Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard
shortcuts in
Windows
Applies to: Windows 10, Windows 8.1,
Windows 7
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Windows 10
Keyboard shortcuts are keys or

combinations of keys that provide an
alternative way to do something that
you’d typically do with a mouse.
Additional keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts in apps

Windows keyboard shortcuts for
accessibility
Microsoft Surface Hub keyboard
shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts in Continuum
for phones
Copy, paste, and other general

keyboard shortcuts
Press this key To do this

Cut the selected
Ctrl + X
item.
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Copy the selected
Insert) item.
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Paste the selected
Insert) item.
Ctrl + Z Undo an action.
Switch between
Alt + Tab
open apps.
Close the active
Alt + F4 item, or exit the
active app.
Windows logo key
Lock your PC.
 + L
Windows logo Display and hide
key  + D the desktop.
Rename the
F2
selected item.
Search for a file or
F3 folder in File
Explorer.
Display the
F4 address bar list in
File Explorer.
Refresh the active
F5
window.
Cycle through
screen elements in
F6
a window or on
the desktop.
Activate the Menu
F10 bar in the active
app.
Show your
Alt + F8 password on the
sign-in screen.
Cycle through
items in the order
Alt + Esc
in which they were
opened.
Perform the
Alt + underlined
command for that
letter
letter.
Display properties
Alt + Enter for the selected
item.
Alt + Spacebar Open the shortcut
menu for the
active window.
Alt + Left arrow Go back.
Alt + Right arrow Go forward.
Move up one
Alt + Page Up
screen.
Move down one
Alt + Page Down
screen.
Close the active
document (in apps
that are full-screen
Ctrl + F4 and let you have
multiple
documents open
at the same time).
Select all items in
Ctrl + A a document or
window.
Delete the
Ctrl + D (or selected item and
Delete) move it to the
Recycle Bin.
Refresh the active
Ctrl + R (or F5)
window.
Ctrl + Y Redo an action.
Move the cursor
Ctrl + Right arrow to the beginning
of the next word.
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Left arrow
of the previous
word.
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Down arrow
of the next
paragraph.
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Up arrow
of the previous
paragraph.
Ctrl + Alt + Tab Use the arrow keys
to switch between
all open apps.
When a group or
tile is in focus on
Alt + Shift + arrow
the Start menu,
keys
move it in the
direction specified.
When a tile is in
focus on the Start
Ctrl + Shift +
menu, move it into
arrow keys
another tile to
create a folder.
Resize the Start
Ctrl + arrow keys menu when it's
open.
Select multiple
Ctrl + arrow key
individual items in
(to move to an
a window or on
item) + Spacebar
the desktop.
Ctrl + Shift with an Select a block of
arrow key text.
Ctrl + Esc Open Start.
Open Task
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Manager.
Switch the
keyboard layout
Ctrl + Shift when multiple
keyboard layouts
are available.
Turn the Chinese
input method
Ctrl + Spacebar
editor (IME) on or
off.
Display the
Shift + F10 shortcut menu for
the selected item.
Select more than
one item in a
Shift with any window or on the
arrow key desktop, or select
text in a
document.
Shift + Delete Delete the
selected item
without moving it
to the Recycle Bin
first.
Open the next
menu to the right,
Right arrow
or open a
submenu.
Open the next
menu to the left,
Left arrow
or close a
submenu.
Stop or leave the
Esc
current task.
Take a screenshot
of your whole
screen and copy it
to the clipboard.
Note
You can
change this
shortcut so it
also opens
screen
snipping,
PrtScn which lets
you edit your
schreenshot.
Select Start
 >
Settings >
Ease of
Access >
Keyboard,
and turn on
the toggle
under Print
Screen
shortcut.
Windows logo key keyboard

shortcuts
Windows logo Open or close
key  Start.
Windows logo Open Action
key  + A center.
Windows logo Set focus in the
key  + B notification area.
Open Cortana in
listening mode.
Notes
This shortcut
is turned off
by default. To
turn it on,
select Start
>
Settings  >
Cortana, and
turn on the
toggle under
Let Cortana
listen for my
commands
Windows logo when I press
key  + C the Windows
logo key + C.
Cortana is
available only
in certain
countries/regi
ons, and
some Cortana
features
might not be
available
everywhere. If
Cortana isn't
available or is
turned off,
you can still
use search.
Windows logo Open the charms

key  + Shift + C menu.
Windows logo Display and hide
key  + D the desktop.
Display and hide
Windows logo
the date and time
key  + Alt + D
on the desktop.
Windows logo
Open File Explorer.
key  + E
Open Feedback
Windows logo
Hub and take a
key  + F
screenshot.
Open Game bar
Windows logo
when a game is
key  + G
open.
Windows logo
Start dictation.
key  + H
Windows logo
Open Settings.
key  + I
Set focus to a
Windows tip when
one is available.
When a Windows
tip appears, bring
Windows logo focus to the Tip.
key  + J Pressing the
keyboard
shortcuts again to
bring focus to the
element on the
screen to which
the Windows tip is
anchored.
Windows logo Open the Connect
key  + K quick action.
Windows logo Lock your PC or
key  + L switch accounts.
Windows logo Minimize all
key  + M windows.
Windows logo Lock device
key  + O orientation.
Choose a
Windows logo
presentation
key  + P
display mode.
Windows Open Quick Assist.
logo key  + Ctrl
+Q
Windows logo Open the Run
key  + R dialog box.
Windows logo
Open search.
key  + S
Take a screenshot
Windows logo
of part of your
key  + Shift + S
screen.
Cycle through
Windows logo
apps on the
key  + T
taskbar.
Windows logo Open Ease of
key  + U Access Center.
Open the
clipboard.
Note
To activate
this shortcut,
select Start
Windows logo  > Settings
key  + V  > System
 >
Clipboard,
and turn on
the toggle
under
Clipboard
history.
Windows logo Cycle through

