LIBRARY

All shortcuts

Browse every published shortcut. Start here if you want the full catalog instead of the interactive tools.

Open explorer
Windows

Stretch window vertically

Maximizes the height of the active window to fill the screen from top to bottom while keeping its width unchanged.

Win + Shift +
Windows

Cycle through notifications

Open and cycle through notifications in the notification center.

Win + Shift + V
Windows

Switch input language forward

Cycles forward through installed input languages and keyboard layouts.

Win + Space
Windows

Maximize the active window

Maximizes the currently active window to fill the screen.

Win +
Windows

Open Widgets

Opens the Widgets board to view weather, news, calendar, and other widgets.

Win + W
Windows

Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.

Win + Y
Windows

Enter Mark Mode

Enter mark mode in Command Prompt to select text with keyboard.

Ctrl + M
Windows

Begin selection in block mode

Press Alt + selection key to start selecting text in a rectangular block, useful for columnar data.

Alt + selection key
Windows

Move cursor in direction

Move the cursor up, down, left, or right in documents, text fields, and file lists.

Arrow keys
Windows

Move cursor up one page

Moves the cursor up by one screenful of content.

PgUp
Windows

Move cursor down one page

Scrolls the view or moves the cursor down by one full screen page.

PgDn
Windows

Move cursor to beginning of buffer

In Mark mode, moves the cursor to the beginning of the buffer.

Ctrl + Home
Windows

Move cursor to end of buffer

In Mark mode, moves the cursor to the end of the buffer.

Ctrl + End
Windows

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.

Ctrl + Home
Windows

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.

Ctrl + End
Windows

Move forward through tabs

Switch to the next tab in a browser or tabbed dialog.

Ctrl + Tab
Windows

Move back through tabs

Switch to the previous tab in the current window (e.g., browser, file explorer).

Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Windows

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.

Ctrl + 1, 2, 3,...
Windows

Create shortcut when dropping file

Hold Alt while dragging a file to create a shortcut to the original file at the drop location.

Alt + mouse drag a file
Windows

Show or hide the preview pane

Toggle the preview pane in File Explorer to preview selected files without opening them.

Alt + P
Windows

Show or hide the details pane

Toggle the visibility of the details pane in File Explorer or other supported apps.

Alt + Shift + P
Windows

Select multiple individual items

Hold Ctrl, use Arrow keys to move, then press Space to select or deselect the current item.

Ctrl + Arrow key + Space
Windows

Delete selected item to Recycle Bin

Moves the selected file or folder to the Recycle Bin.

Ctrl + D
Windows

Copy file on drop

Hold Ctrl while dragging a file to drop a copy instead of moving it.

Ctrl + mouse drag a file