Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows 10

  

Learning and using the ones that are most important to you is a great way to enhance your Windows 10 experience. The ultimate guide to Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts Windows Central Skip to main. A new focus on the desktop brings new keyboard shortcuts for desktop users, so rejoice! Here are all the new keyboard shortcuts you need to know in Windows 10. From window management with Snap and Task View to virtual desktops and the Command Prompt, there are lots of new goodies for keyboard users in Windows 10. Keyboard shortcuts aren't only for Windows ninjas. They improve productivity and give a new found appreciation Windows. Here's the full list for Windows 10.

A new focus on the desktop brings new keyboard shortcuts for desktop users, so rejoice! Here are all the new keyboard shortcuts you need to know in Windows 10.

From window management with Snap and Task View to virtual desktops and the Command Prompt, there are lots of new goodies for keyboard users in Windows 10.

General Use Shortcuts

Windows 10 introduces a number of new shortcuts for controlling general aspects of your environment:

  • Windows+A: Open the Action Center.
  • Windows+I: Open Windows Settings.
  • Windows+S: Open Cortana.
  • Windows+C: Open Cortana in listening mode.

You can achieve all these actions with your mouse, too, of course, but where’s the fun in that?

Window Snapping Shortcuts

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Windows 10 offers improved support for Snap, known as “Aero Snap” on Windows 7. You can now snap windows vertically—one on top of each other, instead of side-by-side—or snap windows to a 2×2 grid.

  • Windows+Left: Snap current window to the left side of the screen.
  • Windows+Right: Snap current window the the right side of the screen.
  • Windows+Up: Snap current window to the top of the screen.
  • Windows+Down: Snap current window to the bottom of the screen.

Combine these shortcuts to snap a window into a corner. For example, pressing Windows+Left and then Windows+Up would snap a window into the top-left quadrant of the screen. The first two keyboard shortcuts aren’t new, but the way they work with the 2×2 snapping feature is.

You can also use the mouse, of course. Drag a window by its title bar to the edges or corners of your screen. A highlighted area shows you where the window will rest when you let go of the mouse button.

Task View and Window Management Shortcuts

Task View is a new interface that combines Exposé-like window switching and virtual desktops—an awful lot like Mission Control on Mac OS X. You can click the “Task View” button on the taskbar to open it, or you can use these keyboard shortcuts:

  • Windows+Tab: This opens the new Task View interface, and it stays open—you can release the keys. Only windows from your current virtual desktop appear in the Task View list, and you can use the virtual desktop switcher at the bottom of the screen to switch between virtual desktops.
  • Alt+Tab: This isn’t a new keyboard shortcut, and it works just like you’d expect it to. Pressing Alt+Tab lets you switch between your open Windows. With the Alt key still pressed, tap Tab again to flip between windows, and then release the Alt key to select the current window. Alt+Tab now uses the new Task View-style larger thumbnails. Unlike Windows+Tab, Alt+Tab lets you switch between open windows on all virtual desktops.
  • Ctrl+Alt+Tab: This works the same as Alt+Tab, but you don’t have to hold down the Alt key—the window thumbnails stay on screen when you release all the keys. Use Tab or your arrow keys to move between thumbnails. Press Enter to select the current thumbnail and make that window active.

Virtual Desktop Shortcuts

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There are also some keyboard shortcuts for quickly managing virtual desktops.

  • Windows+Ctrl+D: Create a new virtual desktop and switch to it
  • Windows+Ctrl+F4: Close the current virtual desktop.
  • Windows+Ctrl+Left/Right: Switch to the virtual desktop on the left or right.

Sadly, there’s not yet a key combination that moves the current window between virtual desktops. How about Windows+Shift+Ctrl+Left/Right—please, Microsoft?

Command Prompt Shortcuts

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The new Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts may not be enabled by default, so be sure to open the Command Prompt’s properties window and enable them first.