key  + Shift + V notifications.
Windows logo Open the Quick
key  + X Link menu.
Switch input
Windows logo key between Windows
 + Y Mixed Reality and
your desktop.
Windows logo Show the
key  + Z commands
available in an app
in full-screen
mode.
Windows logo key
 + period (.) or Open emoji panel.
semicolon (;)
Windows logo
Temporarily peek
key  + comma
at the desktop.
(,)
Display the System
Windows logo
Properties dialog
key  + Pause
box.
Search for PCs (if
Windows logo
you're on a
key  + Ctrl + F
network).
Restore minimized
Windows logo
windows on the
key  + Shift + M
desktop.
Open the desktop
and start the app
pinned to the
taskbar in the
Windows logo
position indicated
key  + number
by the number. If
the app is already
running, switch to
that app.
Open the desktop
and start a new
Windows logo instance of the
key  + Shift + app pinned to the
number taskbar in the
position indicated
by the number.
Open the desktop
and switch to the
last active window
Windows logo
of the app pinned
key  + Ctrl +
to the taskbar in
number
the position
indicated by the
number.
Windows logo Open the desktop
key  + Alt + and open the
number Jump List for the
app pinned to the
taskbar in the
position indicated
by the number.
Open the desktop
and open a new
Windows logo instance of the
key  + Ctrl + app located at the
Shift + number given position on
the taskbar as an
administrator.
Windows logo
Open Task view.
key  + Tab
Windows logo Maximize the
key  + Up arrow window.
Remove current
Windows logo
app from screen
key  + Down
or minimize the
arrow
desktop window.
Maximize the app
Windows logo
or desktop
key  + Left
window to the left
arrow
side of the screen.
Maximize the app
Windows logo or desktop
key  + Right window to the
arrow right side of the
screen.
Minimize all
except the active
Windows logo desktop window
key  + Home (restores all
windows on
second stroke).
Stretch the
Windows logo desktop window
key  + Shift + to the top and
Up arrow bottom of the
screen.
Restore/minimize
Windows logo
active desktop
key  + Shift +
windows vertically,
Down arrow
maintaining width.
Windows logo Move an app or
key  + Shift + window in the
Left arrow or Right desktop from one
arrow monitor to
another.
Switch input
Windows logo
language and
key  + Spacebar
keyboard layout.
Windows logo Change to a
key  + Ctrl + previously
Spacebar selected input.
Windows logo
key  + Ctrl + Turn on Narrator.
Enter
Windows logo key
Open Magnifier.
 + Plus (+)
Windows logo
Begin IME
key  + forward
reconversion.
slash (/)
Windows logo key Open shoulder
 + Ctrl + V taps.

Command Prompt keyboard

shortcuts

Insert) text.
Insert) text.
Ctrl + M Enter Mark mode.
Begin selection in
Alt + selection key
block mode.
Move the cursor in
Arrow keys the direction
specified.
Move the cursor
Page up
by one page up.
Move the cursor
Page down by one page
down.
Ctrl + Home (Mark Move the cursor
mode) to the beginning
of the buffer.
Move the cursor
Ctrl + End (Mark
to the end of the
mode)
buffer.
Move up one line
Ctrl + Up arrow in the output
history.
Move down one
Ctrl + Down arrow line in the output
history.
If the command
line is empty,
move the viewport
to the top of the
Ctrl + Home
buffer. Otherwise,
(History
delete all the
navigation)
characters to the
left of the cursor
in the command
line.
If the command
line is empty,
move the viewport
to the command
Ctrl + End (History line. Otherwise,
navigation) delete all the
characters to the
right of the cursor
in the command
line.

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

Display the items
F4
in the active list.
Move forward
Ctrl + Tab
through tabs.
Move back
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
through tabs.
Ctrl + number Move to nth tab.
(number 1–9)
Move forward
Tab
through options.
Move back
Shift + Tab
through options.
Perform the
command (or
Alt + underlined
select the option)
letter
that is used with
that letter.
Select or clear the
check box if the
Spacebar
active option is a
check box.
Open a folder one
level up if a folder
Backspace is selected in the
Save As or Open
dialog box.
Select a button if
the active option
Arrow keys
is a group of
option buttons.

