keyboard shortcut keys

 
                                    


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    Ctrl + X

    Cut the selected item.

    Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)

    Copy 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.

    Windows logo key  + D

    Display and hide the desktop.

    F2

    Rename the selected item.

    F3

    Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.

    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 + F8

    Show your password on the sign-in screen.

    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

    Go back.

    Alt + Right arrow

    Go forward.

    Alt + Page Up

    Move up one screen.

    Alt + Page Down

    Move down one screen.

    Ctrl + F4

    Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).

    Ctrl + A

    Select all items in a document or window.

    Ctrl + D (or Delete)

    Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.

    Ctrl + E

    Open Search (in most apps).

    Ctrl + R (or F5)

    Refresh the active window.

    Ctrl + Y

    Redo an action.

    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.

    Alt + Shift + arrow keys

    When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified.

    Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys

    When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder.

    Ctrl + arrow keys

    Resize the Start menu when it's open.

    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 in 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.

    PrtScn

    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, which lets you edit your screenshot. Select Start  > Settings  > Accessibility  > Keyboard , and set Use the Print Screen button to open screen snipping to On.

Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)

Copy the selected text.

Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)

Paste the selected text.

Ctrl + M

Enter Mark mode.

Alt + selection key

Begin selection in block mode.

Arrow keys

Move the cursor in the direction specified.

Page up

Move the cursor by one page up.

Page down

Move the cursor by one page down.

Ctrl + Home (Mark mode)

Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer.

Ctrl + End (Mark mode)

Move the cursor to the end of the buffer.

Ctrl + Up arrow

Move up one line in the output history.

Ctrl + Down arrow

Move down one line in the output history.

Ctrl + Home (History navigation)

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.

Ctrl + End (History navigation)

If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the command line. Otherwise, delete all the charactersto the right of the cursor in the command line.

 


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