=============================
Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts
=============================

First published at 9/6/2017 on
https://defkey.com/windows-10-all-keyboard-shortcuts

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

Windows 10 has 65 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Start Menu and Taskbar
----------------------

Win                     Open Start Menu
Ctrl + Esc              Open Start Menu
Win + T                 Cycle through the apps on the taskbar
Win + 1                 Open the app pinned in the (1) position on the taskbar
Win + Alt + 1           Open the right-click menu for the app pinned in the (1) position on the
taskbar
Win + D                 Show or hide desktop
Ctrl + Alt + Del        Show session options (Lock, Change user, Log off, Task Manager)
Ctrl + Shift + Esc      Open Task Manager


Accessibility
-------------

Win + +                 Zoom to the screen
Win + -                 Zoom out to the screen
Win + Esc               Exit Magnifier

Press right Shift for eight seconds to turn Filter Keys on and off

Press Num Lock for five seconds to turn on or off Toggle Keys

Alt + Shift + Print Screen Turn High Contrast on or off (use left Shift and left Alt)
Alt + Shift + Num Lock  Turn Mouse Keys on and off (use left Shift and left Alt)
Win + U                 Open the Ease of Access Center


Desktop
-------

Win + M                 Minimize all open windows
Win + Shift + M         Restore minimized windows
Win + Home              Minimize all windows except the selected or currently active window
Win + Up arrow          Maximize selected window
Win + Shift + Up arrow  Maximizes the active window vertically while maintaining its width
Win + Down arrow        Minimize selected window
Win + Left arrow        Snap selected window to the left half of the screen (If the window is
already there, Windows key + Up or Down will snap it into a quadrant)
Win + Right arrow       Snap selected window to the right half of the screen (If the window is
already there, Windows key + Up or Down will snap it into a quadrant)
Win + Shift + Left arrow Move selected window to the left monitor
Win + Shift + Right arrow Move selected window to the right monitor
Win + Tab               Open Task view (virtual desktops)
Win + Ctrl + D          Add new virtual desktop
Win + Ctrl + Right arrow Move to the next virtual desktop (to the right)
Win + Ctrl + Left arrow Move to the next virtual desktop (to the left)
Win + Ctrl + F4         Close current virtual desktop
Win + B                 Focus to system tray area
Alt + Print Screen      Take a screenshot of the active window and copy it to clipboard


Windows key
-----------

Win + A                 Open the Action Center
Win + S                 Open Cortana in text mode
Win + Q                 Open Cortana in text mode
Win + C                 Open Cortana in listening mode (similar to saying "Hey, Cortana")
Win + E                 Open File Explorer
Win + F                 Open the Windows 10 Feedback Hub
Win + Ctrl + F          Search for PC's on a network
Win + G                 Open the Game Bar
Win + I                 Open the Settings menu
Win + K                 Open the Connect sidebar (for connecting to Bluetooth or Miracast devices)
Win + L                 Lock the computer
Win + O                 Lock screen orientation
Win + P                 Open presentation or projection sidebar
Win + R                 Open the Run window
Win + U                 Open the Ease of Access Center
Win + W                 Open the Windows Ink Workspace for scribbling on tablets or touchscreen
laptops
Win + Print Screen      Take a screenshot of the entire desktop and save it to the Screenshots
folder in the Pictures folder
Win + +                 Zoom to the screen
Win + -                 Zoom out to the screen
Win + Esc               Exit Magnifier
Win + .                 Open the emoji keyboard
Win + V                 Open clipboard history (this feature is added with October 2018 Update)
Win + Shift + S         Open screenshot toolbar, capture an area of the screen
Win + Space             Open 'change input language' popup and switch to next language
Alt + Shift             Switch to next input language
Win + ,                 Show desktop temporarily
Win + Shift + Enter     Pin window to current monitor (so it will always open in that monitor)
Win + Ctrl + C          Enable Color Filters. You need to enable the shortcut in Windows settings
first.
Win + Ctrl + O          Open virtual keyboard
Win + Ctrl + S          Start Speech Recognition
Win + H                 Start text dictation
Win + Alt + D           Display and hide the date and time on the desktop
Win + Ctrl + Shift + B  Restart graphics driver (in case of problems)


Windows 10 OOBE
---------------

Ctrl + Shift + F3       Enable Audit mode

Last modified on (UTC): Friday, January 5, 2024
Defkey © All rights reserved.