File Explorer keyboard shortcuts

Select the address
Alt + D
bar.
Select the search
Ctrl + E
box.
Select the search
Ctrl + F
box.
Open a new
Ctrl + N
window.
Close the active
Ctrl + W
window.
Ctrl + mouse scroll Change the size
wheel and appearance of
file and folder
icons.
Display all folders
Ctrl + Shift + E above the selected
folder.
Create a new
Ctrl + Shift + N
folder.
Display all
Num Lock + subfolders under
asterisk (*) the selected
folder.
Display the
Num Lock + plus
contents of the
(+)
selected folder.
Num Lock + Collapse the
minus (-) selected folder.
Display the
Alt + P
preview panel.
Open the
Properties dialog
Alt + Enter
box for the
selected item.
View the next
Alt + Right arrow
folder.
View the folder
Alt + Up arrow that the folder was
in.
View the previous
Alt + Left arrow
folder.
View the previous
Backspace
folder.
Display the current
selection (if it's
Right arrow collapsed), or
select the first
subfolder.
Collapse the
current selection
(if it's expanded),
Left arrow
or select the folder
that the folder was
in.
End Display the
bottom of the
active window.
Display the top of
Home
the active window.
Maximize or
F11 minimize the
active window.

Virtual desktops keyboard

shortcuts

Windows logo key
Open Task view.
 + Tab
Windows logo key Add a virtual
 + Ctrl + D desktop.
Switch between
Windows logo key
virtual desktops
 + Ctrl + Right
you’ve created on
arrow
the right.
Switch between
Windows logo key
virtual desktops
 + Ctrl + Left
you’ve created on
arrow
the left.
Close the virtual
Windows logo key
desktop you're
 + Ctrl + F4
using.

Taskbar keyboard shortcuts

Open an app or
Shift + click a quickly open
taskbar button another instance
of an app.
Ctrl + Shift + click Open an app as an
a taskbar button administrator.
Shift + right-click Show the window
a taskbar button menu for the app.
a grouped taskbar menu for the
button group.
Ctrl + click a Cycle through the
grouped taskbar windows of the
button group.

Settings keyboard shortcuts

Windows logo key
Open settings.
 + I
Go back to the
Backspace settings home
page.
Type on any page
Search settings.
with search box

Windows 8.1 &

Windows 8.1 RT
Top keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains common

keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8.1 and
Windows RT 8.1.

Insert) item
Cut the selected
Ctrl + X
item
Insert) item
Ctrl + Z Undo an action
Switch between
Alt + Tab
open apps
Close the active
active app
Windows logo key Lock your PC or
 + L switch accounts
Windows logo key Display and hide
 + D the desktop

New keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains new

keyboard shortcuts that you can use in
Windows.

Windows logo key
Search your PC
 + start typing
Zoom in or out of
a large number of
Ctrl + plus (+) or
items, like apps
Ctrl + minus (-)
pinned to the Start
screen
Zoom in or out of
a large number of
Ctrl + scroll wheel items, like apps
pinned to the Start
screen
Windows logo key Open the charms
 + C
In an app, open
the commands for
the app
Open the Search
Windows logo key
charm to search
 + F
files
Windows logo key Open the Share
 + H charm
Windows logo key Open the Settings
+I charm
Windows logo key Open the Devices
 + K charm
Lock the screen
Windows logo key orientation
 + O (portrait or
landscape)
Open the Search
charm to search
everywhere or
Windows logo key
within an open
 + Q
app (if the app
supports app
search)
Open the Search
Windows logo key charm to search
+S Windows and the
web
Open the Search
Windows logo key
charm to search
 + W
settings
Windows logo key Show the
 + Z commands
available in the
app

Note
You can
also see
some
settings
and
options
by going
to the
Settings
charm
when the
app is
open.
Switch input
Windows logo key
language and
 + spacebar
keyboard layout
Windows logo key Change to a
 + Ctrl + previously
spacebar selected input
Cycle through
Windows logo key recently used apps
 + Tab (except desktop
apps)
Cycle through
 + Ctrl + Tab (except desktop
apps)
Cycle through
recently used apps
Windows logo key
(except desktop
 + Shift + Tab
apps) in reverse
order
Windows logo key
Snaps an app to
 + Shift + period
the left
(.)
Windows logo key Cycle through
 + period (.) open apps
Stop or exit the
Esc
current task

General keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains general

keyboard shortcuts in Windows.


F1 Display Help
Rename the
F2
selected item
F3
folder
Display the
File Explorer
Refresh the active
F5
window
Cycle through
screen elements in
F6
a window or on
the desktop
Activate the Menu
app
Close the active
active app
Cycle through
items in the order
Alt + Esc
in which they were
opened
Perform the
Alt + underlined
command for that
letter
letter
Display properties
item
Open the shortcut
Alt + Spacebar menu for the
active window
Alt + Left arrow Back
Alt + Right arrow Forward
Move up one
Alt + Page Up
screen
Alt + Page Down Move down one
screen
Switch between
Alt + Tab open apps (except
desktop apps)
Close the active
document (in apps
that are full-screen
Ctrl + F4 and allow you to
have multiple
documents open
simultaneously)
Select all items in
window
Insert) item
Delete the
Ctrl + D (or selected item and
Delete) move it to the
Recycle Bin
Refresh the active
Ctrl + R (or F5)
window
Insert) item
Cut the selected
Ctrl + X
item
Ctrl + Y Redo an action
Zoom in or out of
a large number of
Ctrl + plus (+) or
items, like apps
Ctrl + minus (-)
pinned to the Start
screen
Change the size of
desktop icons or
zoom in or out of
Ctrl + mouse scroll
a large number of
wheel
items, like apps
pinned to the Start
screen
Ctrl + Right arrow Move the cursor
to the beginning
of the next word
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Left arrow
of the previous
word
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Down arrow
of the next
paragraph
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Up arrow
of the previous
paragraph
Use the arrow keys
Ctrl + Alt + Tab to switch between
all open apps
Select multiple
Ctrl + arrow key
individual items in
(to move to an
a window or on
item) + Spacebar
the desktop
arrow key text
Ctrl + Esc Open Start
Open Task
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Manager
Switch the
keyboard layout
Ctrl + Shift when multiple
keyboard layouts
are available
Turn the Chinese
input method
Ctrl + Spacebar
editor (IME) on or
off
Display the
the selected item
Select more than
one item in a
text within a
document
Shift + Delete Delete the
selected item
without moving it
to the Recycle Bin
first
Open the next
menu to the right,
Right arrow
or open a
submenu
Open the next
menu to the left,
Left arrow
or close a
submenu
Stop or leave the
Esc
current task


