Never use your mouse again.
Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/CNET
Windows
10 was designed with touchscreens in mind, but Microsoft
hasn't forgotten more traditional PC users. The operating system comes with
plenty of built-in keyboard shortcuts -- including new shortcuts for the
Command Prompt -- for those who prefer a physical keyboard.
Here's a handy list of
the most useful keyboard shortcuts for navigating Windows 10. You might also
find it useful to know how to open programs with keyboard shortcuts in Windows
10.
The basics
·
Ctrl
+ A: Select all items in a
window.
·
Ctrl
+ C or Ctrl +
Insert: Copy selected or highlighted item (e.g. text, images and so
on).
·
Ctrl
+ V or Shift +
Insert: Paste selected or highlighted item.
·
Ctrl
+ X: Cut selected or
highlighted item.
·
Ctrl
+ Z: Undo previous action.
·
Ctrl
+ Y: Redo action.
·
Ctrl
+ N: When File
Explorer is your current window, open a new File Explorer window with the same
folder path as the current window.
·
Windows
key + F1: Open "how to get
help in Windows 10" Bing search in default browser.
·
Alt
+ F4: Close the current app
or window.
·
Alt
+ Tab: Switch between open
apps or windows.
·
Shift
+ Delete: Delete selected item
permanently (skip the Recycle Bin).
Start menu and taskbar
You can use these
keyboard shortcuts to open, close and otherwise control the Start menu and the
taskbar.
·
Windows
key or Ctrl + Esc: Open Start menu.
·
Windows
key + T: Cycle through
the apps (including pinned apps) on the taskbar.
·
Windows
key + [Number]: Open the app pinned in
the [number] position on the taskbar. For example, if you have Edge pinned in
the first position on the taskbar and you clickWindows key + 1, Edge
will open. If the app is already open, a new instance or window will open.
·
Windows
key + Alt + [Number]: Open
the right-click menu for the app pinned in the [number] position on the
taskbar.
·
Windows
key + D: Show or hide
desktop (Windows key + , will display the desktop briefly).
The desktop: Windows,
Snap Assist and virtual desktops
These shortcuts control
how individual windows act on your desktop, including virtual desktops.
·
Windows
key + M: Minimize all open
windows.
·
Windows
key + Shift + M: Restore
minimized windows.
·
Windows
key + Home: Minimize all windows
except the selected or currently active window.
·
Windows
key + Up arrow: Maximize
selected window.
·
Windows
key + Shift + Up arrow: Maximizes
the active window vertically while maintaining its width.
·
Windows
key + Down arrow: Minimize
selected window.
·
Windows
key + Left arrow or Right
arrow: Snap selected window to the left or right half of the screen.
(If the window is already there, Windows key + Up or Down will
snap it into a quadrant.)
·
Windows
key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow: Move selected window to the
left or right monitor.
·
Windows
key + Ctrl + D: Add new virtual
desktop.
·
Windows
key + Ctrl + Right arrow: Move to the next virtual desktop (to the right).
·
Windows
key + Ctrl + Left arrow: Move to the previous virtual desktop (to the left).
·
Windows
key + Ctrl + F4: Close current
virtual desktop.
The Windows key
These keyboard shortcuts
use the Windows logo key to perform various tasks, such as launching both
Windows and third-party apps.
·
Windows
key + S: Open Cortana in
text mode, so you can type in the search bar. (Windows key + Q does
the same thing.)
·
Windows
key + F: Open the Windows
10 Feedback Hub.
·
Windows
key + Ctrl + F: Search for PCs
on a network.
·
Windows
key + H: Open the Share
sidebar.
·
Windows
key + K: Open the Connect
sidebar (for connecting to new Bluetooth devices or Miracast).
·
Windows
key + L: Lock your
computer.
·
Windows
key + O: Lock screen
orientation.
·
Windows
key + P: Open
presentation or projection sidebar.
·
Windows
key + R: Open the Run
window.
·
Windows
key + Print Screen: Take a
screenshot of the entire desktop and save it to the Screenshots folder in the
Pictures folder.
·
Windows
key + (+) or (-): Zoom in and out
with magnifier.
·
Windows
key + Esc: Exit magnifier.
Command Prompt
You can use these
keyboard shortcuts inside the Windows 10 Command Prompt.
·
Ctrl
+ C or Ctrl +
Insert: Copy selected text to the clipboard.
·
Ctrl
+ V or Shift +
Insert: Paste copied text inside the Command Prompt.
·
Ctrl
+ A: Select all text on
current line. (If current line has no text, all text inside the Command Prompt
will be selected.)
·
Ctrl
+ Up or Down: Move
screen one line up or down.
·
Ctrl
+ F: Search Command Prompt
via Find window.
·
Ctrl
+ M: Enter Mark mode
(allows you to select text with mouse). Once Mark mode is enabled, you can use
the arrow keys to move the cursor around.
·
Shift
+ Up or Down: Move
cursor up or down one line and select text.
·
Shift
+ Left or Right: Move
cursor left or right one character and select text.
·
Ctrl
+ Shift + Left or Right: Move
cursor left or right one word and select text.
·
Shift
+ Page Up or Page
Down: Move cursor up or down one screen and select text.
·
Shift
+ Home or End: Move
cursor to beginning or end of current line and select text.
·
Ctrl
+ Shift + Home/End: Move
cursor to beginning or end of screen buffer and select text and beginning or
end of Command Prompt's output.
Update, July 12,
2017: This story was
originally published on July 29, 2016 and has since been updated with more
shortcuts.
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