Windows keyboard shortcuts
Source: Keyboard shortcuts in Windows — by Microsoft Support · checked 2026-11-02
Everyday editing
- Ctrl+C
- Copy the selected text
- Ctrl+X
- Cut the selected text
- Ctrl+V
- Paste the last item from the clipboard
- Ctrl+Z
- Undo the previous action
- Ctrl+Y
- Redo an action that was undone with Ctrl+Z
- Ctrl+A
- Select all items in a window
- Ctrl+F
- Find text
Windows & desktop
- Alt+Tab
- Switch between open windows
- Win+D
- Display and hide the desktop
- Win+L
- Lock the computer
- Win+E
- Open File Explorer
- Win+I
- Open Settings
- Win+R
- Open the Run dialog box
- Win+Tab
- Open Task View
- Win+←
- Snap the window to the left side of the screen
- Win+→
- Snap the window to the right side of the screen
- Win+M
- Minimize all windows
- Alt+F4
- Close the active window (with no windows open, prompts to shut down)
- F2
- Rename the selected item in File Explorer
Screens & system
- Win+Shift+S
- Select a region of the screen to capture a screenshot to the clipboard
- PrtScn
- Select a region of the screen to capture a screenshot to the clipboard
- Win+PrtScn
- Capture the full screen and save it in Pictures > Screenshots
- Ctrl+Shift+Esc
- Open Task Manager
- Win+V
- Open the clipboard history
- Win+.
- Open the emoji panel
- Win+X
- Open the Quick Link menu (same as right-clicking Start)