General and Popular Shortcuts for Windows 11

ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS

Select all contents Ctrl + A
Copy the selected items Ctrl + C
Cut the selected items Ctrl + X
Paste the copied or cut items Ctrl + V
Undo an action Ctrl + Z
Redo an action Ctrl + Y
Switch between the running applications Alt + Tab
Open Task View Win + Tab
Close the active app or If you are on Desktop,
open the Shutdown box to shut down, restart, Alt + F4
log out or put your PC to sleep.
Lock your computer. Win + L
Display and hide the desktop. Win + D
Delete the selected item and move it to the
Recycle Bin. Ctrl + Delete
Delete the selected item permanently. Shift + Delete
Capture a full screenshot and saves it in the
clipboard. PrtScn or Print

Capture part of the screen with Snip & Sketch. Win + Shift + S
Open Start button context menu. Windows + X
Rename selected item. F2
Refresh the active window. F5
Open Menu bar in the current app. F10
Go back. Alt + Left arrow
Go forward. Alt + Left arrow
Move up one screen Alt + Page Up
Move down one screen Alt + Page Down
Open Task Manager. Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Project a screen. Win + P
Print the current page. Ctrl + P
Select more than one item. Shift + Arrow keys
Save the current file. Ctrl + S
Save As Ctrl + Shift + S
Open a file in the current app. Ctrl + O
Cycle through the apps on the taskbar. Alt + Esc
Display your password on the login screen Alt + F8

Open the shortcut menu for the current window Alt + Spacebar
Open properties for the selected item. Alt + Enter
Open the context menu (right-click menu) for
the selected item. Alt + F10
Open Run command. Win + R

Open a new program window of the current app Ctrl + N

Take a screen clipping Win + Shift + S
Open Windows 11 settings Win + I
Go back to Settings home page Backspace
Stop or close the current task Esc
Enter/Exit the full-screen mode F11
Launch Emoji keyboard Win + period (.) or Win + semicolon (;)

Desktop and Virtual Desktops Shortcuts for

Windows 11
ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS
Open Start menu Window logo key (Win)
Switch keyboard layout Ctrl + Shift
View all open apps Alt + Tab
Select more than one item on the desktop Ctrl + Arrow keys + Spacebar
Minimize all open windows Win + M

Maximize all minimized windows on the desktop. Win + Shift + M

Minimize or maximize all but the active window Win + Home

Snap the current app or window to the Left Win + Left Arrow Key
Snap the current app or window to the RIght. Win + Right Arrow Key
Stretch the active window to the top and bottom
of the screen. Win + Shift + Up arrow key
Restore or minimize active desktop windows
vertically, maintaining width. Win + Shift + Down arrow key
Open Desktop view Win + Tab
Add a new virtual desktop Win + Ctrl + D
Close the active virtual desktop. Win + Ctrl + F4
Toggle or switch to the virtual desktops you’ve
created on the Right Win key + Ctrl + Right arrow
Toggle or switch to the virtual desktops you’ve
created on the Left Win key + Ctrl + Left arrow
Create a shortcut CTRL + SHIFT while dragging icon or file
Open WIndows Search Win + S or Win + Q
Take a peek look at the desktop until you release
the WINDOWS key. Win + Comma (,)

Taskbar Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 11

ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS

Run an app as administrator from the taskbar Ctrl + Shift + Left Click app button or icon
Open the app in the first position on your
taskbar. Win + 1
Open the app in the number position from the
taskbar. Win + Number (0 - 9)
Cycle through apps in the taskbar. Win + T
View Date and Time from the taskbar Win + Alt + D
Open another instance of an app from the
taskbar. Shift + Left Click app button
Show the window menu for the group apps from
the taskbar. Shift + Right-click grouped app icon

Highlight the first item in the Notification Area

and use the Arrow key switch between the item Win + B
Open the application’s menu on the task bar Alt + Windows key + number keys

File Explorer Shortcuts for Windows 11

ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS

Open the File Explorer. Win + E
Open the search box in the file explorer. Ctrl + E
Open the current window in a new window. Ctrl + N
Close active window. Ctrl + W
Start the mark mode Ctrl + M
Change the file and folder view. Ctrl + Mouse Scroll
Switch between left and right panes F6
Create a new folder. Ctrl + Shift + N
Expand all subfolders in the navigation pane on
the left. Ctrl + Shift + E
Select address bar of the File Explorer. Alt + D
Changes folder view. Ctrl + Shift + Number (1-8)
Display the preview panel. Alt + P
Open the Properties settings for the selected
item. Alt + Enter
Expand the selected drive or folder Num Lock + plus (+)
Collapse the selected drive or folder. Num Lock + minus (-)
Expand all the subfolders under the selected
drive or folder. Num Lock + asterisk (*)
Go the next folder. Alt + Right arrow
Go the previous folder Alt + Left arrow (or Backspace)
Go to the parent folder the folder was in. Alt + Up arrow
Switch focus to address bar. F4
Refresh the File Explorer F5

