101 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 10

Windows 10 was officially launched on 2015, and in the recent years, millions of users have been captivated by its impressive interface and others not willing to be left out are also upgrading to Windows 10.

Windows 10 is the first ever Windows software to receive ongoing feature updates. And as the upgrade keeps coming, there's a keyboard shortcut for virtually everything on Windows 10.

There are basically three kinds of Windows 10 users:

• Those that spend hours trying to navigate through
• Those that know their way around but have to go through each step to navigate through
• The Pros that uses keyboard shortcuts to navigate through like a BOSS

In this article, you'll learn 101 different keyboard shortcuts that will help you navigate through your PC like a BOSS. Lets go...

Windows combinations
+	Restore app/Window to full screen
+	Remove/minimize app/Window
+ /	Align app/Window to left or right side of screen
+ A	Action center
+ C	Opoen Cortana Note that for this shortcut to work, you first have to turn this feature on by going to Settings>>Cortana>>keyboard shortcuts and select Let Cortana listen for my commands when I press the Windows logo key + C
+ D	Display/hide Desktop
+ E	Open Windows file Explorer
+ G	Open game bar
+ H	Share screenshot of active window on social media/one note
+ I	Settings
+ K	Connect to a wireless device
+ L	Lock Windows
+ M	Minimize all apps/windows
+ P	Project
+ Q	Search
+ S	Search
+ R	Run a program, folder, document or internet
+ T	Navigate through apps in taskbar
+ U	Ease of Access Center
+ X	Quick link menu
+ home	Minimize all opened apps/Windows except active app/window
+ number(1-9)	Open/switch to the app pinned on taskbar
+ prt sc	Take screenshots
+ tab	Open task view
+ ,(comma)	Take a peek at the desktop

+ alt Combinations
+ alt + prt sc	Take screenshot in Game mode
+ alt + B	Start/Pause broadcast in Game mode
+ alt + D	Open Date/Calendar
+ alt + G	Record that in Game mode
+ alt + M	Turn microphone on/off in Game mode
+ alt + R	Start/stop Recording in Game mode
+ alt + T	Show Recording timer in Game mode
+ alt + W	Show camera in broadcast in Game mode

+ ctrl Combinations
+ ctrl + /	Switch between Virtual desktop
+ ctrl + C	Change Windows color mode to grayscale
+ ctrl + D	Create virtual desktop
+ ctrl + F	Search for PCs when connected to a network
+ ctrl + M	Open Magnifier Settings
+ ctrl + enter	Open folder in new tab
+ ctrl + f4	Close virtual desktop

+ shift Combinations
+ shift +	Stretch app/Window to touch the top and bottom of screen
+ shift +	Restore/minimize app/Window
+ shift + number(1-9)	Open a new tab of the app pinned on taskbar

alt combinations
alt +	Go backward (works in browser and Windows file Explorer)
alt +	Go forward (works in browser and Windows file Explorer)
alt +	Open parent folder of a folder
alt + F	Open menu/options
alt + P	Display preview panel in Windows file Explorer
alt + V	Open view panel in Windows file Explorer
alt + home	Go to homepage of Browser
alt + enter	Enter/exit full screen mode in Windows media player OR display properties of selected item
alt + esc	Navigate through apps in the order in which they were opened
alt + f4	Close Window/active app
alt + spacebar	Show shortcut menu for active window
alt + tab	Switch between open windows

alt + shift combinations
alt + shift + / / /	Move tiles in Windows start menu
alt + shift + prt sc	Turn on High contrast Note that only the alt and shift keys on the left hand side of the keyboard will work for this option
alt + shift + P	Show Parent Folder in preview panel

ctrl combinations
ctrl + / / /	Resize windows start menu
ctrl +	Move cursor to previous paragraph when editing text
ctrl +	Move cursor to next paragraph when editing text
ctrl +	Move cursor to the begining of previous word when editing text
ctrl +	Move cursor to the begining of next word when editing text
ctrl + A	Highlight all text
ctrl + C	Copy file, folder, highlighted text, etc
ctrl + D	Delete selected item
ctrl + E	Quick Google search on Chrome and Windows file Explorer
ctrl + F	Open command search in browser
ctrl + M	Enter mark mode in command prompt window
ctrl + N	Open new Window
ctrl + R	Refresh/reload webpage or active window
ctrl + T	New browser tab
ctrl + V	Paste copied file
ctrl + W	Close tab/window
ctrl + Y	Redo action
ctrl + Z	Undo action
ctrl + end	Jump to bottom of page
ctrl + enter	Open each highlighted folders in a new tab
ctrl + esc	Open windows start menu
ctrl + f4	Close active tab in browser
ctrl + home	Jump to top of page
ctrl + ins	Copy selected text. Take note that for some PC, you have to add the fn key i.e ctrl + fn + ins
ctrl + tab	Navigate forward through tabs

ctrl + alt combination
ctrl + alt + tab	show all open apps/windows

ctrl + arrow keys combination
ctrl + / / / + spacebar	Navigate through and select/highlight items in Desktop or Windows file Explorer

ctrl + shift combinations
ctrl + shift + /	Select a block of text
ctrl + shift + E	Display all folders in the selected folder
ctrl + shift + I	Open developer tools in Browser
ctrl + shift + N	Create a new folder
ctrl + shift + T	Restore previous browser tab(s) (tested on chrome browser)
ctrl + shift + esc	Open task manager
ctrl + shift + tab	Navigate backwards through tabs

num lock combinations
num lock + +(plus)	Expand all contents of the selected folder in Windows file Explorer
num lock + -(minus)	Collapse all contents of the selected folder in Windows file Explorer
num lock + *	Display all subfolders of the selected folder in Windows file Explorer

shift combinations
shift +	Highlight text backwards
shift +	Highlight text forward
shift + /	Highlight a whole line of text upwards or downwards
shift + delete	Delete an item permanently without taking it to recycle bin
shift + f10	Show/hide shortcut menu for selected item
shift + ins	Paste copied text. Take note that for some PC, you have to add the fn key i.e shift + fn + ins
shift + tab	Navigate through options

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