Windows 10 Shortcut Keys



Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternative way to do something that you’d typically do with a mouse. Click an option below, and it'll open to display a table of related shortcuts:

Shift + click a taskbar buttonOpen an app or quickly open another instance of an app.
Ctrl + Shift + click a taskbar buttonOpen an app as an administrator.
Shift + right-click a taskbar buttonShow the window menu for the app.
Shift + right-click a grouped taskbar buttonShow the window menu for the group.
Ctrl + click a grouped taskbar buttonCycle through the windows of the group.

1. Ctrl + A: Control plus A, highlights or selects everything 

2. Ctrl + C: Control plus C copies 

3. Ctrl + N: Control plus N opens a new window or file. 

4. Ctrl + O: Control plus O opens an existing file. Use ctrl +O when you want to locate / open a file or program. 

5. Ctrl + P: Control plus P prints the active document. Always use this to locate the printer dialog box and print. 

6. Ctrl + S: Control plus S saves a new document or file and changes made by the user. 

7. Ctrl +V: Control plus V pastes copied elements into the active area of the program in use.

8. Ctrl + W: Control plus W is used to close the page you are working on when you want to leave the work environment. 

 9. Ctrl + X: Control plus X cuts elements (making the elements to disappear from their original place)

10. Ctrl + Y: Control plus Y redoes an undone action. Ctrl+Z brought back what you don’t need? Press Ctrl+ Y to remove it again. 

11. Ctrl + Z: Control plus Z undoes actions. Can’t find what you typed now or a picture you inserted, it suddenly disappeared or you mistakenly removed it? Press Ctrl+Z to bring it back.

 12. Alt + F4: Alternative plus F4 closes active windows or items. 

13. Ctrl + F6: Control plus F6 Navigates between open windows, making it possible for a user to see what is happening in windows that are active. 

14. F1: This displays the help window. Is your computer malfunctioning? Use F1 to find help when you don’t know what next to do. 

15. F12: This enables user to make changes to an already saved document.

  • Depending on your hardware, you may use Windows logo key  + PrtScn to take a screenshot, or use Fn Windows logo key  + Space Bar


Shortcut Action Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) Copy the selected item 

Ctrl+X Cut the selected item 

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) Paste the selected item 

Ctrl+Z Undo an action Alt+Tab Switch between open apps 

Alt+F4 Close the active item, or exit the active app 

Windows logo key + L Lock your PC or switch accounts 

Windows logo key + D Display and hide the desktop

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