Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Here's list of Microsoft 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.