Expand the current folder tree or select the first

subfolder (if it’s expanded) in the left pane. Right Arrow key

Collapse the current folder tree or select the

parent folder (if it’s collapsed) in the left pane. Left Arrow Key
Move to the top of the active window. Home
Move to the bottom of the active window. End

Command Prompt Shortcuts for Windows 11

ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS

Scroll to the top of the Command Prompt (cmd). Ctrl + Home

Scroll to the bottom of the cmd. Ctrl + End
Select everything on the current line Ctrl + A
Move the cursor up a page Page Up
Move the cursor down a page Page Down
Enter Mark mode. Ctrl + M

Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer. Ctrl + Home (in Mark mode)
Move the cursor to the end of the buffer. Ctrl + End (in Mark mode)

Cycle through command history of active session Up or Down arrow keys

Move cursor left or right in the current
command line. Left or Right arrow keys

Move your cursor to the start of the current line Shift + Home

Move your cursor to the end of the current line Shift + End
Move cursor up one screen and select text. Shift + Page Up

Move cursor down one screen and select text. Shift + Page Down
Move the screen up one line in the output
history. Ctrl + Up arrow
Move the screen down one line in the output
history. Ctrl + Down arrow
Move cursor up one line and select the text. Shift + Up

Move cursor down one line and select the text. Shift + Down
Move the cursor one word at a time. Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys
Open search for Command Prompt. Ctrl + F

Dialog box Shortcuts for Windows 11

ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS

Move forward through tabs. Ctrl + Tab
Move back through tabs. Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Switch to nth tab. Ctrl + N (number 1–9)
Show the items in the active list. F4

Move forward through options of the dialog box Tab

Move back through options of the dialog box Shift + Tab
Execute the command (or select the option) that
is used with the underlined letter. Alt + underlined letter
Check or Uncheck the check box if the active
option is a check box. Spacebar
Select or move to a button in a group of active
buttons. Arrow keys
Open the parent folder if a folder is selected in
the Open or Save As dialog box. Backspace

Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

11

ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS

Open Ease of Access Centre Win + U
Turn on Magnifier and Zoom in Win + plus (+)
Zoom out using Magnifier Win + minus (-)
Exit Magnifier Win + Esc
Switch to docked mode in Magnifier Ctrl + Alt + D
Switch to full-screen mode in Magnifier Ctrl + Alt + F
Switch to lens mode in Magnifier Ctrl + Alt + L
Invert colors in Magnifier Ctrl + Alt + I
Cycle through views in Magnifier Ctrl + Alt + M
Resize the lens with the mouse in Magnifier. Ctrl + Alt + R
Pan in the direction of the arrow keys in
Magnifier. Ctrl + Alt + arrow keys
Zoom in or out using mouse Ctrl + Alt + mouse scroll
Open Narrator Win + Enter
Open on-screen keyboard Win + Ctrl + O
Turn Filter Keys on and off Press Right Shift for eight seconds
Turn High Contrast on or off Left Alt + left Shift + PrtSc
Turn Mouse Keys on or off Left Alt + left Shift + Num Lock
Turn Sticky Keys on or off Press Shift five times
Turn Toggle Keys on or off Press Num Lock for five seconds
Open Action Center Win + A

Other Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 11

ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS

Open Game bar Win + G
Record the last 30 seconds of the active game Win + Alt + G
Start or stop recording the active game Win + Alt + R
Take a screenshot of the active game Win + Alt + PrtSc
Show/hide recording timer of the game Win + Alt + T
Start IME reconversion Win + forward slash (/)
Open Feedback Hub Win + F
Launch Voice Typing Win + H
Open the Connect quick setting Win + K
Lock your device orientation Win + O
Display the System Properties Page Win + Pause
Search for PCs (if you’re on a network) Win + Ctrl + F
Move an app or window from one monitor to
another Win + Shift + Left or Right arrow key
Switch input language and keyboard layout Win + Spacebar
Open Clipboard History Win + V
Switch input between Windows Mixed
Reality and your desktop. Win + Y
Launch Cortana app Win + C
Open another instance of the app pinned to the
taskbar in the number position. Win + Shift + Number key (0-9)
Switch to the last active window of the app
pinned to the taskbar in the number position. Win + Ctrl + Number key (0-9)
Open Jump List of the app pinned to the taskbar
in the number position. Win + Alt + Number key (0-9)
Open another instance as an administrator of
the app pinned to the taskbar in the number
position. Win + Ctrl + Shift + Number key (0-9)