Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse.
Copy, paste, and other general keyboard shortcuts
Press this key
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To do this
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Ctrl + X
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Cut the selected item
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Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)
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Copy the selected item
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Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)
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Paste the selected item
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo an action
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Alt + Tab
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Switch between open apps
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Alt + F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active app
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Windows logo key + L
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Lock your PC
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Windows logo key + D
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Display and hide the desktop
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F2
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Rename the selected item
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F3
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Search for a file or folder in File Explorer
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F4
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Display the address bar list in File Explorer
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F5
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Refresh the active window
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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F10
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Activate the Menu bar in the active app
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Alt + F8
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Show your password on the sign-in screen
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Alt + Esc
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Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
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Alt + underlined letter
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Perform the command for that letter
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Alt + Enter
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Display properties for the selected item
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Alt + Spacebar
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Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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Alt + Left arrow
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Go back
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Alt + Right arrow
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Go forward
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Alt + Page Up
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Move up one screen
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Alt + Page Down
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Move down one screen
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Ctrl + F4
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Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time)
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Ctrl + A
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Select all items in a document or window
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Ctrl + D (or Delete)
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Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
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Ctrl + R (or F5)
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Refresh the active window
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo an action
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Ctrl + Right arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
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Ctrl + Left arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
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Ctrl + Down arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
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Ctrl + Up arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
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Ctrl + Alt + Tab
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Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + arrow keys
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When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified
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Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar
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Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
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Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key
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Select a block of text
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Ctrl + Esc
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Open Start
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Ctrl + Shift + Esc
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Open Task Manager
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Ctrl + Shift
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Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available
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Ctrl + Spacebar
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Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off
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Shift + F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Shift with any arrow key
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document
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Shift + Delete
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Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
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Right arrow
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Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
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Left arrow
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Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
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Esc
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Stop or leave the current task
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Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key
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Open or close Start
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Windows logo key + A
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Open Action center
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Windows logo key + B
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Set focus in the notification area
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Windows logo key + C
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Open Cortana in listening mode
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Windows logo key + Shift + C
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Open the charms menu
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Windows logo key + D
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Display and hide the desktop
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Windows logo key + Alt + D
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Display and hide the date and time on the desktop
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Windows logo key + E
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Open File Explorer
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Windows logo key + F
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Open Feedback Hub
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Windows logo key + G
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Open Game bar when a game is open
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Windows logo key + I
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Open Settings
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Windows logo key + J
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Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.
When a Windows tip appears, bring focus to the Tip. Pressing the keyboard shortcuts again to bring focus to the element on the screen to which the Windows tip is anchored. |
Windows logo key + K
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Open the Connect quick action
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Windows logo key + L
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Lock your PC or switch accounts
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Windows logo key + M
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Minimize all windows
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Windows logo key + O
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Lock device orientation
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Windows logo key + P
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Choose a presentation display mode
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Windows logo key + R
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Open the Run dialog box
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Windows logo key + S
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Open search
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Windows logo key + T
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Cycle through apps on the taskbar
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Windows logo key + U
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Open Ease of Access Center
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Windows logo key + V
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Cycle through notifications
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Windows logo key + Shift + V
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Cycle through notifications in reverse order
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Windows logo key + X
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Open the Quick Link menu
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Windows logo key + Z
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Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode
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Windows logo key + comma (,)
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Temporarily peek at the desktop
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Windows logo key + Pause
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Display the System Properties dialog box
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + F
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Search for PCs (if you're on a network)
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Windows logo key + Shift + M
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Restore minimized windows on the desktop
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Windows logo key + number
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Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.
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Windows logo key + Shift + number
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Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + number
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Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows logo key + Alt + number
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Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + number
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Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator
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Windows logo key + Tab
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Open Task view
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Windows logo key + Up arrow
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Maximize the window
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Windows logo key + Down arrow
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Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window
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Windows logo key + Left arrow
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Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen
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Windows logo key + Right arrow
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Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen
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Windows logo key + Home
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Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)
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Windows logo key + Shift + Up arrow
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Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
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Windows logo key + Shift + Down arrow
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Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width
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Windows logo key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow
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Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another
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Windows logo key + Spacebar
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Switch input language and keyboard layout
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + Spacebar
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Change to a previously selected input
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter
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Open Narrator
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Windows logo key + forward slash (/)
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Begin IME reconversion
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Windows logo key + plus (+) or minus (-)
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Zoom in or out using Magnifier
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Windows logo key + Esc
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Exit Magnifier
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Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts
Press this key
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To do this
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Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)
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Copy the selected text
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Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)
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Paste the selected text
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Ctrl + M
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Enter Mark mode
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Alt + selection key
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Begin selection in block mode
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Arrow keys
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Move the cursor in the direction specified
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Page up
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Move the cursor by one page up
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Page down
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Move the cursor by one page down
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Ctrl + Home (Mark mode)
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer
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Ctrl + End (Mark mode)
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Move the cursor to the end of the buffer
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Ctrl + Up arrow
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Move up one line in the output history
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Ctrl + Down arrow
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Move down one line in the output history
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Ctrl + Home (History navigation)
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If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the top of the buffer. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the left of the cursor in the command line.
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Ctrl + End (History navigation)
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If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the command line. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the right of the cursor in the command line.
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Dialog box keyboard shortcuts
Press this key
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To do this
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F4
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Display the items in the active list
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Ctrl + Tab
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Move forward through tabs
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Ctrl + Shift + Tab
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Move back through tabs
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Ctrl + number (number 1–9)
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Move to nth tab
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Tab
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Move forward through options
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Shift + Tab
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Move back through options
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Alt + underlined letter
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Perform the command (or select the option) that is used with that letter
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Spacebar
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Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
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Backspace
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Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box
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Arrow keys
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Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
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File Explorer keyboard shortcuts
Press this key
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To do this
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Alt + D
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Select the address bar
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Ctrl + E
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Select the search box
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Ctrl + F
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Select the search box
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Ctrl + N
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Open a new window
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Ctrl + W
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Close the active window
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Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel
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Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons
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Ctrl + Shift + E
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Display all folders above the selected folder
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Ctrl + Shift + N
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Create a new folder
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Num Lock + asterisk (*)
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Display all subfolders under the selected folder
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Num Lock + plus (+)
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Display the contents of the selected folder
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Num Lock + minus (-)
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Collapse the selected folder
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Alt + P
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Display the preview panel
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Alt + Enter
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Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item
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Alt + Right arrow
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View the next folder
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Alt + Up arrow
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View the folder that the folder was in
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Alt + Left arrow
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View the previous folder
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Backspace
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View the previous folder
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Right arrow
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Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder
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Left arrow
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Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in
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End
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Display the bottom of the active window
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Home
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Display the top of the active window
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F11
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Maximize or minimize the active window
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Virtual desktops keyboard shortcuts
Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key + Tab
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Open Task view
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + D
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Add a virtual desktop
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + Right arrow
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Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the right
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + Left arrow
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Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the left
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Windows logo key + Ctrl + F4
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Close the virtual desktop you're using
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Taskbar keyboard shortcuts
Press this key
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To do this
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Shift + click a taskbar button
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Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app
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Ctrl + Shift + click a taskbar button
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Open an app as an administrator
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Shift + right-click a taskbar button
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Show the window menu for the app
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Shift + right-click a grouped taskbar button
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Show the window menu for the group
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Ctrl + click a grouped taskbar button
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Cycle through the windows of the group
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Settings keyboard shortcuts
Press this key
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To do this
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Windows logo key + I
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Open settings
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Backspace
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Go back to the settings home page
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Type on any page with search box
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Search settings
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