source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an
alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse.
The following table contains common keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1.
Press this key | To do this |
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Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) | Copy the selected item |
Ctrl + X | Cut the selected item |
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) | Paste the selected item |
Ctrl + Z | Undo an action |
Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps |
Alt + F4 | Close the active item, or exit the active app |
Windows logo key + L | Lock your PC or switch accounts |
Windows logo key + D | Display and hide the desktop |
The following table contains new keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows.
Press this key | To do this |
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Windows logo key + start typing | Search your PC |
Ctrl + plus (+) or Ctrl + minus (-) | Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
Ctrl + scroll wheel | Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
Windows logo key + C | Open the charms In an app, open the commands for the app |
Windows logo key + F | Open the Search charm to search files |
Windows logo key + H | Open the Share charm |
Windows logo key | + IOpen the Settings charm |
Windows logo key + K | Open the Devices charm |
Windows logo key + O | Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape) |
Windows logo key + Q | Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within an open app (if the app supports app search) |
Windows logo key + S | Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web |
Windows logo key + W | Open the Search charm to search settings |
Windows logo key + Z | Show the 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.
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Windows logo key + spacebar | Switch input language and keyboard layout |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + spacebar | Change to a previously selected input |
Windows logo key + Tab | Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Tab | Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) |
Windows logo key + Shift + Tab | Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order |
Windows logo key + Shift + period (.) | Snaps an app to the left |
Windows logo key + period (.) | Cycle through open apps |
Esc | Stop or exit the current task |
The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts in Windows.
Press this key | To do this |
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F1 | Display Help |
F2 | Rename the selected item |
F3 | Search for a file or folder |
F4 | Display the address bar list in File Explorer |
F5 | Refresh the active window |
F6 | Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop |
F10 | Activate the Menu bar in the active app |
Alt + F4 | Close the active item, or exit the active app |
Alt + Esc | Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened |
Alt + underlined letter | Perform the command for that letter |
Alt + Enter | Display properties for the selected item |
Alt + Spacebar | Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
Alt + Left arrow | Back |
Alt + Right arrow | Forward |
Alt + Page Up | Move up one screen |
Alt + Page Down | Move down one screen |
Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps (except desktop apps) |
Ctrl + F4 | Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) |
Ctrl + A | Select all items in a document or window |
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) | Copy the selected item |
Ctrl + D (or Delete) | Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
Ctrl + R (or F5) | Refresh the active window |
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) | Paste the selected item |
Ctrl + X | Cut the selected item |
Ctrl + Y | Redo an action |
Ctrl + Z | Undo an action |
Ctrl + plus (+) or Ctrl + minus (-) | Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel | Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
Ctrl + Right arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
Ctrl + Left arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
Ctrl + Down arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
Ctrl + Up arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
Ctrl + Alt + Tab | Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps |
Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar | Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key | Select a block of text |
Ctrl + Esc | Open Start |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager |
Ctrl + Shift | Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available |
Ctrl + Spacebar | Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off |
Shift + F10 | Display the shortcut menu for the selected item |
Shift with any arrow key | Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document |
Shift + Delete | Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first |
Right arrow | Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu |
Left arrow | Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu |
Esc | Stop or leave the current task |
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key .
Press this key | To do this |
---|---|
Windows logo key + F1 | Open Windows Help and Support |
Windows logo key | Display or hide the Start screen |
Windows logo key + B | Set focus in the notification area |
Windows logo key + C | Open the Charms |
Windows logo key + D | Display and hide the desktop |
Windows logo key + E | Open File Explorer |
Windows logo key + F | Open the Search charm and search for files |
Windows logo key + H | Open the Share charm |
Windows logo key + I | Open the Settings charm |
Windows logo key | + KOpen the Devices charm |
Windows logo key + L | Lock your PC or switch people |
Windows logo key + M | Minimize all windows |
Windows logo key + O | Lock device orientation |
Windows logo key + P | Choose a presentation display mode |
Windows logo key + Q | Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search) |
Windows logo key + R | Open the Run dialog box |
Windows logo key + S | Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web |
Windows logo key + T | Cycle through apps on the taskbar |
Windows logo key + U | Open Ease of Access Center |
Windows logo key + V | Cycle through notifications |
Windows logo key + Shift + V | Cycle through notifications in reverse order |
Windows logo key + X | Open the Quick Link menu |
Windows logo key + Z | Show the commands available in an app
Note
You can also see some settings and options by going to the Settings charm when the app is open.
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Windows logo key + , | Temporarily peek at the desktop |
Windows logo key + Pause | Display the System Properties dialog box |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + F | Search for PCs (if you're on a network) |
Windows logo key + Shift + M | Restore minimized windows on the desktop |
Windows logo key + number | 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. |
Windows logo key + Shift + number | Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + number | Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
Windows logo key + Alt + number | Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + number | Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator |
Windows logo key + Tab | Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Tab | Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) |
Windows logo key + Shift + Tab | Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + B | Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area |
Windows logo key + Up arrow | Maximize the window |
Windows logo key + Down arrow | Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window |
Windows logo key + Left arrow | Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen |
Windows logo key + Right arrow | Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen |
Windows logo key + Home | Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke) |
Windows logo key + Shift + Up arrow | Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen |
Windows logo key + Shift + Down arrow | Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width |
Windows logo key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow | Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another |
Windows logo key + Spacebar | Switch input language and keyboard layout |
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Spacebar | Change to a previously selected input |
Windows logo key + Enter | Open Narrator |
Windows logo key + Shift + period (.) | Cycle through open apps |
Windows logo key + period (.) | Cycle through open apps |
Windows logo key + / | Initiate IME reconversion |
Windows logo key + Alt + Enter | Open WindowsMedia Center |
Windows logo key + plus (+) or minus (-) | Zoom in or out using Magnifier |
Windows logo key + Esc | Exit Magnifier |
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