[Shortcut Guide] Shortcuts list [tracker]

[enricogior]

total list from MSFT support: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts

This list will be added into #890 with v2 of shortcut guide.

Combination	Effect
Win + Esc	Close magnification
Win + Enter	Narrator (Below 19h1)
Win + Pause	System Window
Win + PrtScn	Capture screenshot
Win + Space	Switch Keyboard Layout
Win + Tab	Open Timeline
Win + ;	Emoji Keyboard Pop up
Win + .	Emoji Keyboard Pop up
Win + ,	Peek at desktop
Win + +/-	Magnifier
---	---
Win + A	Action Center
Win + B	Focus system tray
Win + C	Cortana (doesn't work on 1909)
Win + D	Display & hide desktop
Win + E	File Explorer
Win + F	Open Feedback Hub
Win + G	Game bar
Win + H	Dictation bar
Win + I	Settings
Win + K	Quick connect
Win + L	Lock PC
Win + M	Minimize windows
Win + N	Notification dialog (Need to verify min version, may be Win11 and up)
Win + Q	Open Search Bar
Win + P	Open Display Mode Selection panel
Win + R	Run Dialog
Win + S	Open Search Bar
Win + T	Navigate between task bar items
Win + U	Ease of access center
Win + V	Open Clipboard History
Win + W	Open Windows Ink Workspace Panel
Win + X	Quick launch menu
Win+Z	Snap Flyout ( win11+)
---	---
Win + Shift + M	Restores windows minimized with Win + M
Win + Shift + S	Screenshot
Win + Shift + T	Navigate between task bar items reversed
Win + Shift + Left/Right Arrow	Move entire active window to different window
---	---
Win + Ctrl + arrow	Switch virtual desktop
Win + Ctrl + Enter	Narrator (19h1 and above)
Win + Ctrl+F4	Close virtual desktop
Win + Ctrl + D	New virtual desktop
Win + Ctrl + N	Narrator settings
Win + Ctrl + Q	Quick Assist
---	---
Win + Alt+ D	Toggles calendar in taskbar
---	---
Win + Ctrl + Shift + B	Restart Video Driver
---	---
Win + Shift + Ctrl + Alt	emulates the Office key

[bzoz]

Win + P: #228

[bzoz]

Win + T: #276

[bzoz]

Win + Pause: #304

[bzoz]

Multiple sugestions: #379

[skst]

Please add WIN+CTRL+SHIFT+B (Restart video driver) to the guide.

(If you want me to create a separate issue for this, just let me know. I can't tell if you want them all in this issue or in separate ones referenced by this issue.)

[enricogior]

Hi @skst
thanks you for the suggestion, I guess it's OK to leave the suggestion here for now.

[bzoz]

Win+T: #543

[ghost]

Win + B, similar to Win + T but a bit faster to access notification area.

[bzoz]

Shift + arrows to move between screens: #552

[crutkas]

#301 - Shortcut key for closing virtual desktop -> WinKey+ctrl+F4
#304 - Shortcut for System panel -> Winkey + pause
#397 - Win+Esc to close magnification

[crutkas]

After looking at this issue and a bunch of the others, feels like the shortcut guide needs maybe a settings page where add these in as options that can be displayed but we just don't have room to include everything.

I think we have a common scenario and then have it be changeable IMO. #235 will be the tracking item for that.

[randyrants]

Win + Shift + Ctrl + Alt which emulates the Office key that is a new hardware-based key on new Microsoft keyboards.

[yllekz]

Is Win + T even a functional shortcut anymore? On Windows 10 it seems to be broken, or at least it doesn't perform as old accounts of the shortcut describe. Not a big deal as it appears to not even be in the current version of the Shortcut Guide, but just curious nonetheless.

[crutkas]

@yllekz yup, still a thing

[Susko3]

Win+Alt+B - toggle HDR (requires Game Bar enabled).

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/sbl9da/fyi_you_can_press_win_alt_b_to_enabledisable_hdr

[Susko3]

Win + N	Notification dialog (Need to verify min version, may be Win11 and up)

Can confirm this shortcut doesn't work on Windows 10 21H2.

[JacksonCampbell99]

It's Windows 11 since Quick Settings took Win+A.

[JacksonCampbell99]

Shortcut updates for the table

Windows 11 shortcuts, changed or renamed features:

Combination	Windows 11 effect
Win + Tab	Task View
Win + A	Quick Settings
Win + C	Teams Chat
Win + H	Voice Typing
Win + K	Cast (displays, no audio)
Win + N	Notification Center
Win + U	Accessibility Settings
Win + W	Widgets
Win + Alt + Right/Left Arrow	Snap window to thirds of screen
Win + Alt + Up/Down Arrow	Snap window to upper or lower half of screen

Additional shortcuts not in the table:

Shortcuts	Effect
Win + Shift + [number]	Start new instance of taskbar application
Win + Ctrl + [number]	Cycle through open windows of taskbar application
Win + Alt + [number]	Jump List for taskbar application
Win + Ctrl + Shift + [number]	Open taskbar application as administrator
Win + Alt + R	Start screen recording (Game Bar)

Shortcuts sort of misclassified in the table:

Shortcut	Effect
Win + PrtScn	Save screenshot to file
Win + F	Feedback Hub AND add screenshot to clipboard
Win + X	Quick Links menu
Win + Shift + S	Snipping tool/screen snip
Win + Shift + Left/Right Arrow	Move active window to different display/monitor

Also mentionable, Win+./; is emoji/symbol keyboard, which gives a little more context than just labeling it emoji keyboard, although Microsoft does call it the emoji panel. Panel may be a better word than keyboard at least.

[franky920920]

WIN + Ctrl + L as the shortcut for live captions on Windows 11 build 22557 and later.

Originally posted by @aaronliu0130 in #16802

[aaronliu0130]

WIN + Ctrl + L as the shortcut for live captions on Windows 11 build 22557 and later.

Originally posted by @baaronliu0130 in #16802

Hmm, I'm pretty sure that's the wrong name there... There's an extra b!

[sepsol]

Fn + B = Pause/Break

[Susko3]

Fn + B = Pause/Break

This is specific to your keyboard/laptop model and doesn't apply for all Windows PCs. Windows doesn't recognise Fn as a key.

[aaronliu0130]

@sepsol Doesn't work for me, and some computers don't even have an FN key. Maybe specific to your manufacturer?

Edit: Jinx!

[sepsol]

@aaronliu0130 It might be that as @Susko3 pointed out, this shortcut is specific to my keyboard. I'm using Logitech MX Keys and there this shortcut triggers the Break key. Some programs still use this shortcut.

I've also found that if my terminal gets stuck for no reason and the Ctrl + C or the Ctrl + D keys don't work, Ctrl + Fn + B (Ctrl + Break) works as the last resort and releases my terminal so that I can enter new commands.

[Antonomasia3rd]

Win + Ctrl + F14 Narrator, same as Win + Ctrl + Enter
it's actually what is set up on Ease of Access, it defaults to Narrator, but if i set up Magnifier it opens that instead

[MuscularPuky]

Don't forget Win+Shift+Enter, the UWP Fullscreen Key like Windows 8 👀