Windows 11 / Windows 10 Shortcuts

Opens the Snap Layouts overlay to snap the current window into multi-pane screen configurations (2-split, 3-split, 4-quadrant, 80/20).

Launches Microsoft Copilot side-pane to ask questions, summarize pages, generate code, or adjust system settings.

Opens the Widgets panel displaying weather forecasts, stock markets, sports scores, top news, and pinned personal cards.

Opens Quick Settings for fast access to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane Mode, Brightness, Volume, and Battery Saver.

Slides open the notification center banner list along with the interactive full monthly calendar view.

Starts speech-to-text dictation with AI-powered automatic punctuation across any document or chat input box.

Activates the modern Snipping Tool overlay to snip rectangular, freeform, active window, or full-screen regions to clipboard.

Opens the multi-item clipboard timeline to view and paste previously copied text clippings, code snippets, and screenshots.

Opens the expressive input panel for emojis, animated GIFs, Kaomoji text faces, currency symbols, and math notations.

Secondary keyboard shortcut to launch the Windows 11 Emoji and Symbols palette.

Opens a new directory tab inside the active Windows 11 File Explorer window without creating a separate window.

Closes the currently viewed tab in File Explorer, or closes the window if only one tab remains.

Cycles forward to the next open tab inside File Explorer.

Cycles backward to the previous open tab inside File Explorer.

Instantly copies the full filesystem path of selected files or folders to the clipboard enclosed in quotes.

Press repeatedly while holding Alt to cycle and switch between open applications and browser tabs.

Opens application switcher overlay that remains permanently on-screen without requiring you to hold down Alt.

Displays a full-screen interactive overview of all open application windows and multiple virtual desktops.

Snaps active window neatly to the left half of the display and triggers Snap Assist for the remaining side.

Snaps active window neatly to the right half of the display and triggers Snap Assist.

Maximizes the current window to fill full screen, or snaps to top corner quadrant if already side-snapped.

Restores a maximized window to previous windowed size; pressing again minimizes it to taskbar.

Snaps active window to fill top half of the monitor.

Snaps active window to fill bottom half of the monitor.

Teleports active application window across to the adjacent monitor on the left in multi-display workstations.

Teleports active application window across to the adjacent monitor on the right in multi-display setups.

Stretches the window vertically to the top and bottom edges of the screen while preserving its horizontal width.

Restores the original vertical dimensions of a vertically stretched window.

Minimizes all windows instantly to show desktop; press again to restore all windows back to their positions.

Collapses every open application window down into the taskbar.

Restores all windows that were minimized using Win + M.

Minimizes all background windows except the active foreground window; press again to bring them back.

Instantly adds a brand-new, clean virtual desktop workspace for multitasking between projects.

Slides transition to the previous virtual desktop on the left.

Slides transition to the next virtual desktop on the right.

Destroys the current virtual desktop and merges its open windows into the neighboring desktop.

Directly switches through windows in the exact order in which they were originally opened.

Closes active application; if pressed while focused on desktop, displays the Windows Shutdown/Restart dialog.

Opens advanced system admin menu (Terminal, Device Manager, Disk Management, Event Viewer, System, Apps).

Executes rapid shutdown sequence directly through the Power User menu.

Executes rapid reboot sequence directly through the Power User menu.

Puts PC into low-power sleep mode quickly without touching the mouse.

Launches Windows Terminal / PowerShell with elevated Admin privileges from the Quick Link menu.

Launches the main Windows 11 Settings app (System, Bluetooth, Network, Personalization, Windows Update).

Opens a new Windows File Explorer window focused on Home or This PC.

Opens the Run prompt to execute commands, launch programs, or open system management utilities.

Opens universal system search to find files, installed apps, web queries, and Windows settings.

Direct shortcut to focus Windows search bar.

Instantly locks workstation and displays the lock screen to prevent unauthorized access while stepping away.

Bypasses the security menu and opens Task Manager immediately to kill unresponsive apps and view CPU/RAM usage.

Opens Windows GINA security screen providing options to Lock, Switch User, Sign Out, or launch Task Manager.

Opens projection flyout to choose display mode for projectors/external monitors: PC screen only, Duplicate, Extend, or Second screen only.

Opens Cast quick connect menu to mirror screen or output audio to Miracast TVs and wireless monitors.

Moves keyboard focus to the system tray notification chevron in the bottom-right corner of taskbar.

Focuses and cycles through application icons docked along the Windows taskbar.

Launches or switches to the application pinned at the numeric slot 1 through 9 on the Windows taskbar.

Opens a brand new independent instance of the app pinned at position 1 through 9 on the taskbar.

Switches directly to the last active window of the pinned taskbar application at that number.

Opens the Jump List context menu (recent files, pinned tasks) for the application at that taskbar position.

Beeps and flashes screen while instantly resetting the GPU display driver to fix black screens, lag, or visual artifacts.

Opens Windows Settings > System > About displaying processor specs, installed RAM, Windows edition, and device ID.

Cycles through installed keyboard input methods and languages (e.g., English US, Hindi, Devnagari).

Holding Shift while clicking Restart boots Windows directly into Recovery Environment, Command Prompt, or UEFI BIOS settings.

Opens Properties dialog displaying size, file permissions, creation dates, attributes, and file location details.

Creates a new empty directory in the current folder and immediately readies the cursor for renaming.

Highlights the name of the selected file or folder for immediate in-place renaming.

