All windows key combinations

All windows key combinations

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WINDOWS COMBO KEYS

Windows System Key Combinations

  • CTRL+ESC — Open Start menu
  • ALT+TAB — Switch between open programs
  • ALT+F4 — Quit program
  • SHIFT+DELETE — Delete items permanently

Windows Program Key Combinations

  • CTRL+C — Copy
  • CTRL+X — Cut
  • CTRL+V — Paste
  • CTRL+Z — Undo
  • CTRL+B — Bold
  • CTRL+U — Underline
  • CTRL+I — Italic

Mouse Click/Keyboard Modifier Combinations for Shell Objects

  • SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK — Displays a context menu containing alternative verbs.
  • SHIFT+DOUBLE CLICK — Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu).
  • ALT+DOUBLE CLICK — Displays properties.
  • SHIFT+DELETE — Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin.

General Keyboard-Only Commands

  • F1 — Starts Windows Help.
  • F10 — Activates menu bar options.
  • SHIFT+F10 — Opens a context menu for the selected item. This is the same as right-clicking an object.
  • CTRL+ESC — Opens the Start menu. Use the ARROW keys to select an item.
  • CTRL+ESC, ESC — Selects the Start button. (Press TAB to select quick launch, the taskbar, system tray)
  • ALT+DOWN ARROW — Opens a drop-down list box.
  • ALT+TAB — Switch to another running application. Hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window.
  • Press down and hold the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the auto-run feature.
  • ALT+SPACE — Displays the main window’s System menu. From the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window.
  • ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) — Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window’s System menu. From the MDI child window’s System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window.
  • CTRL+TAB — Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) application.
  • ALT+ — Opens the corresponding menu.
  • ALT+F4 — Closes the current window.
  • ALT+DOWN ARROW — Opens a drop-down list box.
  • CTRL+F4 — Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window.
  • ALT+F6 — Switch between multiple windows in the same program. For example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window.

Shell Objects and General Folder/Windows Explorer Shortcuts

  • F2 — Rename object
  • F3 — Find: All Files
  • CTRL+X — Cut
  • CTRL+C — Copy
  • CTRL+V — Paste
  • SHIFT+DEL — Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin.
  • ALT+ENTER — Open the property sheet for the selected object.
  • To Copy a File — Press down and hold the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
  • To Create a Shortcut — Press down and hold CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.

General Folder/Shortcut Control

  • F4 — Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer).
  • F5 — Refreshes the current window.
  • F6 — Moves among panes in Windows Explorer.
  • CTRL+G — Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only).
  • CTRL+Z — Undo the last command.
  • CTRL+A — Select all the items in the current window.
  • BACKSPACE — Switch to the parent folder.
  • SHIFT+CLICK — Close Button For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders.

Windows Explorer Tree Control

  • Numeric Keypad * — Expands everything under the current selection.
  • Numeric Keypad + — Expands the current selection.
  • Numeric Keypad — — Collapses the current selection.
  • RIGHT ARROW — Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child.
  • LEFT ARROW — Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent.

Property Sheet Control

  • CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB — Move through the property tabs.

Accessibility Shortcuts

  • Tap SHIFT 5 times — Toggles StickyKeys on and off.
  • Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for 8 seconds — Toggles FilterKeys on and off.
  • Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for 5 seconds — Toggles ToggleKeys on and off.
  • Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK — Toggles MouseKeys on and off.
  • Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN — Toggles High Contrast on and off.

Microsoft Natural Keyboard Keys

  • WINDOWS — Start Menu
  • WINDOWS+R — Run dialog box
  • WINDOWS+M — Minimize All
  • SHIFT+WINDOWS+M — Undo Minimize All
  • WINDOWS+F1 — Help
  • WINDOWS+E — Windows Explorer
  • WINDOWS+F — Find Files or Folders
  • WINDOWS+D — Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
  • CTRL+WINDOWS+F — Find Computer
  • CTRL+WINDOWS+TAB — Moves focus from Start, to Quick Launch bar, to System Tray. Use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on Quick Launch bar and System Tray
  • WINDOWS+TAB — Cycle through taskbar buttons
  • WINDOWS+BREAK — System Properties dialog box
  • Application key — Displays a context menu for the selected item

Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType Software Installed

  • WINDOWS+L — Log off Windows
  • WINDOWS+P — Opens Print Manager
  • WINDOWS+C — Opens Control Panel
  • WINDOWS+V — Opens Clipboard
  • WINDOWS+K — Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
  • WINDOWS+I — Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
  • WINDOWS+A — Opens Accessibility Options(if installed)
  • WINDOWS+SPACEBAR — Displays the list of IntelliType Hotkeys
  • WINDOWS+S — Toggles the CAP LOCK key on and off

Dialog Box Keyboard Commands

  • TAB — Move to the next control in the dialog box.
  • SHIFT+TAB — Move to the previous control in the dialog box.
  • SPACEBAR — If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option button, this selects the option button.
  • ENTER — Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline).
  • ESC — Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button.
  • ALT+ — Select menu item.

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Predefined key combinations

This topic lists a set of key combinations that are predefined by a keyboard filter. You can list the value of the WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id to get a complete list of key combinations defined by a keyboard filter.

You can use the values in the WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id column to configure the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class WEKF_PredefinedKey.

Accessibility keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for accessibility:

Key combination WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id Blocked behavior
Left Alt + Left Shift + Print Screen LShift+LAlt+PrintScrn Open High Contrast.
Left Alt + Left Shift + Num Lock LShift+LAlt+NumLock Open Mouse Keys.
Windows logo key + U Win+U Open Ease of Access Center.

