--- title: "Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts — the full list" description: "81 Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts, grouped by what they do. Windows, with the Mac equivalents where they differ." url: https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/windows/ site: "At One Place" --- # Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts **Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts: 81 shortcuts** Windows The Windows 11 desktop shell. Most of the interesting bindings hang off the Windows key, and several — snap layouts, widgets, the notification centre, Copilot — arrived with Windows 11 and do nothing on Windows 10. A few are switched off until you enable the feature they belong to. ## Window management | Shortcut | What it does | | --- | --- | | Win + Z | Open snap layouts for the active window | | Win + Left arrow | Snap the window to the left half of the screen | | Win + Right arrow | Snap the window to the right half of the screen | | Win + Up arrow | Maximise the active window | | Win + Down arrow | Minimise the active window | | Win + Alt + Up arrow | Snap the window to the top half of the screen | | Win + Alt + Down arrow | Snap the window to the bottom half of the screen | | Win + Shift + Up arrow | Stretch the window to the full height of the screen | | Win + Shift + Left arrow | Move the window to the monitor on the left | | Win + Shift + Right arrow | Move the window to the monitor on the right | | Win + D | Show or hide the desktop | | Win + Home | Minimise everything except the active window | | Win + M | Minimise every window | | Alt + Tab | Switch between open windows | | Alt + F4 | Close the active window — With no window focused this opens the shut-down dialog | | Alt + Space | Open the window menu for the active window | ## Virtual desktops | Shortcut | What it does | | --- | --- | | Win + Tab | Open Task View | | Win + Ctrl + D | Create a new virtual desktop | | Win + Ctrl + Right arrow | Switch to the desktop on the right | | Win + Ctrl + Left arrow | Switch to the desktop on the left | | Win + Ctrl + F4 | Close the current virtual desktop | ## File Explorer | Shortcut | What it does | | --- | --- | | Win + E | Open File Explorer | | Ctrl + N | Open a new File Explorer window | | Ctrl + Shift + N | Create a new folder | | Ctrl + T | Open a new tab | | Ctrl + W | Close the active tab | | Ctrl + Tab | Move to the next tab | | F2 | Rename the selected item | | Alt + Enter | Show properties for the selected item | | Alt + P | Show or hide the preview pane | | Ctrl + Shift + E | Expand every folder in the navigation pane | | Alt + Left arrow | Go back to the previous folder | | Ctrl + L | Put the cursor in the address bar | | Shift + Delete | Delete permanently, bypassing the Recycle Bin | ## System and settings | Shortcut | What it does | | --- | --- | | Win + I | Open Settings | | Win + L | Lock the computer | | Win + X | Open the Quick Link menu | | Win + A | Open quick settings | | Win + N | Open the notification centre and calendar | | Win + W | Open Widgets | | Win + C | Open Copilot — Only where Copilot is available for your region and account | | Win + V | Open clipboard history — Clipboard history has to be switched on the first time | | Win + . | Open the emoji panel | | Win + K | Open Cast to connect to a wireless display | | Win + P | Choose a presentation display mode | | Win + R | Open the Run dialog | | Ctrl + Alt + Del | Open the security screen | | Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager | ## Text editing | Shortcut | What it does | | --- | --- | | Ctrl + C | Copy the selection | | Ctrl + X | Cut the selection | | Ctrl + V | Paste the clipboard | | Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste as plain text | | Ctrl + Z | Undo the last action | | Ctrl + Y | Redo the last action | | Ctrl + A | Select everything | | Ctrl + B | Bold the selected text | | Ctrl + I | Italicise the selected text | | Ctrl + U | Underline the selected text | | Ctrl + Left arrow | Move the cursor to the start of the previous word | | Ctrl + Right arrow | Move the cursor to the start of the next word | | Ctrl + F | Find text | ## Screenshots and capture | Shortcut | What it does | | --- | --- | | Win + Shift + S | Capture part of the screen to the clipboard — Opens the Snipping Tool overlay | | Win + PrtScn | Capture the whole screen and save it to a file | | Alt + PrtScn | Copy the active window to the clipboard | | PrtScn | Copy the screen to the clipboard — On recent builds this opens the Snipping Tool region picker instead | | Win + Shift + R | Record a region of the screen | | Win + G | Open the Game Bar | ## Accessibility | Shortcut | What it does | | --- | --- | | Win + Plus | Zoom in with Magnifier | | Win + Minus | Zoom out with Magnifier | | Win + Esc | Close Magnifier | | Win + Ctrl + Enter | Start or stop Narrator | | Win + Ctrl + C | Turn colour filters on or off — Has to be enabled in Settings first | | Win + U | Open Accessibility settings | | Win + Ctrl + Q | Open Quick Assist | | Win + O | Lock the device orientation | ## Taskbar | Shortcut | What it does | | --- | --- | | Win + 1 to 9 | Open the app pinned at that position | | Win + Shift + 1 to 9 | Start a new instance of that pinned app | | Win + Ctrl + 1 to 9 | Switch to the last active window of that pinned app | | Win + Alt + 1 to 9 | Open the jump list for that pinned app | | Win + T | Cycle through apps on the taskbar | | Win + B | Move focus to the notification area | ## Common questions ### How many keyboard shortcuts does Windows 11 have? This page lists 81 shortcuts across 8 groups, covering the ones people actually use day to day rather than every binding the application defines. ## Related pages - [Microsoft Excel shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/excel/) - [macOS shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/macos/) - [Microsoft Word shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/word/) - [Visual Studio Code shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/vscode/) - [Google Chrome shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/chrome/) - [Adobe Photoshop shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/photoshop/) - [Microsoft PowerPoint shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/powerpoint/) - [Google Sheets shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/google-sheets/) - [Gmail shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/gmail/) - [Microsoft Outlook shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/outlook/) - [Vim shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/vim/) - [Figma shortcuts](https://atoneplace.net/shortcuts/figma/) ## Sources - Official vendor product documentation — At One Place (/about/)