Windows Reference: Keyboard Shortcuts
Article Audience - Public
Essential Shortcuts
|
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Select all content |
Ctrl + A |
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Copy selected items to clipboard |
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) |
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Cut selected items to clipboard |
Ctrl + X |
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Paste content from clipboard |
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) |
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Undo an action, including undelete files (limited) |
Ctrl + Z |
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Redo an action |
Ctrl + Y |
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Create new folder on desktop or File Explorer |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
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Close active window (If no active window present, then shutdown box appears) |
Alt + F4 |
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Delete selected item to the Recycle Bin |
Ctrl + D (Del) |
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Delete selected item permanently skipping Recycle Bin |
Shift + Delete |
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Rename selected item |
F2 |
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Close current task |
ESC |
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Switch between open apps |
Alt + Tab |
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Take screenshot and stores it in clipboard |
PrtScn |
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Open Settings app |
Windows key + I |
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Open File Explorer |
Windows key + E |
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Open Action center |
Windows key + A |
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Display and hide the desktop |
Windows key + D |
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Lock device |
Windows key + L |
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Open Clipboard bin |
Windows key + V |
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Open emoji panel |
Windows key + Period () or semicolon (;) |
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Capture full screenshot in the "Screenshots" folder |
Windows key + PrtScn |
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Capture part of the screen with Snip & Sketch |
Windows key + Shift + S |
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Snap app or window left |
Windows key + Left arrow key |
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Snap app or window right |
Windows key + Right arrow key |
Desktop Shortcuts
|
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Open Start menu |
Windows key (or Ctrl + Esc) |
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Change Start menu size |
Ctrl + Arrow keys |
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Open Task Manager |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc |
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Switch keyboard layout |
Ctrl + Shift |
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Close active window (If no active window present, then shutdown box appears) |
Alt + F4 |
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Refresh current window |
Ctrl + F5 (or Ctrl + R) |
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View open apps |
Ctrl + Alt + Tab |
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Select multiple items on desktop or File Explorer |
Ctrl + Arrow keys (to select) + Spacebar |
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Runs command for the underlined letter in apps |
Alt + Underlined letter |
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Switch between open apps while pressing Tab multiple times |
Alt + Tab |
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Go back |
Alt + Left arrow key |
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Go forward |
Alt + Right arrow key |
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Move up one screen |
Alt + Page Up |
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Move down one screen |
Alt + Page down |
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Cycle through open windows |
Alt + Esc |
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Open context menu for the active window |
Alt + Spacebar |
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Reveals typed password in Sign-in screen |
Alt + F8 |
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Open another instance of an app from the taskbar |
Shift + Click app button |
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Run app as administrator from the taskbar |
Ctrl + Shift + Click app button |
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Show window menu for the app from the taskbar |
Shift + Right-click app button |
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Cycle through windows in the group from the taskbar |
Ctrl + Click a grouped app button |
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Show window menu for the group from the taskbar |
Shift + Right-click grouped app button |
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
Ctrl + Left arrow key |
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
Ctrl + Right arrow key |
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
Ctrl + Up arrow key |
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
Ctrl + Down arrow key |
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Select block of text |
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow key |
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Enable or disable Chinese IME |
Ctrl + Spacebar |
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Open context menu for selected item |
Shift + F10 |
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Enable app menu bar |
F10 |
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Select multiple items |
Shift + Arrow keys |
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Open Quick Link menu |
Windows key + X |
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Open app in number position from the taskbar |
Windows key + Number (0-9) |
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Cycle through apps in the taskbar |
Windows key + T |
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Open Jump List of the app in number position from the taskbar |
Windows key + Alt + Number (0-9) |
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Display and hide the desktop |
Windows key + D |
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Minimize all windows |
Windows key + M |
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Restore minimized windows on the desktop |
Windows key + Shift + M |
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Minimize or maximize all but the active desktop window |
Windows key + Home |
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Stretch desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen |
Windows key + Shift + Up arrow key |
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Maximize or minimize active desktop windows vertically while maintaining width |
Windows key + Shift + Down arrow key |
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Move active window to monitor on the left |
Windows key + Shift + Left arrow key |
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Move active window to monitor on the right |
Windows key + Shift + Right arrow key |
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Snap app or window left |
Windows key + Left arrow key |
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Snap app or window right |
Windows key + Right arrow key |
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Open Search |
Windows key + S ( or Q) |
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Open date and time in the taskbar |
Windows key + Alt + D |
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Open Task View |
Windows key + Tab |
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Create new virtual desktop |
Windows key + Ctrl + D |
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Close active virtual desktop |
Windows key + Ctrl + F4 |
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Switch to the virtual desktop on the right |
Windows key + Ctrl + Right arrow |
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Switch to the virtual desktop on the left |
Windows key + Ctrl + Left arrow |
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Open Project settings |
Windows key + P |
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Open Action center |
Windows key + A |
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Open Settings app |
Windows key + I |
File Explorer Shortcuts
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Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Open File Explorer |
Windows key + E |
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Select address bar |
