Basically, Keyboard shortcuts are used to perform computer tasks faster than using a mouse.
Keyboard shortcuts can help you boost your productivity and become more efficient at using your setup.
Here in this post we have a complete list ofWindows Keyboard Shortcutswith their Features and function.
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What is a shortcut key?
Before moving forward lets first understand, what is a keyboard shortcut and how it works?
There are more than 100hotkeysto execute a varied set of commands.
Windows key + I
Using this simple shortcut you might quickly launch the All configs window.
Windows + AOne of the best things about Windows 10 is its universal notification center or the action center.
There is no need to press that small icon on the taskbar.
Windows key + C
This shortcut launches Cortana in listening mode.
This shortcut is quite useful if you havent enabled or arent using the Hey, Cortana feature.
Windows key + X
Opens a short easy access context menu from the Start button.
Windows key + Llocks the system
Windows key + Eopens File Explorer.
Windows key + Ropens the Run command
Windows key + Nopens the notification panel.
Windows key + Wopens up the new widgets pane.
(Windows 11)
Windows key + Zopen the Snap Layouts on the top-right of the screen.
(Windows 11)
Windows Key + Alt +T-Show/hide recording timer.
Windows Key + Alt + G Record current app screen.
Windows + K Connect to wireless devices
Windows + PrtScn Take screenshot
Win + Vopens your systems Clipboard History.
Win + Alt + PrtSctakes a screenshot during an active game.
Win + Pauseopens the About page which contains all your system information.
Using this quick keyboard shortcut, you could create and open a new virtual desktop.
Dont worry any opened programs in the virtual desktop will be transferred to the main desktop workspace.
Continue pressing arrow keys to select more text.
Shift + Page Up / Page Down Moves the cursor up or down a screen, selecting text.
Alt + Page Uplets the user navigate and move up one screen.
Alt + Page Downlets the user move down one screen.
Alt + Escallows the user to browse through all the apps on the taskbar.
Alt + F8is a hotkey combination that displays the users password on the login screen.
Alt + Spacebartogether enables the user to kick off the shortcut menu for the current window.
Alt + F10 opens the context menu (right-click menu) for the selected item.
Alt + Tab allows the user to switch between multiple running applications.
Alt + F4 enables the user to close an active software.
F2allows a user to rename a selected file or folder.
F3activates the search bar in the surfing app.
F4activates the address bar in File Explorer.
F5refreshes an active window on a web client as well as the File Explorer.
F6recognizes individual tabs so that you could scroll them or take action in File Explorer.
F7activates the cursor to act as a mouse and navigate a page on Chrome.
F10activates the cursor to allow the user to navigate their screen without a mouse.
F11allows the user to enter and exit the full-screen mode.
File Explorer Shortcuts
Ctrl + Eallows the user to initiate the search box in the file explorer.
Ctrl + Nenables the user to launch the current window in a new window.
Ctrl + Wcloses an active window.
Ctrl + Mouse Scrollallows the user to change the file and folder view.
Ctrl + Shift + Nallows the user to quickly create a new folder.
Ctrl + Shift + Ehotkey combination expands all subfolders in the navigation pane on the left.
Alt + Pcombination displays the preview panel.
Alt + Enteropens the properties for the item selected by the user.
Num Lock + plus (+)allows the user to expand the selected drive or folder.
Num Lock + minus (-)allows the user to collapse the selected drive or folder.
Alt + Right arrowlets the user go to the next folder.
Homelets the user move to the top of the active window.
Endlets the user move to the bottom of the active window.
Here are some of the shortcuts that are quite helpful in daily activities.
Ctrl + Home is the combination used to scroll right to the top of the Command Prompt.
Ctrl + A Most of you know what this shortcut does, select all in the active window.
Even in the comment prompt, this shortcut does the same thing, it selects all the text.
Alternatively, you could also use the shortcut Ctrl + Insert.
Alternatively, you’re free to also use the shortcut Shift + Insert.
Ctrl + End This combination allows the user to scroll to the bottom of the Command Prompt.
Page Up moves the cursor to the page before the one the user is currently on.
Page Down moves the cursor to the next page.
Ctrl + Mallows the user to enter Mark mode.
Shift + Home combinationallows the user to move the cursor to the start of the current line.
Shift + End combinationmoves the cursor to the end of the current line.
Shift + Upmoves the cursor up by one line and selects the text.
Shift + Downmoves the cursor down by one line and selects the text.
Ctrl + Uparrow moves the screen up by one line in the output history.
Ctrl + Downarrow combination moves the screen down by one line in the output history.
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow Keys: Move the cursor one word at a time.
Ctrl + Flets the user open search for Command Prompt.
