New keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains new keyboard shortcuts that you can use in Windows, Window 8 and Window 8.1
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F1
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Display Help
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F2
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Rename the selected item
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F3
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Search for a file or folder
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F4
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Display the address bar list in File Explorer
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F5
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Refresh the active window
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F6
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Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
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F10
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Activate the Menu bar in the active app
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Alt+F4
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Close the active item, or exit the active app
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Alt+Esc
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Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened
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Alt+underlined letter
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Perform the command for that letter
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Alt+Enter
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Display properties for the selected item
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Alt+Spacebar
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Open the shortcut menu for the active window
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Alt+Left arrow
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Back
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Alt+Right arrow
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Forward
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Alt+Page Up
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Move up one screen
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Alt+Page Down
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Move down one screen
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Alt+Tab
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Switch between open apps (except desktop apps)
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Ctrl+F4
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Close the active document (in apps that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously)
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Ctrl+A
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Select all items in a document or window
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Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert)
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Copy the selected item
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Ctrl+D (or Delete)
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Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin
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Ctrl+R (or F5)
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Refresh the active window
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Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert)
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Paste the selected item
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Ctrl+X
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Cut the selected item
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Ctrl+Y
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Redo an action
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Ctrl+Z
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Undo an action
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Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)
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Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
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Ctrl+ mouse scroll wheel
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Change the size of desktop icons or zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
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Ctrl+Right arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
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Ctrl+Left arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
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Ctrl+Down arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
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Ctrl+Up arrow
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Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
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Ctrl+Alt+Tab
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Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps
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Ctrl+arrow key (to move to an item)+Spacebar
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Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
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Ctrl+Shift with an arrow key
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Select a block of text
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Ctrl+Esc
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Open the Start screen
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc
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Open Task Manager
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Ctrl+Shift
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Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available
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Ctrl+Spacebar
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Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off
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Shift+F10
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Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
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Shift with any arrow key
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Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document
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Shift+Delete
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Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first
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Right arrow
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Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu
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Left arrow
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Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu
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Esc
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Stop or leave the current task
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More Functional Keys
| Press this key | To do this |
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Windows logo key
 +F1 |
Open Windows Help and Support
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Windows logo key
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Display or hide the Start screen
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Windows logo key
+B |
Set focus in the notification area
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Windows logo key
+C |
Open the Charms
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Windows logo key
+D |
Display and hide the desktop
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Windows logo key
+E |
Open File Explorer
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Windows logo key
+F |
Open the Search charm and search for files
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Windows logo key
+H |
Open the Share charm
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Windows logo key
+I |
Open the Settings charm
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Windows logo key
+K |
Open the Devices charm
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Windows logo key
+L |
Lock your PC or switch people
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Windows logo key
+M |
Minimize all windows
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Windows logo key
+O |
Lock device orientation
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Windows logo key
+P |
Choose a presentation display mode
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Windows logo key
+Q |
Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search)
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Windows logo key
+R |
Open the Run dialog box
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Windows logo key
+S |
Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web
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Windows logo key
+T |
Cycle through apps on the taskbar
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Windows logo key
+U |
Open Ease of Access Center
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Windows logo key
+V |
Cycle through notifications
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Windows logo key
+Shift+V |
Cycle through notifications in reverse order
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Windows logo key
+W |
Open the Search charm and search for settings
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Windows logo key
+X |
Open the Quick Link menu
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Windows logo key
+Z |
Show the commands available in the app
Note
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Windows logo key
+, |
Temporarily peek at the desktop
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Windows logo key
+Pause |
Display the System Properties dialog box
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+F |
Search for PCs (if you’re on a network)
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Windows logo key
+Shift+M |
Restore minimized windows on the desktop
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Windows logo key
+number |
Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar
in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running,
switch to that app.
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Windows logo key
+Shift+number |
Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+number |
Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows logo key
+Alt+number |
Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Shift+number |
Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator
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Windows logo key
+Tab |
Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Tab |
Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Tab |
Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+B |
Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area
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Windows logo key
+Up arrow |
Maximize the window
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Windows logo key
+Down arrow |
Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window
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Windows logo key
+Left arrow |
Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen
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Windows logo key
+Right arrow |
Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen
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Windows logo key
+Home |
Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Up arrow |
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Down arrow |
Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width
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Windows logo key
+Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow |
Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another
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Windows logo key
+Spacebar |
Switch input language and keyboard layout
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Windows logo key
+Ctrl+Spacebar |
Change to a previously selected input
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Windows logo key
+Enter |
Open Narrator
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Windows logo key
+Shift+period (.) |
Cycle through open apps
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Windows logo key
+period (.) |
Cycle through open apps
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Windows logo key
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Initiate IME reconversion
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Windows logo key
+Alt+Enter |
Open WindowsMedia Center
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Windows logo key
+plus (+) or minus (-) |
Zoom in or out using Magnifier
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Windows logo key
+Esc |
Exit Magnifier
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