Copy, paste, and other general keyboard shortcuts

Press this key To do this

Ctrl + Z Undo an action.
Alt + Tab Switch between open apps.
Alt + F4 Close the active item, or exit the active app.
Windows logo
Display and hide the desktop.
key  + D
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
Perform the command for that letter.
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.
Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let
Ctrl + F4
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 When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the
keys direction specified.
Ctrl + Shift + arrow When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another
keys tile to create a folder.
Ctrl + arrow keys Resize the Start menu when it's open.
Ctrl + arrow key (to
move to an item) + Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop.
Spacebar
Ctrl + Shift with an
Select a block of text.
arrow key
Ctrl + Esc Open Start.
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager.
Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are
Ctrl + Shift
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 Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or
key select text in a document.
Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin
Shift + Delete
first.
Right arrow Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
Left arrow Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Esc Stop or leave the current task.
Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the
clipboard. 

Note

PrtScn  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.

Use PrtScn key to open screen snipping

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts
Press this key To do this
Windows logo key  Open or close Start.
Windows logo key  + A Open Action center.
Windows logo key  + B Set focus in the notification area.
Open Cortana in listening mode.

Notes

 This shortcut is turned off by default. To turn it on, select

Start  > Settings  > Cortana, and turn on the toggle under
Windows logo key  + C Let Cortana listen for my commands when I press the
Windows logo key + C.
 Cortana is available only in certain countries/regions, and
some Cortana features might not be available everywhere. If
Cortana isn't available or is turned off, you can still use
search.

Windows logo key  +

Open the charms menu.
Shift + C
Windows logo key  + D Display and hide the desktop.
Windows logo key  +
Display and hide the date and time on the desktop.
Alt + D
Windows logo key  + E Open File Explorer.
Windows logo key  + F Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot.
Windows logo key  + G Open Game bar when a game is open.
Windows logo key  + H Start dictation.
Windows logo key  + I Open Settings.
Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.

Windows logo key  + J When a Windows tip appears, bring focus to the Tip.  Pressing the
keyboard shortcuts again to bring focus to the element on the screen
to which the Windows tip is anchored.
Windows logo key  + K Open the Connect quick action.
Windows logo key  + L Lock your PC or switch accounts.
Windows logo key  + M Minimize all windows.
Windows logo key  + O Lock device orientation.
Windows logo key  + P Choose a presentation display mode.
Windows logo key  +
Open Quick Assist.
Ctrl + Q
Windows logo key  + R Open the Run dialog box.
Windows logo key  + S Open search.
Windows logo key  +
Take a screenshot of part of  your screen. 
Shift + S
Windows logo key  + T Cycle through apps on the taskbar.
Windows logo key  + U Open Ease of Access Center.
Open the clipboard. 

Note
Windows logo key  + V
 To activate this shortcut, select Start  > Settings  >
System  > Clipboard, and turn on the toggle under
Clipboard history. 

Windows logo key  +

Cycle through notifications.
Shift + V
Windows logo key  + X Open the Quick Link menu.
Windows logo key  + Y Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.
Windows logo key  + Z Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode.
Windows logo key  +
period (.) or semicolon Open emoji panel.
(;)
Windows logo key  +
Temporarily peek at the desktop.
comma (,)
Windows logo key  +
Display the System Properties dialog box.
Pause
Windows logo key  +
Search for PCs (if you're on a network).
Ctrl + F
Windows logo key  +
Restore minimized windows on the desktop.
Shift + M
Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the
Windows logo key  +
position indicated by the number. If the app is already running,
number
switch to that app.
Windows logo key  + Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the
Shift + number taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Windows logo key  + Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app
Ctrl + number pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Windows logo key  + Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the
Alt + number taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Windows logo key  + Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the
Ctrl + Shift + number given position on the taskbar as an administrator.
Windows logo key  +
Open Task view.
Tab
Windows logo key  +
Maximize the window.
Up arrow
Windows logo key  +
Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window.
Down arrow
Windows logo key  +
Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.
Left arrow
Windows logo key  +
Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.
Right arrow
Windows logo key  + Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all
Home windows on second stroke).
Windows logo key  +
Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Shift + Up arrow
Windows logo key  + Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining
Shift + Down arrow width.
Windows logo key  +
Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to
Shift + Left arrow or
another.
Right arrow
Windows logo key  +
Switch input language and keyboard layout.
Spacebar
Windows logo key  +
Change to a previously selected input.
Ctrl + Spacebar
Windows logo key  +
Turn on Narrator.
Ctrl + Enter
Windows logo key  +
Open Magnifier.
Plus (+)
Windows logo key  +
Begin IME reconversion.
forward slash (/)
Windows logo key  +
Open shoulder taps.
Ctrl + V
Windows logo key  + Wake PC from blank or black screen
Ctrl + Shift + B