Alt + D |
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Select search box |
Ctrl + E (or F) |
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Open new window |
Ctrl + N |
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Close active window |
Ctrl + W |
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Start search |
Ctrl + F (or F3) |
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Change view file and folder |
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel |
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Expands all folders from the tree in the navigation pane |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
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Create new folder on desktop or File Explorer |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
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Focus on the address bar |
Ctrl + L |
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Changes folder view |
Ctrl + Shift + Number (1-8) |
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Display preview panel |
Alt + P |
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Open Properties settings for the selected item |
Alt + Enter |
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View next folder |
Alt + Right arrow key |
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View previous folder |
Alt + Left arrow key (or Backspace) |
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Move up a level in the folder path |
Alt + Up arrow |
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Switch active window full-screen mode |
F11 |
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Refresh the instance of File Explorer |
F5 |
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Rename selected item |
F2 |
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Switch focus to address bar |
F4 |
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Refresh File Explorer's current view |
F5 |
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Cycle through elements on the screen |
F6 |
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Scroll to top of the window |
Home |
Windows-Key Shortcuts
|
Action |
Keyboard Shortcut |
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Open Start menu |
Windows key |
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Open Action center |
Windows key + A |
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Open Search |
Windows key + S ( or Q) |
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Display and hide the desktop |
Windows key + D |
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Locks computer |
Windows key + L |
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Minimize all windows |
Windows key + M |
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Set focus notification area in the taskbar |
Windows key + B |
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Launch Cortana app |
Windows key + C |
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Launch Feedback Hub app |
Windows key + F |
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Launch Game bar app |
Windows key + G |
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Change input between desktop and Mixed Reality |
Windows key + Y |
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Lock device orientation |
Windows key + O |
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Cycle through apps in the taskbar |
Windows key + T |
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Switch input between the desktop experience and Windows Mixed Reality |
Windows key + Z |
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Set focus on a tip for Windows 10 when applicable |
Windows key + J |
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Open dictation feature |
Windows key + H |
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Open File Explorer |
Windows key + E |
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Open Settings |
Windows key + I |
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Open Run command |
Windows key + R |
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Open Connect settings |
Windows key + K |
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Open Quick Link menu |
Windows key + X |
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Open Clipboard bin |
Windows key + V |
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Open the Windows Ink Workspace |
Windows key + W |
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Open Ease of Access settings |
Windows key + U |
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Open Project settings |
Windows key + P |
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Open Narrator |
Windows key + Ctrl + Enter |
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Zoom in using the magnifier |
Windows key + Plus (+) |
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Zoom out using the magnifier |
Windows key + Minus (-) |
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Exit magnifier |
Windows key + Esc |
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Start IME reconversion |
Windows key + Forward-slash (/) |
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Temporarily peek at the desktop |
Windows key + Comma (,) |
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Maximize app windows |
Windows key + Up arrow key |
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Minimize app windows |
Windows key + Down arrow key |
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Minimize or maximize all but the active desktop window |
Windows key + Home |
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Restore minimized windows on the desktop |
Windows key + Shift + M |
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Stretch desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen |
Windows key + Shift + Up arrow key |
|
Maximize or minimize active windows vertically while maintaining width |
Windows key + Shift + Down arrow key |
|
Move active window to monitor on the left |
Windows key + Shift + Left arrow key |
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Move active window to monitor on the right |
Windows key + Shift + Right arrow key |
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Snap app or window left |
Windows key + Left arrow key |
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Snap app or window right |
Windows key + Right arrow key |
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Open app in number position in the taskbar |
Windows key + Number (0-9) |
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Open another instance of the app in number position in the taskbar |
Windows key + Shift + Number (0-9) |
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Switch to last active window of the app in number position in the taskbar |
Windows key + Ctrl + Number (0-9) |
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Open Jump List of the app in number position in the taskbar |
Windows key + Alt + Number (0-9) |
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Open another instance as an administrator of the app in number position in the taskbar |
Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + Number (0-9) |
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Change previous selected input option |
Windows key + Ctrl + Spacebar |
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Change keyboard layout and input language |
Windows key + Spacebar |
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Open Task View |
Windows key + Tab |
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Create a virtual desktop |
Windows key + Ctrl + D |
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Close active virtual desktop |
Windows key + Ctrl + F4 |
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Switch to the virtual desktop on the right |
Windows key + Ctrl + Right arrow |
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Switch to the virtual desktop on the left |
Windows key + Ctrl + Left arrow |
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Wake up the device when black or a blank screen |
Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + B |
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Capture full screenshot in the "Screenshots" folder |
Windows key + PrtScn |
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Create part of the screen screenshot |
Windows key + Shift + S |
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Cycle through notifications |
Windows key + Shift + V |
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Open search for device on domain network |
Windows key + Ctrl + F |
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Open Quick Assist |
Windows key + Ctrl + Q |
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Open date and time in the taskbar |
Windows key + Alt + D |
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Open emoji panel |
Windows key + Period (.) or semicolon (;) |
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