Windows Keys Shortcuts

• Windows Keys Shortcuts

• Win + F1
  [Open Windows Help and support]

• Win
  [Display or hide the Start screen]

• Win + B
  [Set focus in the notification area]

• Win + C
  [Open Charms]

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• Win + D
  [Display and hide the desktop]

• Win + E
  [Open File Explorer]

• Win + F
  [Open the Search charm and search for files]

• Win + H
  [Open the Share charm]

• Win + I
  [Open the Settings charm]

• Win + K
  [Open the Devices charm]

• Win + L
  [Lock your PC or switch people]

• Win + M
  [Minimize all windows]

• Win + O
  [Lock device orientation]

• Win + P
  [Choose a presentation display mode]

• Win + Q
  [Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search)]

• Win + R
  [Open the Run dialog box]

• Win + S
  [Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web]

• Win + T
  [Cycle through apps on the taskbar]

• Win + U
  [Open Ease of Access Center]

• Win + V
  [Cycle through notifications]

• Win + SHIFT + V
  [Cycle through notifications in reverse order]

• Win + W
  [Open the Search charm and search for settings]

• Win + X
  [Open the Quick Link menu]

• Win + Z
  [Show the commands available in the app]

• Win + ,
  [Temporarily peek at the desktop]

• Win + PAUSE
  [Display the System Properties dialog box]

• Win + CTRL + F
  [Search for PCs (if you’re on a network)]

• Win + SHIFT + M
  [Restore minimized windows on the desktop]

• Win + (NUMBER 1-9)
  [Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, it switches to that app.]

• Win + SHIFT + (NUMBER 1-9)
  [Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]

• Win + CTRL + (NUMBER 1-9)
  [Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]

• Win + ALT + (NUMBER 1-9)
  [Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]

• Win + CTRL + SHIFT + (NUMBER 1-9)
  [Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator]

• Win + TAB
  [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]

• Win + CTRL + TAB
  [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]

• Win + SHIFT + TAB
  [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order]

• Win + CTRL + B
  [Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area]

• Win + UP ARROW
  [Maximize the window]

• Win + DOWN ARROW
  [Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window]

• Win + LEFT ARROW
  [Maximize the app or desktop window to the LEFT side of the screen]

• Win + RIGHT ARROW
  [Maximize the app or desktop window to the RIGHT side of the screen]

• Win + HOME
  [Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)]

• Win + SHIFT + UP ARROW
  [Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen]

• Win + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW
  [Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width]

• Win + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW
  [Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another]

• Win + SPACEBAR
  [Switch input language and keyboard layout]

• Win + CTRL + SPACEBAR
  [Change to a previously selected input]

• Win + ENTER
  [Open Narrator]

• Win + SHIFT + .
  [Cycle through open apps]

• Win + .
  [Cycle through open apps]

• Win + /
  [Initiate IME reconversion]

• Win + ALT + ENTER
  [Open WindowsMedia Center]

• Win + +/-
  [Zoom in or out using Magnifier]

• Win + ESC
  [Exit Magnifier]