I feel like this has changed me as a person tbh.. I was just browsing the interwebz and I found this out so I decided to look up a full list and was so surprised by all the shortcuts I found. I thought I would make a list in case there were some you didn't know! These are all for WINDOWS, I do not know much about Mac but I will add those too if I can find them.
Basic Shortcuts:
- CRTL+backspace - delete by word
- ALT+backspace - delete by line
- Ctrl + A: Select all items in a window.
- Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert: Copy selected or highlighted item (e.g. text, images and so on).
- Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert: Paste selected or highlighted item.
- Ctrl + X: Cut selected or highlighted item.
- Ctrl + Z: Undo previous action.
- Ctrl + Y: Redo action.
- Ctrl + N: When File Explorer is your current window, open a new File Explorer window with the same folder path as the current window.
- Windows key + F1: Open "how to get help in Windows 10" Bing search in default browser.
- Alt + F4: Close the current app or window.
- Alt + Tab: Switch between open apps or windows.
- Shift + Delete: Delete selected item permanently (skip the Recycle Bin).
Windows Shortcuts:
- Windows key or Ctrl + Esc: Open Start menu.
- Windows key + X: Open the (you need an account to see links).
- Windows key + T: Cycle through the apps (including pinned apps) on the taskbar.
- Windows key + [Number]: Open the app pinned in the [number] position on the taskbar. For example, if you have Edge pinned in the first position on the taskbar and you click
- Windows key + 1, Edge will open. If the app is already open, a new instance or window will open.
- Windows key + Alt + [Number]: Open the right-click menu for the app pinned in the [number] position on the taskbar.
- Windows key + D: Show or hide desktop (Windows key + , will display the desktop briefly).
Start Menu/Taskbar/Desktop Shortcuts:
- Windows key + M: Minimize all open windows.
- Windows key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows.
- Windows key + Home: Minimize all windows except the selected or currently active window.
- Windows key + Up arrow: Maximize selected window.
- Windows key + Shift + Up arrow: Maximizes the active window vertically while maintaining its width.
- Windows key + Down arrow: Minimize selected window.
- Windows key + Left arrow or Right arrow: Snap selected window to the left or right half of the screen. (If the window is already there, Windows key + Up or Down will snap it into a quadrant.)
- Windows key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow: Move selected window to the left or right monitor.
- Windows key + Tab: Open Task view ((you need an account to see links)).
- Windows key + Ctrl + D: Add new virtual desktop.
- Windows key + Ctrl + Right arrow: Move to the next virtual desktop (to the right).
- Windows key + Ctrl + Left arrow: Move to the previous virtual desktop (to the left).
- Windows key + Ctrl + F4: Close current virtual desktop.
Windows Hotkey Shortcuts:
- Windows key + A: Open the (you need an account to see links).
- Windows key + S: Open Cortana in text mode, so you can type in the search bar. (Windows key + Q does the same thing.)
- Windows key + C: Open Cortana in listening mode (similar to saying "(you need an account to see links)").
- Windows key + E: Open (you need an account to see links).
- Windows key + F: Open the Windows 10 Feedback Hub.
- Windows key + Ctrl + F: Search for PCs on a network.
- Windows key + G: Open the (you need an account to see links).
- Windows key + H: Open the Share sidebar.
- Windows key + I: Open the (you need an account to see links).
- Windows key + K: Open the Connect sidebar (for connecting to new Bluetooth devices or Miracast).
- Windows key + L: Lock your computer.
- Windows key + O: Lock screen orientation.
- Windows key + P: Open presentation or projection sidebar.
- Windows key + R: Open the Run window.
- Windows key + U: Open (you need an account to see links) center.
- Windows key + W: open the (you need an account to see links) for scribbling on (you need an account to see links) or touchscreen (you need an account to see links).
- Windows key + Print Screen: Take a screenshot of the entire desktop and save it to the Screenshots folder in the Pictures folder.
- Windows key + (+) or (-): Zoom in and out with magnifier.
- Windows key + Esc: Exit magnifier.
Shortcuts used within the Command Prompt window:
- Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert: Copy selected text to the clipboard.
- Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert: Paste copied text inside the Command Prompt.
- Ctrl + A: Select all text on current line. (If current line has no text, all text inside the Command Prompt will be selected.)
- Ctrl + Up or Down: Move screen one line up or down.
- Ctrl + F: Search Command Prompt via Find window.
- Ctrl + M: Enter Mark mode (allows you to select text with mouse). Once Mark mode is enabled, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor around.
- Shift + Up or Down: Move cursor up or down one line and select text.
- Shift + Left or Right: Move cursor left or right one character and select text.
- Ctrl + Shift + Left or Right: Move cursor left or right one word and select text.
- Shift + Page Up or Page Down: Move cursor up or down one screen and select text.
- Shift + Home or End: Move cursor to beginning or end of current line and select text.
- Ctrl + Shift + Home/End: Move cursor to beginning or end of screen buffer and select text and beginning or end of Command Prompt's output.
I hope this helped someone find a useful shortcut they didn't know they needed! Enjoy guys!
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