shortcuts
The following table contains keyboard

shortcuts that use the Windows logo
key .

Windows logo key Open Windows
 + F1 Help and Support
Windows logo key Display or hide the
 Start screen
Windows logo key Set focus in the
 + B notification area
Windows logo key Open the Charms
 + C
Windows logo key Display and hide
 + D the desktop
Windows logo key
Open File Explorer
 + E
Windows logo key Open the Search
 + F charm and search
for files
Windows logo key Open the Share
 + H charm
Windows logo key Open the Settings
 + I charm
Windows logo key Open the Devices
+K charm
Windows logo key Lock your PC or
 + L switch people
Windows logo key Minimize all
 + M windows
Windows logo key Lock device
 + O orientation
Choose a
Windows logo key
presentation
 + P
display mode
Open the Search
charm to search
everywhere or
Windows logo key
within the open
 + Q
app (if the app
supports app
search)
Windows logo key Open the Run
 + R dialog box
Open the Search
Windows logo key charm to search
 + S Windows and the
web
Cycle through
Windows logo key
apps on the
 + T
taskbar
Windows logo key Open Ease of
 + U Access Center
 + V notifications
Cycle through
Windows logo key
notifications in
 + Shift + V
reverse order
Windows logo key Open the Quick
 + X Link menu
Show the
commands
available in an app
Note
You can
also see
some
settings
Windows logo key
and
 + Z options
by going
to the
Settings
charm
when the
app is
open.
Windows logo key Temporarily peek

 + , at the desktop
Display the
Windows logo key System
 + Pause Properties dialog
box
Search for PCs (if
Windows logo key
you're on a
 + Ctrl + F
network)
Restore minimized
Windows logo key
windows on the
 + Shift + M
desktop
Open the desktop
and start the app
pinned to the
taskbar in the
Windows logo key
position indicated
 + number
by the number. If
the app is already
running, switch to
that app.
Windows logo key Open the desktop
 + Shift + and start a new
number instance of the
app pinned to the
taskbar in the
position indicated
by the number
Open the desktop
and switch to the
last active window
Windows logo key
of the app pinned
 + Ctrl +
to the taskbar in
number
the position
indicated by the
number
Open the desktop
and open the
Jump List for the
Windows logo key
app pinned to the
 + Alt + number
taskbar in the
position indicated
by the number
Open the desktop
and open a new
Windows logo key instance of the
 + Ctrl + Shift + app located at the
number given position on
the taskbar as an
administrator
Cycle through
 + Tab (except desktop
apps)
Cycle through
 + Ctrl + Tab (except desktop
apps)
Cycle through
recently used apps
Windows logo key
(except desktop
 + Shift + Tab
apps) in reverse
order
Switch to the app
Windows logo key that displayed a
 + Ctrl + B message in the
notification area
Windows logo key Maximize the
 + Up arrow window
Windows logo key Remove current
 + Down arrow app from screen
or minimize the
desktop window
Maximize the app
Windows logo key or desktop
 + Left arrow window to the left
side of the screen
Maximize the app
or desktop
Windows logo key
window to the
 + Right arrow
right side of the
screen
Minimize all but
the active desktop
Windows logo key
window (restores
 + Home
all windows on
second stroke)
Stretch the
Windows logo key desktop window
 + Shift + Up to the top and
arrow bottom of the
screen
Restore/minimize
Windows logo key
active desktop
 + Shift + Down
windows vertically,
arrow
maintaining width
Move an app or
Windows logo key
window in the
 + Shift + Left
desktop from one
arrow or Right
monitor to
arrow
another
Switch input
Windows logo key
language and
 + Spacebar
keyboard layout
Windows logo key Change to a
 + Ctrl + previously
Spacebar selected input
Windows logo key
Open Narrator
 + Enter
Windows logo key
Cycle through
 + Shift + period
open apps
(.)
 + period (.) open apps
Windows logo key Initiate IME
 + / reconversion
Open
Windows logo key
WindowsMedia
 + Alt + Enter
Center
Windows logo key
Zoom in or out
 + plus (+) or
using Magnifier
minus (-)
Windows logo
Exit Magnifier
key  + Esc


shortcuts that you can use in dialog
boxes.

