Learn more shortcuts to operate more efficiently with the keyboard in windows 10.
WINDOWS 10 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Keyboard shortcuts helps us to open the function or command quick than turning multiple mouse clicks. If you avoid using the keyboard shortcuts you’ve likely to notice just how helpful the shortcuts are. Memorizing the shortcuts are commonly difficult but using multiple times will help you to memorize the shortcut. There is no need to know all the shortcuts but at least we need to know basic ones. Using of the keyboard shortcuts is a great way to enhance your windows 10.
Some of the important shortcuts are listed below:
Windows key functions:
| Win + Tab Launch Task View |
| Win + Q Cortana (speech) |
| Win + S Search the web and Windows with Cortana (keyboard input) |
| Win + C Search with Cortana (speech) |
| Win + I Open settings |
| Win + A Open notifications |
| Win + L Lock your Windows 10 |
| Win + Ctrl + D Create new virtual desktop |
| Win + Ctrl + F4 Close current virtual desktop |
| Win + H Share content |
| Win + K Connect to wireless displays |
| Win + X Open Start button context menu |
| Win + G Opens the Windows 10 Game Bar |
| Win + D Show Windows desktop |
| Win + E Open Windows Explorer |
| Win + Space Switch keyboard input language |
| Win + R Run a command |
| Win + P Project a screen |
Control (ctrl) key functions:
| Ctrl + X Cut the selected item |
| Ctrl + C Copy the selected item |
| Ctrl + V Paste the selected item |
| Ctrl + Z Undo an action |
| Ctrl + F4 Close the current document |
| Ctrl + A Select all items |
| Ctrl + D Delete the selected item |
| Ctrl + R Refresh thewindow |
| Ctrl + Y undo an action |
| Ctrl + → Move to the beginning of the next word |
| Ctrl + ← Move to the beginning of the previous word |
| Ctrl + ↓ Move to the beginning of the next paragraph |
| Ctrl + ↑ Move to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
| Ctrl + Alt + Tab to switch between apps |
| Ctrl + Esc Open Start |
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager |
| Ctrl + C Copy the selected text |
| Ctrl + V Paste the selected text |
| Ctrl + ↑ Move up one line in the history |
| Ctrl + ↓ Move down one line in the history |
| Ctrl + Home go to the starting page |
| Ctrl + End to go to the end of the page |
| Ctrl + E Select the search box |
| Ctrl + N Open a new window |
| Ctrl + W Close the current window |
| Ctrl + mouse Change the size and appearance |
| Ctrl + Shift + N Create a new folder |