With Windows 10, Microsoft has added a ton of new keyboard shortcuts to give you easier access to the new Action Center, Cortana, Task View, and virtual desktops. So much so, in fact, that Microsoft recently released a handy-dandy Word document with Windows 10’s Windows key shortcuts to aid in your study.
Windows 10’s newest features Windows key + A: Open the Action Center Windows key + C: Launch Cortana in listening mode (for voice commands) Windows key + I: Open the Settings app Windows key + S: Launch Cortana Windows key + Tab: Open Task View Windows key + Ctrl + D: Create a new virtual desktop Windows key + Ctrl + F4: Close the current desktop Windows key + Ctrl + left or right arrow: switch between virtual desktops
Standard Windows shortcuts Windows key (Windows 7 and up): Open/close the Start menu Windows key + X (Windows 8.1 and 10): Open/close the Start button’s right-click context menu Windows key + left or right arrow (Windows 7 and up): snap current window to right or left of screen Windows key + E (Windows 7 and up): Launch File Explorer Windows key + L (Windows 7 and up): Lock the desktop Alt + PrtScn (Windows 7 and up): Take a screenshot of current window and copy it to your clipboard Windows key + PrtScn (Windows 8.1 and 10): Take a screenshot of entire display and save to Computer > Pictures > Screenshots
Browser shortcuts (works in Edge and most other browsers) Ctrl + T: Open new tab Ctrl + D: Bookmark page Ctrl + L: Highlight current URL (good for typing a new address or copying the current one) Ctrl + Tab: Cycle through your open tabs Ctrl + Enter: add “.com” to the end of a web address (e.g. type ‘google’
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