All the Windows keyboard shortcuts

All Key Board Short Cuts

• Ctrl + X Cut the selected item.
• Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) Copy the selected item.
• Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) Paste the selected item.
• Ctrl + Z Undo an action.
• Alt + Tab Switch between open apps.
• Alt + F4 Close the active item, or exit the active app.
• Windows logo key + L Lock your PC.
• Windows logo key + D Display and hide the desktop.
• F2 Rename the selected item.
• F3 Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.
• F4 Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
• F5 Refresh the active window.
• F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
• F10 Activate the Menu bar in the active app.
• Alt + F8 Show your password on the sign-in screen.
• Alt + Esc Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened.
• Alt + underlined letter Perform the command for that letter.
• Alt + Enter Display properties for the selected item.
• Alt + Spacebar Open the shortcut menu for the active window.
• Alt + Left arrow Go back.
• Alt + Right arrow Go forward.
• Alt + Page Up Move up one screen.
• Alt + Page Down Move down one screen.
• Ctrl + F4 Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).
• Ctrl + A Select all items in a document or window.
• Ctrl + D (or Delete) Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
• Ctrl + R (or F5) Refresh the active window.
• Ctrl + Y Redo an action.
• Ctrl + Right arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
• Ctrl + Left arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
• Ctrl + Down arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
• Ctrl + Up arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
• Ctrl + Alt + Tab Use the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.
• Alt + Shift + arrow keys When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified.
• Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder.
• Ctrl + arrow keys Resize the Start menu when it’s open.
• Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + Spacebar Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop.
• Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key Select a block of text.
• Ctrl + Esc Open Start.
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager.
• Ctrl + Shift Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available.
• Ctrl + Spacebar Turn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.
• Shift + F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
• Shift with any arrow key Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.
• Shift + Delete Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.
• Right arrow Open the next menu to the right, or open a sub menu.
• Left arrow Open the next menu to the left, or close a sub menu.
• Esc Stop or leave the current task.
• PrtScn Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard.

Note:

You can change this shortcut so it also opens screen snipping, which lets you edit your screenshot. Select Start > Settings > Ease of Access > Keyboard, and turn on the toggle under Print Screen shortcut.