General Keyboard Shortcuts. These shortcuts work across many common programs and apps, including most Microsoft Office applications. Ctrl+A; Highlight everything in the current folder, document, or page. Ctrl+C / Ctrl+Insert; Copy the selected text, image, or item to the clipboard.

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1. Windows keyboard shortcuts can help you navigate faster, avoid mistakes, and unlock hidden features. These are the best of them.
2. The Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts are great and provide a number of crucial ways that can save you time and a lot of laborious clicks. In this article, we are going to share all the useful Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts including some new and interesting ones.

Using keyboard shortcuts can greatly increase your productivity, reduce repetitive strain, and help keep you focused. For example, to copy text, you can highlight text and press the Ctrl+C shortcut. The shortcut is faster than moving your hands from the keyboard, highlighting with the mouse, right-clicking, selecting copy, and returning to the keyboard.

Below are the top 10 keyboard shortcuts we recommend everyone memorize and use.

Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert and Ctrl+X

Both Ctrl+C and Ctrl+Insert will copy highlighted text or a selected item. If you want to cut an item instead of copying it, press Ctrl+X. This action removes the text or item and stores it in the clipboard , rather than copying it to the clipboard.

Apple computer users can substitute the Ctrl key for the Command on their computers. For example, pressing Command+C copies highlighted text.

Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert

Both the Ctrl+V and Shift+Insert will paste the text or object that's stored in the clipboard.

On Apple computers, use Command+V instead.

Practice

Use the above text input fields to highlight the 'Cut or copy this text' text and press either Ctrl+C to copy or Ctrl+X to cut the text. Once cut, move to the next field and press Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert to paste the text. For further demonstration, visit the following link.

Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y

Pressing Ctrl+Z will undo any change. For example, if you cut text, pressing this key combination will undo the cut. These shortcuts can also be pressed multiple times to undo or redo multiple changes. Pressing Ctrl+Y would redo the undo.

On Apple computers, use Command+Z and Command+Y to undo and redo.

Use the above text input field to highlight some or all the text and then press Ctrl+X to cut the text. Once the text has disappeared, press the Ctrl+Z to undo the cut.

If you did the first example as well (cut and paste text) and you continue to press Ctrl+Z, it will undo that change.

Ctrl+F and Ctrl+G

Pressing Ctrl+F opens the Find field, which allows you to search the text currently displayed in any program that supports it. For example, Ctrl+F can be used in your Internet browser to find text on the current page. Press Ctrl+F now to open the Find in your browser and search for 'shortcut' to display each time shortcut is mentioned on this page.

On Apple computers, use Command+F to find.

Ctrl+G may be used to repeat a search (from using Ctrl+F) in a document or on a web page.

Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Tab

Pressing Alt+Tab switches between open programs moving forward. For example, if you have your browser window open and other programs running in the background, press and hold Alt, then press the Tab key to cycle through each open program.

On Apple computers, instead of using the Alt key use the Command (Cmd) key. For example, Command+Tab to switch between open programs.

Press Ctrl+Tab to switch between tabs in a program. For example, if you have multiple tabs open in your Internet browser, press Ctrl+Tab to switch between them.

Adding the Shift key to Alt+Tab or Ctrl+Tab moves backward. For example, if you are pressing Alt+Tab and pass the program you want to use, press Alt+Shift+Tab to move back to that program.

Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 10 users can also press the Windows key+Tab to switch through open programs in a full screenshot of the window.

Ctrl+Backspace and Ctrl+Left or Right arrow

The following shortcuts are for PC users only and do not work on Apple computers.

Pressing Ctrl+Backspace deletes a full word at a time instead of a single character.

Holding down the Ctrl while pressing the left or right arrow moves the cursor one word at a time instead of one character at a time. If you want to highlight one word at a time, hold down Ctrl+Shift, then press the left or right arrow key. Your highlighted selection moves one word at a time in that direction.

Ctrl+S

While working on a document or another file in almost every program, pressing Ctrl+Ssaves that file. Use this shortcut key frequently when working on anything important in case of an error, lost power, or any other issues causing you to lose work since the last save.

On Apple computers, use Command+S to save a file.

Ctrl+Home or Ctrl+End

Ctrl+Home moves the cursor to the beginning of the document, and Ctrl+End moves the cursor to the end of a document. These shortcuts work with most documents, and web pages.

On Apple computers, use the Command+Up arrow to get to the beginning or Command+Down arrow to get to the end of a document or text.

Ctrl+P

Ctrl+P is used to open a print preview of the page or document currently being viewed. For example, press Ctrl+P now to view a print preview of this page.

On Apple computers, use Command+P to open the print preview.

Page Up, Spacebar, and Page Down

As you may have guessed, pressing either the Pg Up or Pg Dn key moves to the next or previous page. When browsing the Internet, pressing the spacebar moves the scrollbar down a page. Similarly, Shift+spacebar moves the scrollbar up one page.

Additional information

• See our keyboard definition for a further information and related link on computer keyboards.

Below is a listing of all the more commonly used Windows shortcut keys for every version of Microsoft Windows. If you are looking for shortcut keys related to programs in Windows, like Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet browsers, and others, see our 'Other computer keyboard shortcuts' page linked below.

General Windows keyboard shortcuts

Alt+Tab

Switch between open applications in all versions of Windows. Reverse the direction by pressing Alt+Shift+Tab at the same time.

Ctrl+Tab

Switches between program groups, tabs, or document windows in applications that support this feature. Reverse the direction by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Tab at the same time.

Alt+double-click

In Windows 95 or later, display the properties of the object you double-click. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.