F1 Display Help
Display the items
F4
in the active list
Move forward
Ctrl + Tab
through tabs
Move back
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
through tabs
Ctrl + number
Move to nth tab
(number 1–9)
Move forward
Tab
through options
Move back
Shift + Tab
through options
Alt + underlined Perform the
letter command (or
select the option)
that goes with that
letter
Select or clear the
check box if the
Spacebar
active option is a
check box
Open a folder one
Backspace is selected in the
Save As or Open
dialog box
Select a button if
the active option
Arrow keys
is a group of
option buttons

File Explorer keyboard shortcuts

Select the address
Alt + D
bar
Select the search
Ctrl + E
box
Select the search
Ctrl + F
box
Open a new
Ctrl + N
window
Close the current
Ctrl + W
window
Ctrl + mouse scroll Change the size
wheel and appearance of
file and folder
icons
Display all folders
folder
Create a new
Ctrl + Shift + N
folder
Display all
Num Lock +
subfolders under
asterisk (*)
the selected folder
Display the
Num Lock + plus
contents of the
(+)
selected folder
Num Lock + Collapse the
minus (-) selected folder
Display the
Alt + P
preview pane
Open the
Properties dialog
Alt + Enter
box for the
selected item
View the next
Alt + Right arrow
folder
View the folder
Alt + Up arrow that the folder was
in
View the previous
Alt + Left arrow
folder
View the previous
Backspace
folder
Display the current
selection (if it's
Right arrow collapsed), or
select the first
subfolder
Collapse the
current selection
(if it's expanded),
Left arrow
or select the folder
that the folder was
in
End Display the
bottom of the
active window
Display the top of
Home
the active window
Maximize or
F11 minimize the
active window


shortcuts for working with items on the
desktop taskbar.

Open an app or
Shift + click a quickly open
of an app
Ctrl + Shift + click Open an app as an
a taskbar button administrator
a taskbar button menu for the app
button group
button group

Remote Desktop Connection on
the desktop keyboard shortcuts

Move between
Alt + Page Up apps from left to
right
Move between
Alt + Page Down apps from right to
left
Cycle through
apps in the order
Alt + Insert
that they were
started
Display the Start
Alt + Home
screen
Switch between a
Ctrl + Alt + Break window and full
screen
Display the
Windows
Ctrl + Alt + End
Security dialog
box
In full-screen
Ctrl + Alt + Home mode, activate the
connection bar
Display the system
Alt + Delete
menu
Ctrl + Alt + minus Place a copy of
(-) on the numeric the active window,
keypad within the client,
on the Terminal
server clipboard
(provides the
same functionality
as pressing
Alt+Print Screen
on a local PC)
Place a copy of
the entire client
window area on
the Terminal
Ctrl + Alt + plus
server clipboard
(+) on the numeric
(provides the
keypad
same functionality
as pressing Print
Screen on a local
PC)
“Tab” out of the
Remote Desktop
controls to a
control in the host
app (for example,
Ctrl + Alt + Right a button or a text
arrow box). Useful when
the Remote
Desktop controls
are embedded in
another (host)
app.
Remote Desktop
controls to a
control in the host
app (for example,
Ctrl + Alt + Left a button or a text
arrow box). Useful when
the Remote
Desktop controls
are embedded in
another (host)
app.

Windows Help viewer keyboard

shortcuts


shortcuts for working with the Help
viewer.

Move the cursor
F3
to the search box
Display the
F10
Options menu
Move to the
Home beginning of a
topic
Move to the end
End
of a topic
Move back to the
Alt + Left arrow previously viewed
topic
Move forward to
the next
Alt + Right arrow
(previously
viewed) topic
Display the Help
Alt + Home and Support home
page
Display the
Alt + A customer support
page
Display the Table
Alt + C
of Contents
Display the
Alt + N Connection
Settings menu
Search the current
Ctrl + F
topic
Ctrl + P Print a topic

App rearranging shortcuts

shortcuts for rearranging modern apps.
Note
Keep the Windows logo key 
pressed down continuously while
you're rearranging apps, from the
moment you enter rearrange
mode and through all the various
rearrange commands. When
you're done rearranging, release
your finger from the Windows
logo key  to select the current
arrangement.

Enter rearrange
Windows logo key mode and select
 + . (period) apps or dividers
across monitors
Windows logo key Move app divider
 + left arrow left
Windows logo key Move app divider
 + right arrow right
Windows logo key
Maximize app
 + up arrow
Windows logo key
Close app
 + down arrow
Windows logo key Exit rearrange
 + Esc mode
Additional keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts in apps

Windows keyboard shortcuts for
accessibility
Microsoft Surface Hub keyboard
shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts in Continuum
for phones
Windows 7
General keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains general

keyboard shortcuts.

