Windows keyboard shortcuts cheat sheet

Printable cheat sheet covering all 184 Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys, organized by category. Export as PDF or print directly.

All shortcuts

  • Meta+MetaLeft — Open Start Menu
  • Meta+I — Open Settings
  • Meta+X — Open Quick Link Menu
  • Meta+L — Lock Computer
  • Meta+E — Open File Explorer
  • Meta+R — Open Run Dialog
  • Meta+S — Open Search
  • Meta+Q — Open Search (Alt)
  • Alt+F4 — Close Active Window
  • Ctrl+Shift+Escape — Open Task Manager
  • Meta+Period — Open Emoji Picker
  • Meta+Semicolon — Open Emoji Picker (Alt)
  • Meta+V — Open Clipboard History
  • Shift+Meta+S — Open Snipping Tool (Screenshot)
  • PrintScreen — Screenshot to Clipboard
  • Meta+PrintScreen — Save Screenshot to File
  • Alt+PrintScreen — Screenshot Active Window
  • Meta+G — Open Xbox Game Bar
  • Alt+Meta+R — Start/Stop Screen Recording
  • Alt+Meta+G — Record Last 30 Seconds
  • Ctrl+Alt+Delete — Security Screen (Ctrl+Alt+Del)
  • Meta+A — Open Quick Settings
  • Meta+N — Open Notification Center
  • Meta+W — Open Widgets
  • Meta+K — Open Cast / Connect Panel
  • Meta+Space — Toggle Input Language
  • Meta+H — Start Dictation (Voice Typing)
  • Meta+F — Open Feedback Hub
  • Meta+Pause — Open System Info (About)
  • Meta+P — Open Projection / Display Settings
  • Alt+Tab — Switch Between Open Windows
  • Meta+Tab — Open Task View
  • Meta+ArrowLeft — Snap Window Left
  • Meta+ArrowRight — Snap Window Right
  • Meta+ArrowUp — Maximize Window
  • Meta+ArrowDown — Minimize / Restore Window
  • Meta+D — Show / Hide Desktop
  • Meta+M — Minimize All Windows
  • Shift+Meta+M — Restore Minimized Windows
  • Shift+Meta+ArrowUp — Snap Window to Top / Top-Left
  • Shift+Meta+ArrowDown — Snap Window to Bottom / Bottom-Right
  • Shift+Meta+ArrowLeft — Move Window to Left Monitor
  • Shift+Meta+ArrowRight — Move Window to Right Monitor
  • Meta+Home — Minimize All Except Active (Shake)
  • Alt+Tab — Cycle Open Windows Forward
  • Shift+Alt+Tab — Cycle Open Windows Backward
  • Alt+Space — Open Window System Menu
  • Meta+Z — Open Snap Layouts
  • Shift+Meta+ArrowUp — Stretch Window to Top of Screen
  • Meta+Comma — Peek at Desktop
  • Ctrl+Meta+D — Create New Virtual Desktop
  • Ctrl+Meta+F4 — Close Current Virtual Desktop
  • Ctrl+Meta+ArrowLeft — Switch to Desktop on Left
  • Ctrl+Meta+ArrowRight — Switch to Desktop on Right
  • Meta+1 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 1
  • Meta+2 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 2
  • Meta+3 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 3
  • Meta+4 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 4
  • Meta+5 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 5
  • Meta+6 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 6
  • Meta+7 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 7
  • Meta+8 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 8
  • Meta+9 — Open/Switch Taskbar App 9
  • Meta+0 — Open/Switch Last Taskbar App
  • Shift+Meta+1 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 1
  • Shift+Meta+2 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 2
  • Shift+Meta+3 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 3
  • Shift+Meta+4 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 4
  • Shift+Meta+5 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 5
  • Shift+Meta+6 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 6
  • Shift+Meta+7 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 7
  • Shift+Meta+8 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 8
  • Shift+Meta+9 — Open New Instance of Taskbar App 9
  • Ctrl+Shift+Meta+1 — Open Taskbar App 1 as Admin
  • Ctrl+Shift+Meta+2 — Open Taskbar App 2 as Admin
  • Ctrl+Shift+Meta+3 — Open Taskbar App 3 as Admin
  • Meta+T — Show Date and Time in Taskbar
  • Shift+Meta+T — Cycle Through Taskbar Apps
  • Meta+B — Open System Tray Overflow Menu
  • Alt+ArrowLeft — Navigate Back
  • Alt+ArrowRight — Navigate Forward
  • Ctrl+Tab — Switch to Next Tab
  • Ctrl+Shift+Tab — Switch to Previous Tab
