Windows Key Shortcuts

Windows Key??-?Open Start menu.

Windows Key??+ A??-?Open Action center.

Windows Key??+ Alt + D?-?Open date and time in the Taskbar.

Windows Key??+ Alt + Number (0-9)?-?Open Jump List of the app in number position in the Taskbar.

Windows Key??+ B?-?Set focus notification area in the Taskbar.

Windows Key??+ Comma (,)?-?Temporarily peek at the desktop.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + D?-?Create a virtual desktop.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + Enter?-?Open Narrator.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + F?-?Open search for the device on a domain network.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + F4?-?Close active virtual desktop.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + Left arrow?-?Switch to the virtual desktop on the left.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + Number (0-9)?-?Switch to the last active window of the app in the number position in the Taskbar.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + Q?-?Open Quick Assist.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + Right arrow?-?Switch to the virtual desktop on the right.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + Shift + B?-?Wake up the device when black or a blank screen.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + Shift + Number (0-9)?-?Open another instance as an administrator of the app in the number position in the Taskbar.

Windows Key??+ Ctrl + Spacebar?-?Change previous selected input option.

Windows Key??+ D?-?Display and hide the desktop.

Windows Key??+ Down arrow key?-?Minimize app windows.

Windows Key??+ E?-?Open File Explorer.

Windows Key??+ Esc?-?Exit magnifier.

Windows Key??+ F?-?Launch Feedback Hub app.

Windows Key??+ Forward-slash (/)?-?Start IME reconversion.

Windows Key??+ G?-?Launch Game bar app.

Windows Key??+ H?-?Open dictation feature.

Windows Key??+ Home?-?Minimize or maximize all but the active desktop window.

Windows Key??+ I?-?Open Settings.

Windows Key??+ J?-?Set focus on a tip for Windows 10 when applicable.

Windows Key??+ K?-?Open Connect settings.

Windows Key??+ L?-?Locks computer.

Windows Key??+ Left arrow key?-?Snap app or window left.

Windows Key??+ M?-?Minimize all windows.

Windows Key??+ Minus (-)?-?Zoom out using the magnifier.

Windows Key??+ Number (0-9)?-?Open the app in number position in the Taskbar.

Windows Key??+ O?-?Lock device orientation.

Windows Key??+ P?-?Open Project settings.

Windows Key??+ Pause?-?Show System Properties dialog box.

Windows Key??+ Period (.) or Semicolon (;)?-?Open emoji panel.

Windows Key??+ Plus (+)??-?Zoom in using the magnifier.

Windows Key??+ PrtScn?-?Capture a full screenshot in the "Screenshots" folder.

Windows Key??+ R??-?Open Run command.

Windows Key??+ Right arrow key?-?Snap app or window right.

Windows Key??+ S (or Q)?-?Open Search.

Windows Key??+ Shift + Down arrow key?-??Windows 11:?Restore?the window if it is snapped or maximized.?Windows 10:?Maximize or minimize active windows vertically while maintaining width.

Windows Key??+ Shift + Left arrow key?-?Move active window to monitor on the left.

Windows Key??+ Shift + M?-?Restore minimized windows on the desktop.

Windows Key??+ Shift + Number (0-9)?-?Open another app instance in the number position in the Taskbar.

Windows Key??+ Shift + Right arrow key?-?Move active window to monitor on the right.

Windows Key??+ Shift + S??-?Create part of the screen screenshot.

Windows Key??+ Shift + Up arrow key?-?Stretch desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.

Windows Key??+ Shift + V?-?Cycle through notifications.

Windows Key??+ Spacebar?-?Change keyboard layout and input language.

Windows Key??+ T?-?Cycle through apps in the Taskbar.

Windows Key??+ Tab?-?Open Task View.

Windows Key??+ U?-?Open Ease of Access settings.

Windows Key??+ Up arrow key?-?Maximize app windows.

Windows Key??+ V?-?Open Clipboard bin.

Windows Key??+ W?-?Open the Windows Ink Workspace.

Windows Key??+ X?-?Open Quick Link menu.

Windows Key??+ Y?-?Change input between desktop and Mixed Reality.

Windows Key??+ Z?-?Switch input between the desktop experience and Windows Mixed Reality.