Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 10

Everybody loves keyboard shortcuts, it may only save a few seconds of our time but can be extremely useful especially if you are an IT professional. I have combined a list of 23 Windows 10 shortcuts which I hope everyone will find useful. Some are new to Windows 10 and some are carried over from Windows 8.1. If anyone would like to know a shortcut not listed below, please message me.

 

New for Windows 10

 

1. Windows + C

Use Cortana to search the web and Windows
(speech)

 

2. Windows + I

Open Windows 10 settings

 

3. Windows + S

Use Cortana to search the web and Windows (text)

 

4. Windows + Tab

View all virtual desktops

 

5. Windows + A

Open Windows10 Action Centre (notifications)

 

6. Windows + Ctrl + D

Create new virtual desktop

 

7. Windows + Ctrl + F4

Close current virtual desktop

 

8. Windows + Ctrl + [Left][Right]

Move to the next virtual desktop to the
left/right

 

9. Windows + [Left][Right][Up][Down]

Snaps the windows to the left/right/top/bottom of the screen

 

10. Windows + H

Share content (if sharing is available)

 

11. Windows + K

Connect to wireless audio or video device

 

12. Windows + X

Open Start button context menu

 

13. Windows + G

Opens the Windows 10 Game Bar for in-game screenshots and recordings

 

14. Windows + [1][2][…]

Open pinned programs in the order listed in the
task bar

 

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15. Windows key

Show the Windows Start Menu

 

16. Windows + D

Show Windows desktop

 

17. Windows + E

Open Windows Explorer

 

18. Windows + L

Lock the desktop

 

19. Windows + PrtScn

Take screenshot

 

20. Windows + Space

Switch keyboard input language (if you have
added at least a second one)

 

21. Windows + Shift + [Left][Right]

Move current Window from one monitor to another
(when using a multiple monitor setup)

 

22. Windows + R

Run a command

 

23. Windows + P

Project a screen

 

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Comments

• Anonymous
  August 18, 2015
  Nice. It might help to mark the ones new to Windows 10.

• Anonymous
  August 26, 2015
  That's a great suggestion Sean, the post has been updated to highlight the new Windows 10 shortcuts.

• Anonymous
  January 30, 2018
  Windows + E - to open explorerWindows + K - to connect to wireless audio

• Anonymous
  February 04, 2018
  I have used the common shortcuts for many years. Paste, cut, save, and copy which have been very useful to me. I am excited to see that there are so many other time saving shortcuts available. Especially those like windows + E, windows + D, windows + R, windows + G which I am going to start using as soon as possible.