Permanently erases selected file or folder immediately without moving it to the Recycle Bin.

Moves selected file or folder into Recycle Bin for recoverable deletion.

Sends selected item to Recycle Bin.

Copies selected file, folder, or text string into the Windows clipboard buffer.

Marks selected file or text to be moved upon pasting.

Pastes previously copied or cut items into the destination folder or active input field.

Reverses the most recent file action (such as accidental move, rename, or file deletion).

Repeats or restores the action that was just reversed via Undo.

Selects every item within the currently open directory view.

Opens or closes the right-hand Preview Pane to inspect documents, PDFs, and images without opening them.

Opens or closes the Details Pane displaying metadata, author, dimensions, and file attributes.

Ascends one folder level up in the directory tree hierarchy.

Navigates back to the previously viewed folder in history.

Navigates forward through browsing history in File Explorer.

Highlights the full folder path in address bar for easy copying or manual path entry.

Selects directory address bar path.

Places focus in the File Explorer search bar to filter and locate files inside the folder.

Activates the File Explorer search box.

Expands the drop-down list of previously visited directory paths in File Explorer.

Reloads the current folder view to display newly created, deleted, or modified files.

Expands File Explorer to immersive full-screen display mode hiding window borders and taskbar.

Dynamically scales icon dimensions between Extra Large Icons, Large, Medium, Small, List, and Details.

Displays classic extended context menu with "Copy as path" and "Open PowerShell window here" options.

Expands all folders in the left navigation pane right down to the currently selected directory.

Opens customizable Game Bar overlay with audio widgets, performance meters (FPS, CPU, RAM), and screen capture controls.

Initiates or halts video recording of active game or software window directly through Xbox Game Bar.

Instantly captures and saves a video clip of the last 30 seconds of gameplay or screen activity.

Snaps full-resolution screenshot of the running game or active application window through Game Bar.

Mutes or unmutes your microphone input during video recording sessions.

Flashes screen and automatically saves full screen capture as PNG file inside the "Pictures/Screenshots" folder.

Captures screenshot of only the currently focused application window directly to clipboard.

Opens modern Windows 11 Snipping Tool bar (or copies entire display to clipboard in legacy settings).

Turns HDR (High Dynamic Range) video output on or off on compatible external monitors and laptop screens.

Launches Windows Magnifier tool and increases screen magnification percentage.

Decreases screen magnification percentage in Magnifier.

Closes Magnifier utility and returns screen resolution to normal 100%.

Turns Windows Narrator text-to-speech audio reader on or off for visually impaired users.

Opens on-screen keyboard (OSK) to type using mouse clicks or touch inputs.

Opens Windows Settings directly to Accessibility page (Text size, Visual effects, Color filters, Audio).

Turns High Contrast display theme on or off to make text and window elements distinctly readable.

Enables controlling the mouse pointer and clicks using the numeric keypad.

Pressing Shift five times turns Sticky Keys on/off, allowing modifier keys (Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Win) to stay active.

Holding Num Lock for 5 seconds enables audio beeps whenever Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock is pressed.

Holding Right Shift for 8 seconds enables Filter Keys to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes.

Aborts active popup dialog, dropdown menu, or dismisses current prompt.

Triggers the highlighted or default button inside a modal or dialog prompt.

Advances keyboard focus forward through interactive buttons, input fields, and checkboxes.

Shifts keyboard focus backward to previous control or field.

Toggles checked / unchecked state of focused checkbox or clicks focused button in dialogs.

Opens standard Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe) console.

Opens modern multi-tab Windows Terminal supporting PowerShell, Command Prompt, and WSL Linux.

Opens standard Windows PowerShell automation console.

Opens Windows Registry Editor to inspect and modify HKEY system configuration keys.

Opens System Configuration utility to configure Safe Boot, diagnostic startup, and system services.

Launches Disk Cleanup tool to delete temporary files, old Windows updates, and reclaim drive storage.

Direct command to launch Windows Task Manager.

Opens Device Manager to inspect hardware components, update drivers, and troubleshoot hardware conflicts.

Opens Disk Management console to partition SSDs/HDDs, format volumes, shrink drives, and assign drive letters.

Opens Services management console to start, stop, disable, or configure background Windows services.

Directly opens classic Control Panel app uninstaller to remove or repair desktop software.

Opens Network Connections to view Ethernet and Wi-Fi adapter hardware, configure IPv4/IPv6 DNS, and reset adapters.

Opens System Properties dialog to access Computer Name, Hardware, Remote Desktop, and Environment Variables.

Launches full classic Windows Control Panel.

URI command to open modern Windows 11 Settings app.

Launches Windows Calculator app (Standard, Scientific, Programmer, Converter).

Opens lightweight Notepad text editor.

Launches MS Paint application.

Displays comprehensive diagnostic specs on graphics card VRAM, display drivers, BIOS, processor, and audio hardware.

Opens real-time Resource Monitor tracking granular process activity across CPU, Memory, Disk IOPS, and Network connections.

Opens About Windows dialog displaying exact Windows 11 build number, version (e.g. 23H2/24H2), and edition.

Opens Performance Monitor for advanced system diagnostic metrics and hardware logging.

Unified management console hosting Task Scheduler, Event Viewer, Shared Folders, Local Users, and Disk Management.

Directly opens firewall rules configuration to manage incoming/outgoing network ports and application access.