Alt+Print Screen

Create a screenshot only for the active program window in all versions of Windows. For example, if you opened the calculator and pressed these shortcut keys, only the calculator window would be created as a screenshot. If the Print Screen key is pressed alone, the whole screen will be made into a screenshot.

Ctrl+Alt+Del

Open the Windows option screen for locking computer, switching user, Task Manager, etc. in later versions of Windows. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del multiple times reboots the computer.

Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Immediately bring up the Windows Task Manager in Windows 2000 and later.

Ctrl+Esc

Open the Windows Start menu in most versions of Windows. In Windows 8, this opens the Start screen and in Windows 3.x, this opens the Task Manager.

Alt+Esc

Switch between open applications on Taskbar in Windows 95 and later.

Alt+Spacebar

Drops down the window control menu for the currently open Windows program in Windows 95 and later.

Alt+Enter

Opens properties window of selected icon or program in Windows 95 and later.

Shift+Del

Permanently delete any file or another object without throwing it into the Recycle Bin in Windows 95 and later.

Hold down the Shift key

When putting in an audio or data CD that uses Autoplay, holding down the Shift prevents that CD from playing.

Windows function key shortcuts

Below is a listing of keyboard shortcuts that use the keyboard function keys. See our what are F1 through F12 keys page for a full listing of what function keys do with all other programs.

F1

Activates help for current open application. If you're at the Windows desktop, this activates the help for Windows.

F2

Renames a highlighted icon, file, or folder in all versions of Windows.

F3

Starts find or search when at the Windows desktop in all versions of Windows.

F4

In Windows 95 and later, F4 opens the drive selection or address bar when browsing files in Windows Explorer.

• Pressing Alt+F4 closes the current open program window without a prompt in all versions of Windows.
• Pressing Ctrl+F4 closes the open window in the current active window in Microsoft Windows. Only works in programs that support multiple windows or tabs in the same program window.

F6

While in Windows Explorer, F6 moves the cursor to different Windows Explorer pane or in Windows 7 browse available drives.

F8

Pressing F8 over and over as the computer is booting starts the computer in Safe Mode.

F10

Activates the file menu bar in all versions of Windows.

• Simulates a right-click of a selected item, which is useful if right-click is difficult or impossible using the mouse.

Windows keyboard key shortcuts

Below is a listing of Windows keys that can be used on computers running Microsoft Windows 95 or later and using a keyboard with a Windows key. In the below list of shortcuts, the Windows key is represented by 'Windows key.' Because not all these shortcuts work in every version of Windows, we've mentioned which versions of Windows support each shortcut key combination.

All versions of Windows

Windows key

Pressing the Windows key alone opens or hides the Windows Start menu. In Windows 8, this opens or hides the Start screen.

Windows key+F1

Open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.

Windows key+Pause or Break

Open the System Properties window.

Windows key+D

Display and hide the Windows desktop.

Windows key+E

Open Microsoft Windows Explorer.

Windows key+F

Display the Windows Search or Find feature.

Windows key+Ctrl+F

Display the search for computers window.

Windows key+L

Lock the computer and switch users if needed (Windows XP and above only).

Windows key+M

Minimizes all windows.

Windows key+Shift+M

Undo the minimize done by Windows key+M and Windows key+D.

Windows key+R

Open the run window.

Windows key+U

Open Utility Manager or the Ease of Access Center.

Windows XP

Windows key+Tab

Cycle through open programs on the Taskbar.

Windows 7 and 8

Windows key+1-0

Pressing the Windows key and any top row number key from 1 to 0 opens the program corresponding to the number of the program icon on the Taskbar. For example, if the first icon on the Taskbar is Internet Explorer, pressing Windows key+1 would open that program or switch to it if already open.

Windows key+(Plus (+) or Minus (-))

Open Windows Magnifier and zoom in with the plus symbol (+) and zoom out with the minus symbol (-).

• Press the Windows key+ESC to close the Magnifier.

Windows key+Home

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Minimize all windows except the active window.

Windows key+P

Change between the monitor and projection display types or how second screen displays computer screen.

Windows key+T

Set the focus on the Taskbar icons.

Windows key+Left arrow

Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the left side for side by side viewing.

Windows key+Right arrow

Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the right side for side by side viewing.

Windows key+Up arrow

When in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to full size.

Windows key+Down arrow

Minimizes the screen. Also, when in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to a minimized size.

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Windows 8

Windows key+,

Peek at the Windows desktop.

Windows key+.

Snap a Windows App to the sides of the screen. Pressing it multiple times switches between the right and left side of the screen or unsnap the app.

Windows key+Enter

Open Windows Narrator.

Windows key+C

Open the Charms.

Windows key+G

Cycle through desktop gadgets.

Windows key+H

Open Share in Charms.

Windows key+I

Open the Settings in Charms.

Windows key+J

Switch between snapped apps.

Windows key+K

Open Devices in Charms.

Windows key+O

Lock the screen orientation.

Windows key+X

Open the Power User Menu, which gives you access to many of the features most power users would want to use such as Device Manager, Control Panel, Event Viewer, Command Prompt, and much more.

Windows 10

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Windows key+,

Peek at the Windows desktop.

Windows key+A

Open the Windows 10 Action Center.

Windows key+G

Open the Game bar. Only works if a game is running.

Windows key+I

Open the Windows 10 Settings window.

Windows key+S

Open the Windows Search utility.

Windows key+X

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Open the Power User Menu, which gives you access to many of the features most power users would want to use such as Device Manager, Control Panel, Event Viewer, Command Prompt, and much more.

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