The following desktop keyboard shortcuts allows you to efficiently open, close, navigate, and perform tasks across the desktop environment, including the Start menu, Taskbar, Settings, and more.
- Alt + Esc – Cycle through open windows.
- Alt + F4 – Close active window. (If no active window is present, a shutdown box appears.)
- Alt + F8 – Reveals typed password in Sign-in screen.
- Alt + Left arrow key – Go back.
- Alt + Page Down – Move down one screen.
- Alt + Page Up – Move up one screen.
- Alt + Right arrow key – Go forward.
- Alt + Spacebar – Open context menu for the active window.
- Alt + Tab – Switch between open apps while pressing Tab multiple times.
- Alt + Underlined letter – Runs command for the underlined letter in apps.
- Ctrl + Alt + Tab – View open apps.
- Ctrl + Arrow keys – Change Start menu size.
- Ctrl + Arrow keys (to select) + Spacebar – Select multiple items on desktop or File Explorer.
- Ctrl + Click a grouped app button – Cycle through windows in the group from the Taskbar.
- Ctrl + Down arrow key – Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
- Ctrl + F5 (or) Ctrl + R – Refresh current window.
- Ctrl + Left arrow key – Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
- Ctrl + Right arrow key – Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
- Ctrl + Shift – Switch keyboard layout.
- Ctrl + Shift + Arrow key – Select block of text.
- Ctrl + Shift + Click app button – Run app as administrator from the Taskbar.
- Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open Task Manager.
- Ctrl + Spacebar – Enable or disable Chinese IME.
- Ctrl + Up arrow key – Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
- Shift + Arrow keys – Select multiple items.
- Shift + Click app button – Open another instance of an app from the Taskbar.
- Shift + F10 – Open context menu for selected item.
- Shift + Right-click app button – Show window menu for the app from the Taskbar.
- Shift + Right-click grouped app button – Show window menu for the group from the Taskbar.