F1 Display Help
Insert) item
Cut the selected
Ctrl + X
item
Insert) item
Ctrl + Y Redo an action
Delete the
Delete (or Ctrl + selected item and
D) move it to the
Recycle Bin
Delete the
selected item
Shift + Delete without moving it
to the Recycle Bin
first
Rename the
F2
selected item
Ctrl + Right Arrow Move the cursor
to the beginning
of the next word
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Left Arrow
of the previous
word
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Down Arrow
of the next
paragraph
Move the cursor
to the beginning
Ctrl + Up Arrow
of the previous
paragraph
arrow key text
Select more than
one item in a
text within a
document
Select multiple
Ctrl with any arrow individual items in
key + Spacebar a window or on
the desktop
Select all items in
window
F3
folder
Display properties
item
Close the active
active program
Open the shortcut
Alt + Spacebar menu for the
active window
Ctrl + F4 Close the active
document (in
programs that
allow you to have
multiple
documents open
simultaneously)
Switch between
Alt + Tab
open items
Use the arrow keys
Ctrl + Alt + Tab to switch between
open items
Change the size of
Ctrl + Mouse
icons on the
scroll wheel
desktop
Cycle through
Windows logo programs on the
key + Tab taskbar by using
Aero Flip 3-D
Use the arrow keys
to cycle through
Ctrl+Windows
programs on the
logo key + Tab
taskbar by using
Aero Flip 3-D
Cycle through
items in the order
Alt + Esc
in which they were
opened
Cycle through
screen elements in
F6
a window or on
the desktop
Display the
Windows Explorer
Display the
the selected item
Open the Start
Ctrl + Esc
menu
Display the
Alt + underlined
corresponding
letter
menu
Alt + underlined Perform the menu
letter command (or
other underlined
command)
Activate the menu
program
Open the next
menu to the right,
Right Arrow
or open a
submenu
Open the next
menu to the left,
Left Arrow
or close a
submenu
Refresh the active
F5 (or Ctrl + R)
window
View the folder
Alt + Up Arrow one level up in
Windows Explorer
Cancel the current
Esc
task
Open Task
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Manager
Prevent the CD
Shift when you
from automatically
insert a CD
playing
Switch the input
language when
Left Alt + Shift multiple input
languages are
enabled
Switch the
keyboard layout
Ctrl+Shift when multiple
keyboard layouts
are enabled
Change the
reading direction
Right or Left Ctrl +
of text in right-to-
Shift
left reading
languages


shortcuts for use in dialog boxes.

Move forward
Ctrl + Tab
through tabs
Move back
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
through tabs
Move forward
Tab
through options
Move back
Shift + Tab
through options
Perform the
command (or
Alt + underlined
select the option)
letter
that goes with that
letter
Replaces clicking
the mouse for
Enter
many selected
commands
Select or clear the
check box if the
Spacebar
active option is a
check box
Select a button if
the active option
Arrow keys
is a group of
option buttons
F1 Display Help
Display the items
F4
in the active list
Backspace Open a folder one
is selected in the
Save As or Open
dialog box


shortcuts

shortcuts that use the Windows logo
key

Windows logo key Open or close the
Start menu.
Display the System
Windows logo key
Properties dialog
+ Pause
box.
Windows logo key Display the
+D desktop.
Windows logo key Minimize all
+M windows.
Restore minimized
Windows logo key
windows to the
+ Shift + M
desktop.
Windows logo key
Open Computer.
+E
Search for
Windows logo key computers (if
+F you're on a
network).
Lock your
Windows logo key
computer or
+L
switch users.
Windows logo key Open the Run
+R dialog box.
+T programs on the
taskbar.
Start the program
pinned to the
taskbar in the
position indicated
Windows logo key
by the number. If
+ number
the program is
already running,
switch to that
program.
Start a new
instance of the
Shift+Windows program pinned
logo key + to the taskbar in
number the position
indicated by the
number.
Switch to the last
active window of
Ctrl+Windows the program
logo key + pinned to the
number taskbar in the
position indicated
by the number.
Open the Jump
List for the
program pinned
Alt+Windows logo
to the taskbar in
key + number
the position
indicated by the
number.
Cycle through
Windows logo key programs on the
+ Tab taskbar by using
Aero Flip 3-D.
Use the arrow keys
to cycle through
Ctrl+Windows
programs on the
logo key + Tab
taskbar by using
Aero Flip 3-D.
Ctrl+Windows Switch to the
logo key +B program that
displayed a
message in the
notification area.
Windows logo key Preview the
+ Spacebar desktop.
Windows logo key Maximize the
+ Up Arrow window.
Maximize the
Windows logo key
window to the left
+ Left Arrow
side of the screen.
Maximize the
Windows logo key window to the
+ Right Arrow right side of the
screen.
Windows logo key Minimize the
+ Down Arrow window.
Windows logo key Minimize all but
+ Home the active window.
Stretch the
Windows logo key
window to the top
+ Shift + Up
and bottom of the
Arrow
screen.
Windows logo key
Move a window
+ Shift + Left
from one monitor
Arrow or Right
to another.
Arrow
Choose a
Windows logo key
presentation
+P
display mode.
+G gadgets.
Windows logo key Open Ease of
+U Access Center.
Windows logo key Open Windows
+X Mobility Center.