  • F6 — Cycle Focus Through Regions
  • Alt+D — Focus Address Bar
  • F4 — Open Address Bar Dropdown
  • Alt+ArrowUp — Go Up One Folder Level
  • Ctrl+Tab — Move Forward Through Dialog Tabs
  • Meta+U — Open Accessibility Settings
  • Meta+Equal — Magnifier Zoom In
  • Meta+Minus — Magnifier Zoom Out
  • Meta+Escape — Close Magnifier
  • Ctrl+Meta+Enter — Start/Stop Narrator
  • Shift+Alt+PrintScreen — Toggle High Contrast Mode
  • Shift+ShiftRight — Toggle Filter Keys (Hold 8s)
  • Shift+ShiftLeft — Toggle Sticky Keys (Press 5x)
  • Shift+Alt+NumLock — Toggle Mouse Keys
  • Ctrl+Meta+C — Toggle Color Filters
  • Ctrl+Meta+L — Toggle Live Captions
  • Ctrl+N — Open New Explorer Window
  • Ctrl+W — Close Active Window/Tab
  • F2 — Rename Selected Item
  • Ctrl+Shift+N — Create New Folder
  • Alt+Enter — Open Properties
  • Delete — Delete to Recycle Bin
  • Shift+Delete — Permanently Delete (Skip Recycle Bin)
  • Ctrl+A — Select All Items
  • Ctrl+Shift+I — Invert Selection
  • F5 — Refresh Active Window
  • Alt+P — Toggle Preview Pane
  • Shift+Alt+D — Toggle Details Pane
  • Alt+ArrowUp — Navigate Up One Level
  • Shift+F10 — Open Context Menu (Right-Click)
  • ContextMenu — Open Context Menu
  • Shift+F10 — Show More Options (Legacy Menu)
  • Ctrl+E — Focus Search Box in Explorer
  • Ctrl+T — Open New Tab in Explorer
  • Ctrl+W — Close Current Tab in Explorer
  • Ctrl+Tab — Switch to Next Explorer Tab
  • Ctrl+Shift+Tab — Switch to Previous Explorer Tab
  • Ctrl+C — Copy
  • Ctrl+X — Cut
  • Ctrl+V — Paste
  • Ctrl+Shift+V — Paste as Plain Text
  • Ctrl+Z — Undo
  • Ctrl+Y — Redo
  • Ctrl+Shift+Z — Redo (Alt)
  • Ctrl+A — Select All
  • Ctrl+S — Save
  • Ctrl+Shift+S — Save As
  • Ctrl+P — Print
  • Ctrl+F — Find
  • F3 — Find Next
  • Shift+F3 — Find Previous
  • Ctrl+H — Find and Replace
  • Ctrl+O — Open File
  • Ctrl+N — New Document/Window
  • Ctrl+B — Bold Text
  • Ctrl+I — Italic Text
  • Ctrl+U — Underline Text
  • Ctrl+W — Close Document/Tab
  • Alt+F4 — Close Application
  • F1 — Open Help
  • F11 — Toggle Full Screen
  • Ctrl+Equal — Zoom In
  • Ctrl+Minus — Zoom Out
  • Ctrl+0 — Reset Zoom to 100%
  • F10 — Focus Menu Bar
  • Alt+AltLeft — Activate Menu Bar (Alt)
  • Escape — Cancel / Close Menu / Exit Fullscreen
  • Tab — Move Focus to Next Control
  • Shift+Tab — Move Focus to Previous Control
  • Enter — Activate Focused Button / OK
  • Shift+ArrowLeft — Extend Text Selection Left
  • Shift+ArrowRight — Extend Text Selection Right
  • Ctrl+Shift+ArrowLeft — Select Word Left
  • Ctrl+Shift+ArrowRight — Select Word Right
  • Ctrl+ArrowLeft — Move Cursor One Word Left
  • Ctrl+ArrowRight — Move Cursor One Word Right
  • Home — Move Cursor to Line Start
  • End — Move Cursor to Line End
  • Ctrl+Home — Move Cursor to Document Start
  • Ctrl+End — Move Cursor to Document End
  • Shift+Home — Select to Line Start
  • Shift+End — Select to Line End
  • Ctrl+Shift+Home — Select to Document Start
  • Ctrl+Shift+End — Select to Document End
  • Ctrl+Delete — Delete Word Forward
  • Ctrl+Backspace — Delete Word Backward
  • PageUp — Scroll Page Up
  • PageDown — Scroll Page Down
  • Ctrl+Shift+C — Copy File Path
  • Space — Toggle Checkbox / Select Item
  • Meta+C — Open Copilot
  • NumLock — Toggle Num Lock
  • CapsLock — Toggle Caps Lock
  • ScrollLock — Toggle Scroll Lock
  • Insert — Toggle Insert / Overwrite Mode
  • Ctrl+Insert — Copy (Insert)
  • Shift+Insert — Paste (Insert)
  • Shift+Meta+I — Open Windows Terminal (Legacy: DevTools)
  • Alt+Escape — Switch to App with Title Bar Notification
  • Meta+B — Focus System Tray Notification Area
  • Alt+D — Display Date in Desktop
  • MouseLeft — Open Item

Other Operating Systems apps

  • Awesome WM shortcuts
  • GNOME shortcuts
  • Hyprland shortcuts
  • i3 Window Manager shortcuts
  • KDE Plasma shortcuts
  • macOS shortcuts
  • Sway shortcuts
  • Yabai shortcuts
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Related pages

  • Windows shortcuts
  • Windows cheat sheet
  • Learn Windows shortcuts
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