Being familiar with common keyboard shortcuts will do great help and save a lot of time to your work. Windows 10 comes with plenty of built-in keyboard shortcuts including new shortcuts for the Command Prompt. Here is a full list of Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts to help you easily find what you’re looking for.
Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
Ctrl + Esc
Open the Start Menu.
Ctrl + Shift
Switch the keyboard layout.
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Open Task Manager.
Ctrl + F4
Close the active window.
Alt + Tab
Quickly switch between current running programs
Alt + letter
Activates the menu represented by the letter, where the letter is underlined in the menu title.
Alt + F4
Close the current app or window.
Shift + Delete
Delete selected item permanently (skip the Recycle Bin).
Windows Key+ D
Shows your desktop.
Windows Key + E
Starts Windows Explorer
Windows Key + U
Displays the Windows utility manager dialog box for controlling accessibility options.
Part 2. Windows Key Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows key
Open or close Start Menu.
Windows key + A
Open Action center.
Windows key + B
Set focus in the notification area
Windows key + C
Open Cortana in listening mode.
Windows key + D
Display and hide the desktop.
Windows key + E
Open File Explorer.
Windows key + G
Open Game bar when a game is open.
Windows key + H
Open the Share charm.
Windows key + I
Open Settings.
Windows key + K
Open the Connect quick action.
Windows key + L
Lock your PC or switch accounts.
Windows key + M
Minimize all windows.
Windows key + O
Lock device orientation
Windows key + P
Choose a presentation display mode
Windows key + R
Open Run dialog box.
Windows key + S
Open Search.
Windows key + T
Cycle through apps on the taskbar
Windows key + U
Open Ease of Access Center.
Windows key + X
Open Quick Link menu.
Windows key + Number
Open the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Windows key + Left arrow key
Snap app windows left.
Windows key + Right arrow key
Snap app windows right.
Windows key + Up arrow key
Maximize app windows.
Windows key + Down arrow key
Minimize app windows.
Windows key + Comma
Temporarily peek at the desktop.
Windows key + Shift
Open the charms menu
Windows key + Alt + D
Display and hide the date and time on the desktop
Windows key + Ctrl +D
Add a virtual desktop.
Windows key + Ctrl + Left or Right arrow
Switch between virtual desktops.
Windows key + Ctrl + F4
Close current virtual desktop.
Windows key + Enter
Open Narrator.
Windows key + Home
Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).
Windows key + PrtScn
Capture a screenshot and save in Screenshots folder.
Windows key + Shift + Up arrow
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Windows key + Tab
Open Task view.
Windows key + "+" key
Zoom in using the magnifier.
Windows key + "-" key
Zoom out using the magnifier.
Part 3. 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.
Part 4. Dialog 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 + number (number 1–9)
Move to nth tab
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
Part 5. 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 + W
Close the active window
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
End
Display the bottom of the active window
Home
Display the top of the active window
F11
Maximize or minimize the active window
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