Copy, Paste and Other General Keyboard Shortcuts, Dialog Box Keyboard Shortcuts, Command Prompt Keyboard Shortcuts, Taskbar Keyboard Shortcuts and more - Check all Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 11
General Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) |
Copy the selected item. |
Ctrl + X |
Cut the selected item. |
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) |
Paste the selected item. |
Ctrl + Z |
Undo an action. |
Alt + Tab |
Switch between open apps. |
Alt + F4 |
Close the active item, or exit the active app. |
Windows logo key + D |
Display and hide the desktop. |
Windows logo key + L |
Lock your PC. |
F2 |
Rename the selected item. |
F3 |
Search for a file or folder in File Explorer. |
F4 |
Display the address bar list in File Explorer. |
F5 |
Refresh the active window. |
F6 |
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. |
F10 |
Activate the Menu bar in the active app. |
Alt + A |
Set focus to the first icon in the Suggested actions menu. |
Alt + Esc |
Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened. |
Alt + F8 |
Show your password on the sign-in screen. |
Alt + underlined letter |
Perform the command for that letter. |
Alt + Enter |
Display properties for the selected item. |
Alt + Spacebar |
Open the shortcut menu for the active window. |
Alt + Left arrow |
Go back. |
Alt + Right arrow |
Go forward. |
Alt + Page Up |
Move up one screen. |
Alt + Page Down |
Move down one screen. |
Ctrl + A |
Select all items in a document or window. |
Ctrl + F4 |
Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time). |
Ctrl + D (or Delete) |
Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin. |
Ctrl + E |
Open Search (in most apps). |
Ctrl + R (or F5) |
Refresh the active window. |
Ctrl + Y |
Redo an action. |
Ctrl + Right arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word. |
Ctrl + Left arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word. |
Ctrl + Down arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph. |
Ctrl + Up arrow |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph. |
Ctrl + Alt + Tab |
Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps. |
Alt + Shift + arrow keys |
When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified. |
Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys |
When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder. |
Ctrl + arrow keys |
Resize the Start menu when it's open. |
Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar |
Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop. |
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key |
Select a block of text. |
Ctrl + Esc |
Open Start. |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
Open Task Manager. |
Ctrl + Shift |
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available. |
Ctrl + Spacebar |
Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off. |
Shift + F10 |
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item. |
Shift with any arrow key |
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document. |
Shift + Delete |
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first. |
Right arrow |
Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu. |
Left arrow |
Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. |
Esc |
Stop or leave the current task. |
PrtScn |
Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard. |
Command Prompt Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) |
Copy the selected text. |
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) |
Paste the selected text. |
Ctrl + M |
Enter Mark mode. |
Alt + selection key |
Begin selection in block mode. |
Arrow keys |
Move the cursor in the direction specified. |
Page up |
Move the cursor by one page up. |
Page down |
Move the cursor by one page down. |
Ctrl + Home (Mark mode) |
Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer. |
Ctrl + End (Mark mode) |
Move the cursor to the end of the buffer. |
Ctrl + Up arrow |
Move up one line in the output history. |
Ctrl + Down arrow |
Move down one line in the output history. |
Ctrl + Home (History navigation) |
If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the top of the buffer. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the left of the cursor in the command line. |
Ctrl + End (History navigation) |
If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the command line. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the right of the cursor in the command line. |
Dialogue Box Keyboard Shortcuts
F4 |
Display the items in the active list. |
Ctrl + Tab |
Move forward through tabs. |
Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
Move back through tabs. |
Ctrl + 1, 2, 3,... |
Move to that tab number. |
Tab |
Move forward through options. |
Shift + Tab |
Move back through options. |
Alt + underlined letter |
Perform the command (or select the option) that is used with that letter. |
Spacebar |
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. |
Backspace |
Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. |
Arrow keys |
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. |
File Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt + D |
Select the address bar. |
Ctrl + E |
Select the search box. |
Ctrl + F |
Select the search box. |
Ctrl + N |
Open a new window. |
Ctrl + T |
Open a new tab and switch to it. |
Ctrl + W |
Closes the active tab. Closes the window if there's only one tab open. |
Ctrl + Tab |
Move to the next tab. |
Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
Move to the previous tab. |
Ctrl + 1, 2, 3,... |
Move to that tab number. |
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel |
Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons. |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
Display all folders above the selected folder. |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
Create a new folder. |
Num Lock + asterisk (*) |
Display all subfolders under the selected folder. |
Num Lock + plus (+) |
Display the contents of the selected folder. |
Num Lock + minus (-) |
Collapse the selected folder. |
Alt + P |
Display the preview panel. |
Alt + Enter |
Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item. |
Alt + Right arrow |
View the next folder. |
Alt + Up arrow |
View the folder that the folder was in. |
Alt + Left arrow |
View the previous folder. |
Backspace |
View the previous folder. |
Right arrow |
Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select the first subfolder. |
Left arrow |
Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in. |
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