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Windows 10 has many hotkeys you can use around the operating system. Most of these shortcuts involves using the Windows key on your keyboard. Here are the most of the shortcuts for Windows 10.

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Windows 10 has many hotkeys you can use around the operating system. Most of these shortcuts involves using the Windows key on your keyboard. Here are the most of the shortcuts for Windows 10.

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9	Win	Open Start Menu
5	Win + 1	Open the app pinned in the (1) position on the taskbar
18	Win + D	Show or hide desktop
12	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + Esc	Open Task Manager

0	Win + Tab	Open Task view (virtual desktops)
30	Win + Ctrl + D	Add new virtual desktop

2	Win + A	Open the Action Center
8	Win + E	Open File Explorer
5	Win + G	Open the Game Bar
3	Win + I	Open the Settings menu
3	Win + K	Open the Connect sidebar (for connecting to Bluetooth or Miracast devices)
4	Win + L	Lock the computer
3	Win + O	Lock screen orientation
7	Win + P	Open presentation or projection sidebar
1	Win + R	Open the Run window
-4	Win + W	Open the Windows Ink Workspace for scribbling on tablets or touchscreen laptops
11	Win + V	Open clipboard history (this feature is added with October 2018 Update)
7	Win + ↑ Shift + S	Open screenshot toolbar, capture an area of the screen
12	Win + ↑ Shift + ⤶ Enter	Pin window to current monitor (so it will always open in that monitor)
13	Win + Ctrl + ↑ Shift + B	Restart graphics driver (in case of problems). Details >> On rare occasions, after a driver crash, you may not be able to see what Windows is doing, but it can be still running. This shortcut may recover you from such a graphics driver crash.

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Program name: Windows 10 Windows 10 (General)

Microsoft's operating system released on 2015. It brought back the Start Menu back after Windows 8.

Web page: microsoft.com/en-us/windows

Last update: 1/5/2024 7:15 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 51%

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Updated: Added some shortcuts. (6 updates.) 12/10/2019 12:19:18 PM Added some shortcuts.
10/28/2020 1:55:16 PM Updated program information.
1/25/2021 12:10:13 PM Added some shortcuts.
5/17/2021 11:50:25 AM Added some shortcuts.
2/9/2022 9:38:23 AM Added some shortcuts.

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