Keyboard Shortcuts tricks in Windows 10

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Microsoft Windows 10 being the newest windows Version in the market also comes with some special keyboard shortcuts that are rare in windows 7 and Windows 8. For the good manipulation of your PC if you have windows 10 installed as the running operating system, you need to know at least some of these few Keyboards shortcuts associated with windows 10 brought to us by Microsoft Cooperation.

1. Manage Start Button and Task Bar Win Activate Start Button. Then use Arrow Keys, Space and Enter to navigate within Start Menu Esc Close Start Menu Shift+click on a Taskbar item Opens new window/ instance of the same Application item Win+1…9 Switch to application in position N on Taskbar (or launch pinned application) Win+D Minimize all windows on all Monitors. Press again to restore previous state Win+Home Set all windows to Minimized on current Monitor except active Win+, Temporarily show the Desktop 2. Access Commonly Used Windows Features Win+E Start Windows Explorer Win+R Open the Run window Win+L Lock Windows Win+P Choose Projection Mode (Switch between Screen and Projector, extend and duplicate displays) Win+H Share Screenshot Win+K Find Bluetooth Win+I Windows Settings Win+A Action Center Win+X Start Windows 10 Context Menu (same as right-clicking start button) Win+Q Open Cortana, ready for voice input Win+S Open Cortana, ready for typed input Ctrl+Shift+Esc Opens Windows Task Manager Win+Pause/Break Display System Properties which holds system properties, computer name, device manager and so on 3. Manage Screen Recordings Requires to start Xbox App on Windows 10 and Screen Recording Utility, per first two keystrokes below. Press Win , then type ‘xbox’, then press Enter Start Xbox for Screen Recording Utility Win+G Start Screen Recording Utility via the Xbox Game Bar. Confirm with ‘Yes this is a game’ Win+Alt+R Start and Stop Screen Recording. Recording is saved under This PC\Videos\Captures 4. Take and Share Screenshots Print Screen Take Screenshot Alt+Print Screen Take Screenshot of the current active windows and place it on the Clipboard Win+Print Screen Take Screenshot of the virtual desktop and save it in This PC\Pictures\Screenshots 5. Manage Keyboard Layout / Input Languages Manage Keyboard Layout / Input Languages 6. Navigate File List and Navigation Pane Arrow Keys Navigate between files and folders Home/End Jump to first / jump to last item F2 Change the file name of active item 7. File List Views Alt+P Display or hide Preview Pane Alt+V then D View details. Check View menu for more options Ctrl+mouse scroll wheel Change size of icons 8. Select Items in File List and Navigation Pane Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow Down Select multiple adjacent items (directly above or below) Ctrl with Arrow keys and Space Select multiple non-adjacent items. Hold ctrl, use arrow keys to move to next item, and press space to add/remove from selection Ctrl+A Select all A …Z and 1..9 Press the initial letter any item to jump to it. Continue typing the full name if multiple items start with the same letter 9. Manage Items in Explorer Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V Copy, Cut, Paste Ctrl+Z Undo an action Ctrl+Y Redo an action Delete Delete an item and place it into the Recycle Bin Shift+Delete Delete an item permanently without placing it into the Recycle Bin Ctrl+Shift+N Create new folder Alt+Enter Open Properties dialog box 10. Windows Power User Menu Sorted by their subjective usefulness. Win+X, U Shutdown Options. Prefer this over Alt+F4, as it is cumbersome cycling through closing Windows before hitting the Windows Shutdown Win+X, P Control Panel (better: Win+R, then type ‘control’) Win+X, W Network Settings Win+X, T Task Manager Win+X, F Programs and Features Win+X, A Elevated Command Prompt (Admin cmd) Win+X, M Device Manager Win+X, G Computer Management Win+X, O Power Options Win+X, K Disk Management Win+X, B Mobility Center Win+X, C Command Prompt (better: Win+R, then ‘cmd’) 11. Windows Magnifier Shortcuts Win+[+] Start Magnifier Win+Esc Exit Magnifier Win+[+]/– With Magnifier activated, zoom in / zoom out Ctrl+Alt+I Invert colors in Magnifier display 12. Windows Dialog Boxes Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move forward / move backwards through tabs Tab/Shift+Tab Move forward / move backwards through options Alt+underlined letter Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter Backspace Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box 13. Windows Virtual Desktop/ Window Control Win+Arrow Left Dock the active window to the left half of the monitor Win+Arrow Right Dock the active window to the right half of the monitor Win+Arrow Up Maximize the active window vertically and horizontally Win+Arrow Down Restore of minimize the active window Win+Shift+Arrow Up Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width Win+Shift+Arrow Down Restore or minimize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width Win+Shift+Arrow Left With multiple monitors, move the active windows to the monitor on the Left Win+Shift+Arrow Right With multiple monitors, move the active windows to the monitor on the Right Win+Home Minimize all nonactive windows; restore on second keystroke (toggle) Win+Ctrl+LEFT Switch to the next virtual desktop to the Right Win+Ctrl+Arrow Right Switch to the next virtual desktop to the Left Win+Ctrl+D Create a new virtual desktop Win+Ctrl+F4 Close the current virtual desktop Alt+F4 Close the current window F11 Turn full page view on or off (unless overwritten by Application Shortcut, such as Excel 2013) 14. The Rest Win+? Launch the Windows Feedback App Win+F1 Display Windows Help Shift when inserting CD / DVD Prevent CD or DVD from automatically playing Alt+Arrow Up Move up one directory level Caps Lock switch capital and small text F2 Rename file and folder F3 Search file and folder Alt Close dialog box for active window Alt+Space Open dialog box on active window Left Alt+left Shift+Print Screen High contrast Left Alt+left Shift+Num Lock Turn Mouse Keys on or off Hold right Shift for 8 seconds Turn Filter Keys On and Off (Ease of Access) Hold Num Lock for 5 seconds Turn sound On or Off for Caps Lock (Ease of Access)