Here are many useful Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts. For the latest Windows shortcuts, please see our Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts page. Try Ctrl + F or F3 to search for keywords on this page.
Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts
Windows – Open Start menu
Windows + A – Open Action Center
Windows + U – Open Ease of Access Center
Windows + F1 – How to Get Help
Windows + B – Focus in Notification Area
Windows + I – Settings
Windows + C – Cortana (Talk to her) (Keyboard shortcut option must be set in Cortana settings)
Windows + S – Search (including Cortana)
Windows + D – Show Desktop
Windows + T – Cycle through Taskbar Apps
Windows + E – Open File Explorer
Windows + Shift + Enter – Open UWP apps in Full Screen
Ctrl + F1 – Expand File Explorer ribbon
Windows + H – Open Share charm
Windows + Ctrl + D – New Virtual Desktop
Windows + Ctrl + F4 – Close Virtual Desktop
Windows + Ctrl + Left Arrow – Switch Virtual Desktop (left)
Windows + Ctrl + Right Arrow – Switch Virtual Desktop (right)
Windows + PrtScn – Save Screenshot
Alt + PrtScn – Save Screenshot of window
Windows + Ctrl + Enter – Open Narrator
Ctrl + Mouse wheel – Zoom in/out on the fly
Windows + +/- – Zoom in or Zoom out
Windows + X – Start Button Context Menu
Windows + X, then P – Open Control Panel
Windows + Left Arrow – Snap Window to left
Windows + Right Arrow – Snap Window to right
Windows + Up Arrow – Maximize Window (or move side window up)
Windows + Down Arrow – Restore Down Window (or move side window down – then Minimize)
General Windows
F1 – Help
Windows + L – Lock the computer
F2 – Rename object
F3 – Find / Search
F5 – Refresh window
Alt + Tab – Switch between open items
Alt + F4 – Close program / window
Windows – Open Start menu
Ctrl + Esc – Open Start menu
F11 – Full Screen
Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Windows Task Manager
Shift + Del – Delete selection immediately
Alt + Left Arrow – Back a page
Alt + Right Arrow – Forward a page
Windows programs
Ctrl + C – Copy
Ctrl + X – Cut
Ctrl + V – Paste
Ctrl + Z – Undo
Ctrl + Y – Redo
Ctrl + A – Select All
Ctrl + B – Bold
Ctrl + I – Italic
Ctrl + U – Underline
Ctrl + P – Print
Ctrl + Right Arrow – Next word
Ctrl + Left Arrow – Previous word
Ctrl + Down Arrow – Next paragraph
Ctrl + Up Arrow – Previous paragraph
Esc – Cancel the current task
What are your most-used keyboard shortcuts?
Last Updated on Nov 23, 2021.
Grant is a longtime PC enthusiast. He likes talking about computers and seeing other people enjoy theirs. When he’s not working or tinkering with this site, Grant enjoys playing Apex Legends. Grant lives in Japan as an English teacher and vegetable farmer.