Windows Explorer keyboard

shortcuts


Open a new
Ctrl + N
window
Close the current
Ctrl + W
window
Create a new
Ctrl + Shift + N
folder
Display the
End bottom of the
active window
Display the top of
Home
the active window
Maximize or
F11 minimize the
active window
Rotate a picture
Ctrl + Period (.)
clockwise
Rotate a picture
Ctrl + Comma (,)
counter-clockwise
Num Lock + Display all
Asterisk (*) on subfolders under
numeric keypad the selected folder
Num Lock + Plus Display the
Sign (+) on contents of the
numeric keypad selected folder
Num Lock +
Collapse the
Minus Sign (-) on
selected folder
numeric keypad
Collapse the
current selection
Left Arrow (if it's expanded),
or select the
parent folder
Open the
Properties dialog
Alt + Enter
box for the
selected item
Alt + P Display the
preview pane
View the previous
Alt + Left Arrow
folder
View the previous
Backspace
folder
Display the current
selection (if it's
Right Arrow collapsed), or
select the first
subfolder
View the next
Alt + Right Arrow
folder
View the parent
Alt + Up Arrow
folder
Display all folders
folder
Change the size
Ctrl + Mouse and appearance of
scroll wheel file and folder
icons
Select the address
Alt + D
bar
Select the search
Ctrl + E
box
Select the search
Ctrl + F
box


shortcuts for working with items on the
desktop taskbar.

Open a program
Shift + click a or quickly open
of a program
Open a program
Ctrl + Shift + click
as an
a taskbar button
administrator
Show the window
Shift + right-click
menu for the
a taskbar button
program
button group
button group

Remote Desktop Connection on

the desktop keyboard shortcuts

shortcuts for working with Remote
Desktop Connection.

Move between
Alt + Page Up apps from left to
right
Move between
Alt + Page Down apps from right to
left
Cycle through
programs in the
Alt + Insert
order that they
were started in.
Alt + Home Display the Start
menu.
Switch between a
Ctrl + Alt + Break window and full
screen
Display the
Ctrl + Alt + End Windows Security
dialog box
Display the system
Alt + Delete
menu.
Place a copy of
the active window,
within the client,
on the Terminal
Ctrl + Alt + Minus
server clipboard
Sign (-) on the
(provides the
numeric keypad
same functionality
as pressing
Alt+PrtScn on a
local computer).
Place a copy of
the entire client
window area on
the Terminal
Ctrl + Alt + Plus
server clipboard
Sign (+) on the
(provides the
numeric keypad
same functionality
as pressing PrtScn
on a local
computer).
Remote Desktop
controls to a
control in the host
program (for
example, a button
Ctrl + Alt + Right
or a text box).
Arrow
Useful when the
Remote Desktop
controls are
embedded in
another (host)
program.
Ctrl + Alt + Left “Tab” out of the
Arrow Remote Desktop
controls to a
control in the host
program (for
example, a button
or a text box).
Useful when the
Remote Desktop
controls are
embedded in
another (host)
program.

Note
Ctrl+Alt+Break and Ctrl+Alt+End
are available in all Remote
Desktop sessions, even when
you've set up the remote
computer to recognize Windows
keyboard shortcuts.
Paint keyboard shortcuts

shortcuts for working with Paint.

Create a new
Ctrl + N
picture
Open an existing
Ctrl + O
picture
Save changes to a
Ctrl + S
picture
Save the picture as
F12
a new file
Ctrl + P Print a picture
Close a picture
Alt + F4 and its Paint
window
Ctrl + Z Undo a change
Ctrl + Y Redo a change
Select the entire
Ctrl + A
picture
Ctrl + X Cut a selection
Copy a selection
Ctrl + C
to the Clipboard
Paste a selection
Ctrl + V from the
Clipboard
Move the
selection or active
Right Arrow
shape right by one
pixel
Move the
selection or active
Left Arrow
shape left by one
pixel
Move the
selection or active
Down Arrow
shape down by
one pixel
Move the
selection or active
Up Arrow
shape up by one
pixel
Esc Cancel a selection
Delete Delete a selection
Ctrl + B Bold selected text
Increase the width
of a brush, line, or
Ctrl + +
shape outline by
one pixel
Ctrl + - Decrease the
width of a brush,
line, or shape
outline by one
pixel
Underline selected
Ctrl + U
text
Open the
Ctrl + E Properties dialog
box
Open the Resize
Ctrl + W and Skew dialog
box
Ctrl + Page Up Zoom in
Ctrl + Page Down Zoom out
View a picture in
F11
full-screen mode
Show or hide the
Ctrl + R
ruler
Show or hide
Ctrl + G
gridlines
F10 or Alt Display keytips
Show the current
Shift + F10
shortcut menu
F1 Open Paint Help

WordPad keyboard shortcuts

shortcuts for working with WordPad.

Create a new
Ctrl + N
document
Open an existing
Ctrl + O
document
Ctrl + S Save changes to a
document
Save the
F12 document as a
new file
Ctrl + P Print a document
Alt + F4 Close WordPad
Select the entire
Ctrl + A
document
Copy a selection
Ctrl + C
to the Clipboard
Paste a selection
Ctrl + V from the
Clipboard
Make selected text
Ctrl + B
bold
Italicize selected
Ctrl + I
text
Underline selected
Ctrl + U
text
Make selected text
Ctrl + =
subscript
Make selected text
Ctrl + Shift + =
superscript
Ctrl + L Align text left
Ctrl + E Align text center
Ctrl + R Align text right
Ctrl + J Justify text
Set single line
Ctrl + 1
spacing
Set double line
Ctrl + 2
spacing
Set line spacing to
Ctrl + 5
1.5
Ctrl + Shift + > Increase the font
size
Decrease the font
Ctrl + Shift + <
size
Change characters
Ctrl + Shift + A
to all capitals
Change the bullet
Ctrl + Shift + L
style
Insert a Microsoft
Ctrl + D
Paint drawing
Find text in a
Ctrl + F
document
Find the next
instance of the
F3
text in the Find
dialog box
Replace text in a
Ctrl + H
document
Move the cursor
Ctrl + Left Arrow one word to the
left
Move the cursor
Ctrl + Right Arrow one word to the
right
Move the cursor
Ctrl + Up Arrow
to the line above
Ctrl + Down Move the cursor
Arrow to the line below
Move to the
Ctrl + Home beginning of the
document
Move to the end
Ctrl + End
of the document
Move up one
Ctrl + Page Up
page
Move down one
Ctrl + Page Down
page
Delete the next
Ctrl + Delete
word
F10 Display keytips
Show the current
Shift + F10
shortcut menu
F1 Open WordPad
Help

