Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
All the Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl + X – Cut the selected item. (keyboard shortcut)
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) – Copy 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 + L – Lock your PC.
Windows logo key + D – Display and hide the desktop.
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 + F8 – Show your password on the sign-in screen.
Alt + Esc – Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened.
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 arrowGo forward.
Alt + Page Up – Move up one screen.
Alt + Page Down – Move down one screen.
Ctrl + F4 – Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).
Ctrl + A – Select all items in a document or window.
Ctrl + D (or Delete) – Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
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.
