Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts 

Windows 11    

Zeynel -
4 years ago
- Shortcuts

This page effectively lists official Windows 10 shortcuts, which should be working on Windows 11 too. As we discover Windows 11 specific shortcuts, we'll add them below in a separate heading on top. Please let us know in the comment box, if you discover a new shortcut.

1
↑  Shift +

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document

0
↑  Shift + Del

Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first

1
Print Screen

Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard

0
Win + A

Open Quick Settings

2
Win + E

Open File Explorer

19
Win + A

Open Quick Settings

0
↑  Shift +

(right click a taskbar button) Show the window menu for the app

0
↑  Shift +

(right-click a grouped taskbar button) Show the window menu for the group.

0
Ctrl +

(click a grouped taskbar button) Cycle through the windows of the group

0
↑  Shift +

(click a taskbar button) Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app

0

Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu

-1

Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu

-1
Esc

Stop or leave the current task

-1
Ctrl + Y

Redo an action

0
Ctrl + F4

Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time)

2
Ctrl + A

Select all items in a document or window

1
Ctrl + D

Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin

0
or Del
1
Ctrl + R

Refresh the active window

1
Ctrl + V

Paste the selected item

4
Ctrl + X

Cut the selected item

5
Ctrl + C

Copy the selected item

-2
Ctrl + Z

Undo an action

3
F2

Rename the selected item

0
F3

Search for a file or folder in File Explorer

0
F4

Display the address bar list in File Explorer

5
F5

Refresh the active window

0
F6

Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop

1
F10

Activate the Menu bar in the active app

0

Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons

-2
Ctrl + E

Select the search box

1
or Ctrl + F
0
Ctrl + N

Open a new window

1
Ctrl + W

Close the active window

-2
Ctrl +

Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons

0

Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder

0

Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in

0
End

Display the bottom of the active window

0
Home

Display the top of the active window

0
F11

Maximize or minimize the active window

0
Tab

Move forward through options

0
F4

Display the items in the active list

1
Space

Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box


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Program information

Program name: Windows 11 Windows 11 (General)

Windows 11 is a major release of Microsoft's desktop operating system. It mainly emphasizes the revamped user interface. Windows 11 is expected to be fully released in late 2021. The new OS will be a free upgrade for existing Windows 10 devices, though it has a few new hardware requirements such as TPM 2.0 (trusted platform module).

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

Last update: 1/27/2025 12:49 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 63%

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Updated: Added some shortcuts. (15 updates.) 12/20/2021 7:32:44 AM Added some shortcuts.
1/13/2022 11:41:11 AM Added some shortcuts.
9/21/2023 4:38:12 PM Added some shortcuts.
1/4/2024 10:39:14 PM Added some shortcuts.
1/4/2024 10:40:59 PM Added some shortcuts.

Shortcut count: 170

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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? DanC OP says: 3 years ago 11/15/2021 11:22 PM
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