Windows: Keyboard Shortcuts

Browser Tabs

Ctrl+w

Close tab.

Ctrl+Tab

Next tab.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Previous tab.

Ctrl+PageDown

Next tab.

Ctrl+PageUp

Previous tab.

Ctrl+t

New tab.

Ctrl+Shift+t

Open last closed tab.

Alt+←

back

Alt+→

forward

Close Window

Alt+F4

Close window.

Alt+Space c

Close window.

Esc

Close dialog.

Ctrl+F4

Close tab or window. Only in some apps.

Switch Window

Alt+Tab

Switch to last window.

Alt+Shift+Tab

Previous window.

Alt+Esc

Next window (no dialog). Skip minimized windows.

Alt+Shift+Esc

Previous window (no dialog). Skip minimized windows.

Ctrl+Alt+Tab

Show all windows.

🪟 Windows+Tab

Show all windows.

Hide/Show window

Alt+Space n

Minimize window.

🪟 Windows+d

Show desktop by minimize all windows.

🪟 Windows+m

Minimize all windows. 🪟 Windows+Shift+m restores, if pressed right away.

🪟 Windows+Home

Hide other windows. Press again to show.

Change Windows Size

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Open Folder

🪟 Windows+e

open file explorer

Launch App

Ctrl+Shift+Esc

launch task manager. [see Windows: Task Manager]

Ctrl+Esc

Start menu. same as pressing 🪟 Windows

🪟 Windows

Start menu. Press the Win key then start typing the app's name, will usually let you launch the app quickly.

🪟 Windows+r

Run program by name.

Taskbar, Launch App, Switch App

🪟 Windows+1

Launch or switch taskbar app 1. 🪟 Windows+2 app 2, etc.

🪟 Windows+Shift+1

Start a new instance of taskbar app 1.

🪟 Windows+Alt+1

List options for taskbar app 1.

🪟 Windows+t

Cycle thru apps on task bar.

🪟 Windows+Shift+t

Cycle backward thru apps on task bar.

Zoom screen

🪟 Windows+=

screen zoom-in

🪟 Windows+-

screen zoom-out

🪟 Windows+Esc

Exit screen zoom

Drop Down Terminal

🪟 Windows+`

toggles drop down terminal. (need to have Windows Terminal started once.)

Switch language, keyboard layout

🪟 Windows+Space

Switch language or keyboard layout.

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Log Out, Sleep, Shutdown, Restart

🪟 Windows+L

Lock screen.

🪟 Windows+x u i

Sign out

🪟 Windows+x u s

Sleep

🪟 Windows+x u u

Shutdown

🪟 Windows+x u r

Restart

Settings, Preference

🪟 Windows+i

Open settings.

🪟 Windows+x n

Settings

🪟 Windows+u

Open display settings.

🪟 Windows+Pause

Open System Properties.

🪟 Windows+x f

Apps and features

🪟 Windows+x o

Power options

system admin shortcuts

🪟 Windows+x v

Event viewer

🪟 Windows+x y

System

🪟 Windows+x m

Device manager

🪟 Windows+x w

Network connections

🪟 Windows+x k

Disk management

🪟 Windows+x g

Computer management

🪟 Windows+x i

Windows PowerShell

🪟 Windows+x a

Windows PowerShell (Admin)

Misc

Alt

Activate menu. After pressing Alt, use arrow keys to navigate, or press keys of the underlined letters.

Alt+Space

popup menu to move/resize/min/max/close window.

F5

Refresh, in browsers and Explorer and most other apps that makes sense.

🪟 Windows+v

Paste from clipboard history. Must turn on clipboard history in [settings, system, clickboard].

🪟 Windows+.

Open emoji panel.

🪟 Windows+a

Open action center (notifications).

🪟 Windows+h

Start dictation.

🪟 Windows+s

Open search.

🪟 Windows+g

Open game bar.

🪟 Windows+k

Open the Connect quick action.

🪟 Windows+x

Opens Quick Link menu.

🪟 Windows+x t

Task manager

🪟 Windows+x e

File explorer

🪟 Windows+x s

Search

🪟 Windows+x r

Run

🪟 Windows+x d

Desktop

🪟 Windows+b

Select the first icon in the Notification Area.

🪟 Windows+p

Choose a presentation display mode (set screen to clone on 2nd monitor, etc.).

🪟 Windows+f

Open feedback.

🪟 Windows+Alt+Enter

Start Windows Media Center interface.

🪟 Windows+F1

Open Windows Help.

🪟 Windows+Ctrl+f

Open Search for Computers. Requires Active Directory Domain Services.

Keyboard Shortcut to Launch as Admin in Windows Start Menu

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