Secret Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows ¡Discover the Magic!

How Windows shortcuts work?

The process is simpler than it sounds: to activate a specific shortcut in Windows, just press the correct keys at the same time.
In the table below, we have interlaced the keys we have mentioned with a plus sign “+”. Press and hold down the keys just before the plus sign “+” and then press the keys after it. To help you understand the table, we have broken down the most relevant keys below:

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General Windows shortcuts

Here are the essential shortcuts that all Windows 10 user´s should know.

  • Ctrl + A  =  Select all content.
  • Ctrl + C  or (Ctrl + Insert)  =  Copy/Selected items to clipboard.
  • Ctrl + X  =  Cut Selected items to clipboard.
  • Ctrl + V  or (Shift + Insert) =  Paste content from clipboard.
  • Ctrl + Z  =  Undo and action, including undelete files (limited)
  • Ctrl + Y  = Redo an action.
  • Ctrl + Shift + N  =  Create new folder on desktop or File Explorer.
  • Alt + F4 =  Close active window. (If no active window present, then shutdown box appears).
  •  Ctrl + D =  Delete selected item to the recycle Bin.
  • ESC =  Close current task.

In Windows 10, File Explorer includes many keyboard shortcuts to help you complete tasks faster.

Here’s a list of the 10 most useful shortcuts for File Explorer.

  • Alt + D  =  Select address bar.
  • Ctrl + E or (F) =  Select search box.
  • Ctrl + N =  Open new window.
  • Ctrl + W =  Close active window.
  • Ctrl + Shift + E =  Expands all folders from the tree in the navigation pane.
  • Ctrl + L =  Focus on the address bar.
  • Alt + P =  Display preview panel.
  • Alt + Enter =  Open properties settings for the selected item.
  • F11 =  Switch active window full-screen mode.
  • F5 =  Refresh the instance of file explorer.

These keyboard shortcuts that you can use to open, close, navigate, and complete special tasks more quickly throughout the desktop experience, including the Start menu, the taskbar, Settings, and more. These are the most commonly used shortcuts in this section.

  • Ctrl + Alt + Tab  =  View open apps.
  • Ctrl + Arrow keys (to select) + Spacebar  =  Select multiple items on desktop or File explorer.
  • Ctrl + Arrow keys =  Change start menu size.
  • Alt + Esc =  Cycle through open windows.
  • Alt + F8  =  Reveals typed password in sign-in screen.
  •  F10 =  Enable app menu bar.
  • Shift + F10 =  Open context menu for selected item.
  • Windows Key + A  = Open action center.
  • Windows Key + P  =  Open project settings.
  • Backspace  =  Return to settings app home page.
Key combinations are small tools that, by joining two or three keys, allow us to save clicks and avoid the tedious back-and-forth of scrolling the screen. Undoubtedly, there are some shortcuts that we will use more frequently than others, but knowing them all is never a bad thing; we never know when the mouse will fail us.