Six built-in shortcuts most people never discover — via Microsoft Support

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Windows has a few shortcuts that open whole features: clipboard history, the emoji and symbol panel, a region screenshot, Magnifier, Narrator and voice typing.

Takes effect right away

How to do it

  1. Win + V: clipboard history, a list of the things you copied recently.
  2. Win + . or Win + ;: emoji, symbols and kaomoji, in any text box.
  3. Win + Shift + S: draw a box to screenshot just that area to the clipboard.
  4. Win + +: zoom in with Magnifier.
  5. Win + H: voice typing into the current text box.
  6. Win + Ctrl + Enter: turn Narrator (the screen reader) on or off.

Sources

Source reviewed
2026-11-02
Link checked
2026-11-02
Tested hands-on
Not by Oddbyte.Me

Oddbyte.Me hasn't tried this on every Windows build, so keep the undo handy.

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