WinDbg keyboard shortcuts
Article 10/25/2023
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This section summarizes the keyboard shortcuts for the WinDbg debugger.
All of the ribbon menu options are available using the Alt + the first letter of the option. For example Alt + H to go to the home menu, Alt + H + S to stop debugging.
Flow control
Keystroke
Description
F5
Continue
F10
Step over
F11
Step Into
Shift+F11
Step out
F7
Run to line
Ctrl+Shift+I
Set instruction pointer to highlighted line
Ctrl+Break or Alt+Del
Break
Ctrl+Shift+F5
Restart
Shift+F5
Stop debugging
Alt+H,D
Detach
Setup
Keystroke
Description
F6
Attach to process
Ctrl+R
Connect to remote
Ctrl+D
Open dump file
Ctrl+K
Attach to kernel debugger
Ctrl+E
Launch process
Ctrl+P
Launch app package
Breakpoints
Keystroke
Description
F9
Toggle breakpoint on highlighted line
Ctrl+Alt+K
Toggle initial break
Alt+B,A
Add breakpoint
Windowing
Keystroke
Description
Ctrl+Tab
Open window changer
Ctrl+1
Open/focus on command window
Ctrl+2
Open/focus on watch window
Ctrl+3
Open/focus on locals window
Ctrl+4
Open/focus on registers window
Ctrl+5
Open/focus on memory window
Ctrl+6
Open/focus on stack window
Ctrl+7
Open/focus on disassembly window
Ctrl+8
Open/focus on breakpoints window
Ctrl+9
Open/focus on thread window
Scripting
Keystroke
Description
Ctrl+Shift+O
Open script
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Execute script
Ctrl+S
Save script
Alt+S,N
New script
Alt+S,U
Unlink script
Stack navigation
Keystroke
Description
Ctrl+↑ / ↓
Move up/down a stack frame
Help
Keystroke
Description
F1
Open help file
Shift+F1
Search selection online (source window)
Misc.
Keystroke
Description
Ctrl+Alt+V
Toggle Verbose Mode
See Also
WinDbg Features