Shortcuts for Copying and Pasting Text at the Command Prompt

  • Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert: Pastes text at the cursor.
  • Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert: Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

Shortcuts for Selecting Text at the Command Prompt

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Many of the standard Shift key shortcuts for text editing now finally work in the Command Prompt! These shortcuts include:

  • Ctrl+A: Select all text in the current line if the line contains text. If it’s an empty line, select all text in the Command Prompt.
  • Shift+Left/Right/Up/Down: Moves the cursor left a character, right a character, up a line, or down a line, selecting the text along the way. Continue pressing arrow keys to select more text.
  • Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right: Moves the cursor one word to the left or right, selecting that word along the way.
  • Shift+Home/End: Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line, selecting text along the way.
  • Shift+Page Up/Page Down: Moves the cursor up or down a screen, selecting text.
  • Ctrl+Shift+Home/End: Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the “screen buffer,” selecting all text between the cursor and the beginning or end of the Command Prompt’s output.

More Command Prompt Shortcuts

  • Ctrl+Up/Down: Moves one line up or down in the Command Prompt’s history — it’s like using the scroll bar.
  • Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down: Moves one page up or down in the Command Prompt’s history — it’s like scrolling even farther.
  • Ctrl+M: Enter “mark mode,” which helps for selecting text. Previously, the only way to do this was by right-clicking in the Command Prompt and selecting Mark. Thanks to the new Shift key shortcuts, this mode is no longer as important.
  • Ctrl+F: Opens a Find dialog for searching the Command Prompt’s output.
  • Alt+F4: Closes the Command Prompt window.

Microsoft will hopefully add even more keyboard shortcuts as they continue developing Windows 10. And if you’re hungry for more Windows keyboard shortcuts right now, we’ve got you covered:

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Any time you open a Windows app by rolling your mouse pointer over to an icon or lift your finger up and tapping on a tile, you're wasting time and putting unnecessary strain on your shoulder. The fastest and least physically-taxing way to launch any program is with a keyboard shortcut you can hit without even lifting your hands off of the homerow. Windows 10 allows you to create custom shortcuts for any program, whether it's a traditional 'desktop' app, a new-fangled 'universal app' or one of Windows 8's 'metro apps.' Here's how.

Method 1: Create a Desktop Shortcut

1. Open a command prompt window. You can get there by typing 'cmd' into the Cortana / Search box and then right clicking on Command Prompt and selecting 'Run as administrator.'

2. Type 'explorer shell:AppsFolder' (without quotes) at the command prompt and hit Enter. A window with a list of all your apps appears.

3. Right click on an app and select Create shortcut. It may be easier to find your app if you change the view setting to 'detailed list' so you can see all the icons in a single column.

4. Click Yes when asked if you want the shortcut on the desktop. A new shortcut icon appears on your desktop.

5. Right click on the new shortcut icon and select Properties.

6. Enter a key combination in the Shortcut key field. The combination must be CTRL + ALT + a letter / number.

7. Click OK.

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Note: Remember not to use the same key combination twice. Also note that some programs use CTRL + ALT + keyboard shortcuts that would also launch if you were in their windows. For example, in Photoshop Elements, CTRL + ALT + I brings up the resize menu.

Method 2: Use the Start Menu

If you're creating a keyboard shortcut for a 'desktop app,' any application that installs via direct download rather than Windows Store alone, you can create the shortcut directly from the Start Menu. By using this method, you can avoid creating a separate shortcut icon on the desktop.

1. Open the Start Menu.

2. Navigate to the icon or tile for the app you want. If the app is not pinned as a tile, you can find it by clicking on the All apps and scrolling through the alphabetical list.

3. Right click and select Open file location. A window opens with a shortcut icon. If Open file location doesn't appear on the menu, this is a modern or universal app and you'll have to follow method 1 above.

4. Right click on the shortcut icon and select Properties.

5. Enter a key combination in the 'Shortcut key' box.

6. Click OK.

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