Application keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for controlling application state:

Key combination WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id Blocked behavior
Alt + F4 Alt+F4 Close application.
Ctrl + F4 Ctrl+F4 Close window.
Windows logo key + F1 Win+F1 Open Windows Help.

Shell keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for general UI control:

Key combination WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id Blocked behavior
Alt + Spacebar Alt+Space Open shortcut menu for the active window.
Ctrl + Esc Ctrl+Esc Open the Start screen.
Ctrl + Windows logo key + F Ctrl+Win+F Open Find Computers.
Windows logo key + Break Win+Break Open System dialog box.
Windows logo key + E Win+E Open Windows Explorer.
Windows + F Win+F Open Search.
Windows logo key + P Win+P Cycle through Presentation Mode. Also blocks the Windows logo key + Shift + P and the Windows logo key + Ctrl + P key combinations.
Windows logo key + R Win+R Open Run dialog box.
Alt + Tab Alt+Tab Switch task. Also blocks the Alt + Shift + Tab key combination.
Ctrl + Tab Ctrl+Tab Switch window.
Windows logo key + Tab Win+Tab Cycle through Microsoft Store apps. Also blocks the Windows logo key + Ctrl + Tab and Windows logo key + Shift + Tab key combinations.
Windows logo key + D Win+D Show desktop.
Windows logo key + M Win+M Minimize all windows.
Windows logo key + Home Win+Home Minimize or restore all inactive windows.
Windows logo key + T Win+T Set focus on taskbar and cycle through programs.
Windows logo key + B Win+B Set focus in the notification area.
Windows logo key + Minus Sign Win+- Zoom out.
Windows logo key + Plus Sign Win++ Zoom in.
Windows logo key + Esc Win+Esc Close Magnifier application.
Windows logo key + Up Arrow Win+Up Maximize the active window.
Windows logo key + Down Arrow Win+Down Minimize the active window.
Windows logo key + Left Arrow Win+Left Snap the active window to the left half of screen.
Windows logo key + Right Arrow Win+Right Snap the active window to the right half of screen.
Windows logo key + Shift + Up Arrow Win+Shift+Up Maximize the active window vertically.
Windows logo key + Shift + Down Arrow Win+Shift+Down Minimize the active window.
Windows logo key + Shift + Left Arrow Win+Shift+Left Move the active window to left monitor.
Windows logo key + Shift + Right Arrow Win+Shift+Right Move the active window to right monitor.
Windows logo key + Spacebar Win+Space Switch layout.
Windows logo key + O Win+O Lock device orientation.
Windows logo key + Page Up Win+PageUp Move a Microsoft Store app to the left monitor.
Windows logo key + Page Down Win+PageDown Move a Microsoft Store app to right monitor.
Windows logo key + Period Win+. Snap the current screen to the left or right gutter. Also blocks the Windows logo key + Shift + Period key combination.
Windows logo key + C Win+C Activate Cortana in listening mode (after user has enabled the shortcut through the UI).
Windows logo key + I Win+I Open Settings charm.
Windows logo key + K Win+K Open Connect charm.
Windows logo key + H Win+H Start dictation.
Windows logo key + Q Win+Q Open Search charm.
Windows logo key + W Win+W Open Windows Ink workspace.
Windows logo key + Z Win+Z Open app bar.
Windows logo key + / Win+/ Open input method editor (IME).
Windows logo key + J Win+J Swap between snapped and filled applications.
Windows logo key + Comma Win+, Peek at the desktop.
Windows logo key + V Win+V Cycle through toasts in reverse order.

Modifier keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for modifier keys (such as Shift and Ctrl):

Key combination WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id Blocked key
Alt Alt Both Alt keys
Application Application Application key
Ctrl Ctrl Both Ctrl keys
Shift Shift Both Shift keys
Windows logo key Windows Both Windows logo keys

Security keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for OS security:

Key combination WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id Blocked behavior
Ctrl + Alt + Delete Ctrl+Alt+Del Open the Windows Security screen.
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Shift+Ctrl+Esc Open Task Manager.
Windows logo key + L Win+L Lock the device.

Extended shell keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for extended shell functions (such as automatically opening certain apps):

Key combination WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id Blocked key
LaunchMail LaunchMail Start Mail key
LaunchMediaSelect LaunchMediaSelect Select Media key
LaunchApp1 LaunchApp1 Start Application 1 key
LaunchApp2 LaunchApp2 Start Application 2 key

Browser keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for controlling the browser:

Key combination WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id Blocked key
BrowserBack BrowserBack Browser Back key
BrowserForward BrowserForward Browser Forward key
BrowserRefresh BrowserRefresh Browser Refresh key
BrowserStop BrowserStop Browser Stop key
BrowserSearch BrowserSearch Browser Search key
BrowserFavorites BrowserFavorites Browser Favorites key
BrowserHome BrowserHome Browser Start and Home key

Media keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for controlling media playback:

Key combination WEKF_PredefinedKey.Id Blocked key
VolumeMute VolumeMute Volume Mute key
VolumeDown VolumeDown Volume Down key
VolumeUp VolumeUp Volume Up key
MediaNext MediaNext Next Track key
MediaPrev MediaPrev Previous Track key
MediaStop MediaStop Stop Media key
MediaPlayPause MediaPlayPause Play/Pause Media key

Microsoft Surface keyboard keys

The following table contains predefined key combinations for Microsoft Surface devices:

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