Windows: Keyboard Shortcuts

Browser Tabs

Ctrl+w

Close tab.

Ctrl+Tab

Next tab.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Previous tab.

Ctrl+PageDown

Next tab.

Ctrl+PageUp

Previous tab.

Ctrl+t

New tab.

Ctrl+Shift+t

Open last closed tab.

Ctrl+←

back

Ctrl+→

forward

Close Window

Alt+F4

Close window.

Alt+Space c

Close window.

Esc

Close dialog.

Ctrl+F4

Close tab or window. Only in some apps.

Switch Window

Alt+Tab

Switch to last window.

Alt+Shift+Tab

Previous window.

Alt+Esc

Next window (no dialog). Skip minimized windows.

Alt+Shift+Esc

Previous window (no dialog). Skip minimized windows.

Ctrl+Alt+Tab

Show all windows.

❖ Window+Tab

Show all windows.

Hide/Show window

Alt+Space n

Minimize window.

❖ Window+d

Show desktop by minimize all windows.

❖ Window+m

Minimize all windows. ❖ Window+Shift+m restores, if pressed right away.

❖ Window+Home

Hide other windows. Press again to show.

Change Windows Size

• Windows: Windows Size Keyboard Shortcuts

Open Folder, Launch App

Ctrl+Shift+Esc

launch task manager. 〔see Windows: Task Manager〕

Ctrl+Esc

Start menu. same as pressing ❖ Window

❖ Window

Start menu. Press the Win key then start typing the app's name, will usually let you launch the app quickly.

❖ Window+r

Run program by name.

❖ Window+e

open file explorer

❖ Window+1

Launch or switch taskbar app 1. ❖ Window+2 app 2, etc.

❖ Window+Shift+1

Start a new instance of taskbar app 1.

❖ Window+Alt+1

List options for taskbar app 1.

❖ Window+t

Cycle thru apps on task bar.

Zoom screen

❖ Window+=

screen zoom-in

❖ Window+-

screen zoom-out

❖ Window+Esc

Exit screen zoom

Drop Down Terminal

❖ Windows+`

toggles drop down terminal. (need to have Windows Terminal started once.)

Misc

Alt

Activate menu. After pressing Alt, use arrow keys to navigate, or press keys of the underlined letters.

Alt+Space

popup menu to move/resize/min/max/close window.

F5

Refresh, in browsers and Explorer and most other apps that makes sense.

❖ Window+v

Paste from clipboard history. Must turn on clipboard history in [settings, system, clickboard].

❖ Window+.

Open emoji panel.

❖ Window+L

Lock screen.

❖ Window+a

Open action center (notifications).

❖ Window+h

Start dictation.

❖ Window+s

Open search.

❖ Window+g

Open game bar.

❖ Window+k

Open the Connect quick action.

❖ Window+Space

Switch language or keyboard layout.

❖ Window+Pause

Open System Properties.

❖ Window+i

Open settings.

❖ Window+u

Open display settings.

❖ Window+x

Opens Quick Link menu.

❖ Window+x f

Apps and features

❖ Window+x o

Power options

❖ Window+x v

Event viewer

❖ Window+x y

System

❖ Window+x m

Device manager

❖ Window+x w

Network connections

❖ Window+x k

Disk management

❖ Window+x g

Computer management

❖ Window+x i

Windows PowerShell

❖ Window+x a

Windows PowerShell (Admin)

❖ Window+x t

Task manager

❖ Window+x n

Settings

❖ Window+x e

File explorer

❖ Window+x s

Search

❖ Window+x r

Run

❖ Window+x u i

Sign out

❖ Window+x u s

Sleep

❖ Window+x u u

Shutdown

❖ Window+x u r

Restart

❖ Window+x d

Desktop

❖ Window+b

Select the first icon in the Notification Area.

❖ Window+p

Choose a presentation display mode (set screen to clone on 2nd monitor, etc.).

❖ Window+f

Open feedback.

❖ Window+Alt+Enter

Start Windows Media Center interface.

❖ Window+F1

Open Windows Help.

❖ Window+Ctrl+f

Open Search for Computers. Requires Active Directory Domain Services.

in Windows 10 start menu, is there a key to launch the admin version of app?

In the Win10 menu, press Ctrl+❖ Window+Shift+Return to launch as administrator. Ctrl+❖ Window+Shift+1 to launch the first application of the menu bar as administrator (2 for the second etc.)

2021-02-19 thanks to Amine Chadly for help on key to launch admin.