All shortcuts
Browse every published shortcut. Start here if you want the full catalog instead of the interactive tools.
Stretch window vertically
Maximizes the height of the active window to fill the screen from top to bottom while keeping its width unchanged.
Cycle through notifications
Open and cycle through notifications in the notification center.
Switch input language forward
Cycles forward through installed input languages and keyboard layouts.
Maximize the active window
Maximizes the currently active window to fill the screen.
Open Widgets
Opens the Widgets board to view weather, news, calendar, and other widgets.
Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.
Enter Mark Mode
Enter mark mode in Command Prompt to select text with keyboard.
Begin selection in block mode
Press Alt + selection key to start selecting text in a rectangular block, useful for columnar data.
Move cursor in direction
Move the cursor up, down, left, or right in documents, text fields, and file lists.
Move cursor up one page
Moves the cursor up by one screenful of content.
Move cursor down one page
Scrolls the view or moves the cursor down by one full screen page.
Move cursor to beginning of buffer
In Mark mode, moves the cursor to the beginning of the buffer.
Move cursor to end of buffer
In Mark mode, moves the cursor to the end of the buffer.
Move viewport to top or delete to left of cursor
In History navigation, if the command line is empty, moves the viewport to the top of the buffer. Otherwise, deletes all characters to the left of the cursor.
Move viewport to command line or delete to end of line
In History navigation, If the command line is empty, moves the viewport to the command line. Otherwise, deletes all characters to the right of the cursor.
Move forward through tabs
Switch to the next tab in a browser or tabbed dialog.
Move back through tabs
Switch to the previous tab in the current window (e.g., browser, file explorer).
Switch to Tab by Number
Press Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 to switch to the first eight tabs in order. Ctrl + 9 switches to the last tab.
Create shortcut when dropping file
Hold Alt while dragging a file to create a shortcut to the original file at the drop location.
Show or hide the preview pane
Toggle the preview pane in File Explorer to preview selected files without opening them.
Show or hide the details pane
Toggle the visibility of the details pane in File Explorer or other supported apps.
Select multiple individual items
Hold Ctrl, use Arrow keys to move, then press Space to select or deselect the current item.
Delete selected item to Recycle Bin
Moves the selected file or folder to the Recycle Bin.
Copy file on drop
Hold Ctrl while dragging a file to drop a copy instead of moving it.