Here is the list of keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10, including accessing Cortana, moving from virtual desktop to desktop, opening settings and file explorer, and more. Take a look at the list below, you may find something extremely helpful in there.
I’m pretty sure there are much more keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed up your work with Windows 10.
Windows 10 Keyboard
Shortcut
|
Description
|
Windows
|
Show the Windows 10 Start Menu
|
Windows
+ Tab
|
Launch Windows 10 Task View
|
Windows
+ Q
|
Search the web and Windows with Cortana (speech)
|
Windows
+ S
|
Search the web and Windows with Cortana (keyboard input)
|
Windows
+ I
|
Open Windows 10 settings
|
Windows
+ A
|
Open Windows 10 notifications
|
Windows
+ L
|
Lock your Windows 10 device
|
Windows
+ Ctrl + D
|
Create new virtual desktop
|
Windows
+ Ctrl + F4
|
Close current virtual desktop
|
Windows
+ Ctrl + [Left][Right]
|
Switch between virtual desktops
|
Windows
+ [Left][Right][Up][Down]
|
Position windows on your screen
E.g. Windows + [Left] moves the current window to the left half of
your screen. If you use Windows + [Up] afterwards, the current window
will be placed in the upper left quarter of your screen.
And, what’s very handy in my
opinion: If you release the Windows key after positioning a window,
Task View shows up on the opposite side of the positioned window to select
and position another app.
|
Windows
+ H
|
Share content (if supported by current app)
|
Windows
+ K
|
Connect to wireless displays and audio devices
|
Windows
+ X
|
Open Start button context menu
|
Windows
+ G
|
Opens the Windows 10 Game Bar to take game screenshots and record
gaming videos of Windows 10 games (works in any game app, e.g. Microsoft
Solitaire Collection)
|
And, of course, these “old but gold” shortcuts known from previous
Windows versions still work:
|
|
Windows 10 Keyboard
Shortcut
|
Description
|
Windows
+ D
|
Show Windows desktop
|
Windows
+ E
|
Open Windows Explorer
|
Windows
+ Space
|
Switch keyboard input language (if you have added at least a second one)
|
Windows
+ Shift + [Left][Right]
|
Move current Window from one monitor to another (when using a multiple
monitor setup)
|
Windows
+ [1][2][3][…]
|
Open programs that are pinned to task bar
E.g. if first pinned program on your task bar is Windows Explorer (from
left to right), the shortcut Windows + 1 opens Windows Explorer
for you.
|
Windows
+ R
|
Run a command
|
Windows
+ P
|
Project a screen
|
Alt
+ Tab
|
Switch to previous window
|
Alt
+ Space
|
Restore, move, size, minimize, maximize or close current window. Also
works like a charm for Windows 10 modern apps.
|
Alt
+ F4
|
a) Close current window
b) If you’re on your Windows 10 desktop, open Power dialogue to shut down
or restart Windows, put your device in sleep mode, sign out or switch the
current user
|
0 comments:
Post a Comment