Keyboard Shortcut Cheat Sheet for windows 8, 8.1 and 10
Keyboard Shortcut:
These are some frequently use keyboard shortcut for Windows 8, 8.1 and 10:
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Press this key
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To do this
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) |
Copy the selected item |
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Ctrl+X |
Cut the selected item |
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Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) |
Paste the selected item |
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Ctrl+Z |
Undo an action |
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Alt+Tab |
Switch between open apps (except desktop apps) |
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Alt+F4 |
Close the active item, or exit the active app |
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Windows logo key +L
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Lock your PC or switch people |
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Windows logo key +D
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Display and hide the desktop |
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Windows logo key +. (period)
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Enter rearrange mode and select apps or dividers across monitors |
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Windows logo key +left arrow
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Move app divider left |
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Windows logo key +right arrow
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Move app divider right |
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Windows logo key +up arrow
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Maximize app |
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Windows logo key +down arrow
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Close app |
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Windows logo key +Esc
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Exit rearrange mode |
These are the keyboard shortcut that you can use in Windows:
| Press this key | To do this |
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Windows logo key +start typing
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Search your PC |
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Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-) |
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
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Ctrl+scroll wheel |
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
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Windows logo key +C
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Open the charms In an app, open the commands for the app |
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Windows logo key +F
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Open the Search charm to search files |
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Windows logo key +H
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Open the Share charm |
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Windows logo key +I
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Open the Settings charm |
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Windows logo key +K
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Open the Devices charm |
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Windows logo key +O
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Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape) |
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Windows logo key +Q
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Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within an open app (if the app supports app search) |
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Windows logo key +S
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Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web |
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Windows logo key +W
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Open the Search charm to search settings |
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Windows logo key +Z
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Show the commands available in the app Note
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Windows logo key +spacebar
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Switch input language and keyboard layout |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+spacebar
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Change to a previously selected input |
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Windows logo key +Tab
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+Tab
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) |
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Windows logo key +Shift+Tab
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order |
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Windows logo key +Shift+period (.)
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Snaps an app to the left |
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Windows logo key +period (.)
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Cycle through open apps |
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Esc |
Stop or exit the current task |
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Windows logo key +F1
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Open Windows Help and Support |
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Windows logo key
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Display or hide the Start screen |
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Windows logo key +B
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Set focus in the notification area |
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Windows logo key +C
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Open the Charms |
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Windows logo key +D
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Display and hide the desktop |
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Windows logo key +E
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Open File Explorer |
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Windows logo key +F
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Open the Search charm and search for files |
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Windows logo key +H
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Open the Share charm |
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Windows logo key +I
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Open the Settings charm |
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Windows logo key +K
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Open the Devices charm |
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Windows logo key +L
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Lock your PC or switch people |
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Windows logo key +M
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Minimize all windows |
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Windows logo key +O
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Lock device orientation |
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Windows logo key +P
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Choose a presentation display mode |
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Windows logo key +Q
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Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search) |
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Windows logo key +R
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Open the Run dialog box |
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Windows logo key +S
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Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web |
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Windows logo key +T
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Cycle through apps on the taskbar |
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Windows logo key +U
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Open Ease of Access Center |
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Windows logo key +V
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Cycle through notifications |
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Windows logo key +Shift+V
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Cycle through notifications in reverse order |
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Windows logo key +W
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Open the Search charm and search for settings |
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Windows logo key +X
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Open the Quick Link menu |
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Windows logo key +Z
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Show the commands available in the app Note
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Windows logo key +,
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Temporarily peek at the desktop |
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Windows logo key +Pause
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Display the System Properties dialog box |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+F
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Search for PCs (if you’re on a network) |
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Windows logo key +Shift+M
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Restore minimized windows on the desktop |
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Windows logo key +number
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Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app. |
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Windows logo key +Shift+number
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Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+number
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Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
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Windows logo key +Alt+number
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Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+Shift+number
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Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator |
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Windows logo key +Tab
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+Tab
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) |
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Windows logo key +Shift+Tab
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+B
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Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area |
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Windows logo key +Up arrow
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Maximize the window |
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Windows logo key +Down arrow
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Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window |
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Windows logo key +Left arrow
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Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen |
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Windows logo key +Right arrow
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Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen |
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Windows logo key +Home
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Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke) |
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Windows logo key +Shift+Up arrow
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Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen |
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Windows logo key +Shift+Down arrow
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Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width |
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Windows logo key +Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow
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Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another |
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Windows logo key +Spacebar
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Switch input language and keyboard layout |
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+Spacebar
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Change to a previously selected input |
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Windows logo key +Enter
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Open Narrator |
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Windows logo key +Shift+period (.)
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Cycle through open apps |
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Windows logo key +period (.)
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Cycle through open apps |
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Windows logo key +/
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Initiate IME reconversion |
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Windows logo key +Alt+Enter
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Open WindowsMedia Center |
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Windows logo key +plus (+) or minus (-)
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Zoom in or out using Magnifier |
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Windows logo key +Esc
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Exit Magnifier |