Calculator keyboard shortcuts

shortcuts for working with Calculator.

Switch to Standard
Alt + 1
mode
Switch to Scientific
Alt + 2
mode
Switch to
Alt + 3 Programmer
mode
Switch to Statistics
Alt + 4
mode
Open date
Ctrl + E
calculations
Turn calculation
Ctrl + H
history on or off
Open unit
Ctrl + U
conversion
Calculate or solve
Alt + C date calculations
and worksheets
Open Calculator
F1
Help
Press the M-
Ctrl + Q
button
Press the M+
Ctrl + P
button
Ctrl + M Press the MS
button
Press the MR
Ctrl + R
button
Press the MC
Ctrl + L
button
Press the %
%
button
Press the +/–
F9
button
/ Press the / button
* Press the * button
+ Press the + button
- Press the – button
Press the 1/×
R
button
Press the square
@
root button
Press the number
0–9
buttons (0–9)
= Press the = button
Press the .
. (decimal point)
button
Press the
Backspace
backspace button
Esc Press the C button
Press the CE
Del
button
Clear the
Ctrl + Shift + D
calculation history
Edit the
F2
calculation history
Navigate up in the
Up Arrow key
calculation history
Navigate down in
Down Arrow key the calculation
history
Cancel editing the
Esc
calculation history
Enter Recalculate the
calculation history
after editing
Select Degrees in
F3
Scientific mode
Select Radians in
F4
Scientific mode
Select Grads in
F5
Scientific mode
Press the Inv
I button in Scientific
mode
Press the Mod
D button in Scientific
mode
Press the sinh
Ctrl + S button in Scientific
mode
Press the cosh
Ctrl + O button in Scientific
mode
Press the tanh
Ctrl + T button in Scientific
mode
Press the ( button
(
in Scientific mode
Press the ) button
)
in Scientific mode
Press the ln
N button in Scientific
mode
Press the Int
; button in Scientific
mode
Press the sin
S button in Scientific
mode
Press the cos
O button in Scientific
mode
T Press the tan
button in Scientific
mode
Press the dms
M button in Scientific
mode
Press the pi
P button in Scientific
mode
Press the F-E
V button in Scientific
mode
Press the Exp
X button in Scientific
mode
Press the x^2
Q button in Scientific
mode
Press the x^y
Y button in Scientific
mode
Press the x^3
# button in Scientific
mode
Press the log
L button in Scientific
mode
Press the n!
! button in Scientific
mode
Press the y√x
Ctrl + Y button in Scientific
mode
Press the 3√x
Ctrl + B button in Scientific
mode
Press the 10x
Ctrl + G button in Scientific
mode
Select Hex in
F5 Programmer
mode
F6 Select Dec in
Programmer
mode
Select Oct in
F7 Programmer
mode
Select Bin in
F8 Programmer
mode
Select Qword in
F12 Programmer
mode
Select Dword in
F2 Programmer
mode
Select Word in
F3 Programmer
mode
Select Byte in
F4 Programmer
mode
Press the RoR
button in
K
Programmer
mode
Press the RoL
button in
J
Programmer
mode
Press the Lsh
button in
<
Programmer
mode
Press the Rsh
button in
>
Programmer
mode
Press the Mod
button in
%
Programmer
mode
Press the ( button
( in Programmer
mode
) Press the ) button
in Programmer
mode
Press the Or
button in
|
Programmer
mode
Press the Xor
button in
^
Programmer
mode
Press the Not
button in
~
Programmer
mode
Press the And
button in
&
Programmer
mode
Press the A–F
buttons in
A–F
Programmer
mode
Toggles the bit
value in
Spacebar
Programmer
mode
Press the
A Average button in
Statistics mode
Press the
Average Sq
Ctrl + A
button in Statistics
mode
Press the Sum
S button in Statistics
mode
Press the Sum Sq
Ctrl+S button in Statistics
mode
Press the S.D.
T button in Statistics
mode
Ctrl+T Press the Inv
S.D. button in
Statistics mode
Press the CAD
D button in Statistics
mode

Windows Journal keyboard

shortcuts

shortcuts for working with Windows
Journal.

Ctrl + N Start a new note
Open a recently
Ctrl + O
used note
Save changes to a
Ctrl + S
note
Move a note to a
Ctrl + Shift + V
specific folder
Ctrl + P Print a note
Close a note and
Alt + F4
its Journal window
Select all items on
Ctrl + A
a page
Copy a selection
Ctrl + C
to the Clipboard
Ctrl + V Paste a selection

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