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.

Close Window

Alt+F4

Close window.

Alt+Space c

Close window.

Escape

Close dialog.

Ctrl+F4

Close tab or window. Only in some apps.

Switch Window

Alt+Tab

Switch to last window.

Ctrl+Alt+Tab

Show all windows.

Alt+Shift+Tab

Previous window.

Alt+Escape

Next window (no dialog). Skip minimized windows.

Alt+Shift+Escape

Previous window (no dialog). Skip minimized 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

F11

Full Screen.

❖ Window+↑

Maximize window.

❖ Window+↓

Restore window size.

❖ Window+Shift+↑

Maximize window vertically.

❖ Window+Shift+↓

Restore vertical size or hide window.

❖ Window+←

Align window to the left side, max it vertically.

❖ Window+→

Align window to the right side, max it vertically.

❖ Window+Shift+←

Move window to the previous monitor.

❖ Window+Shift+→

Move window to the next monitor.

Open Folder, Launch App

Ctrl+Shift+Escape

launch task manager. [see Windows Task Manager]

Ctrl+Escape

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+Escape

Exit screen zoom

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.