Ease of Access Center
- Windows
- +
- U
Screen Capture
Capture entire screen to a file
- Windows
- +
- PrtScn
Capture entire screen to clipboard
- PrtScn
Capture active window to clipboard
- Alt
- +
- PrtScn
Capture part of the screen
- Windows
- +
- Shift
- +
- S
Taskbar
Open an app from the taskbar
- Windows
- +
- Number (1-9)
Cycle through apps on the taskbar
- Windows
- +
- T
Open Task view
- Windows
- +
- Tab
Show or hide the desktop
- Windows
- +
- D
File Explorer
Open a new window
- Ctrl
- +
- N
Create a new folder
- Ctrl
- +
- Shift
- +
- N
Select all items
- Ctrl
- +
- A
Copy selected items
- Ctrl
- +
- C
Paste selected items
- Ctrl
- +
- V
Cut selected items
- Ctrl
- +
- X
Rename selected item
- F2
Delete selected item
- Del
Open properties for the selected item
- Alt
- +
- Enter