Switch to the desktop and launch the nth application in the taskbar. For example, +1 launches whichever application is first in the list, numbered from left to right.
Windows+A
Open the action center.
Windows+B
Highlight the notification area.
Windows+C
Launch Cortana into listening mode. Users can begin to speak to Cortana immediately
Windows+D
Switch between Show Desktop (hides/shows any applications and other windows) and the previous state.
Windows+E
Switch to the desktop and launch File Explorer with the Quick Access tab displayed.
Windows+H
Open the Share charm.
Windows+I
Open the Settings app.
Windows+K
Open the Connect pane to connect to wireless displays and audio devices.
Windows+L
Lock the device and go to the Lock screen.
Windows+M
Switch to the desktop and minimize all open windows.
Windows+O
Lock device orientation.
Windows+P
Open the Project pane to search and connect to external displays and projectors.
Windows+R
Display the Run dialog box.
Windows+S
Launch Cortana. Users can begin to type a query immediately.
Windows+T
Cycle through the apps on the taskbar.
Windows+U
Launch the Ease of Access Center.
Windows+V
Cycle through notifications.
Windows+X
Open the advanced menu in the lower-left corner of the screen.
Windows+Z
Open the app-specific command bar.
Windows+ENTER
Launch Narrator.
Windows+SPACEBAR
Switch input language and keyboard layout.
Windows+TAB
Open Task view.
Windows+,
Peek at the desktop.
Windows+ Plus Sign
Zoom in.
Windows+ Minus Sign
Zoom out.
Windows+ESCAPE
Close Magnifier.
Windows+ LEFT ARROW
Dock the active window to the left half of the monitor.
Windows+ RIGHT ARROW
Dock the active window to the right half of the monitor.
Windows+ UP ARROW
Maximize the active window vertically and horizontally.
Windows+ DOWN ARROW
Restore or minimize the active window.
Windows+ SHIFT+UP ARROW
Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.
Windows+ SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
Restore or minimize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.
Windows+ SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the left.
Windows+ SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW
With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the right.
Windows+HOME
Minimize all nonactive windows; restore on second keystroke.
Windows+PRNT SCRN
Take a picture of the screen and place it in the Computer>Pictures>Screenshots folder.
Windows+ CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT arrow
Switch to the next or previous virtual desktop.
Windows+CTRL+D
Create a new virtual desktop.
Windows+CTRL+F4
Close the current virtual desktop.
Windows+?
Launch the Windows Feedback App.
make Windows 10 settings shortcuts
a very easy way to put an icon on Windows 10 Desktop that opens to just about any Settings page, where you can change a setting in a nonce.
Here's how to make it work:
Right-click or tap and hold any blank place on the Windows 10 Desktop.
Choose New > Shortcut.
Pick one of the ms-settings apps listed below and type it into the input box. For example, to go to the Data Usage app, type ms-settings:datausage in the box marked Type the location of the item.
Click Next, give the shortcut a name, and click Finish.
A new shortcut appears on your desktop. Double-click or tap it, and the Settings app appears.
Here's the list:
F1: Help
CTRL+ESC: Open Start menu
ALT+TAB: Switch between open programs
ALT+F4: Quit program
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete item permanently
Windows Logo+L: Lock the computer (without using CTRL+ALT+DELETE)
Mouse click/keyboard modifier combinations for shell objects
SHIFT+right click: Displays a shortcut menu containing alternative commands
SHIFT+double click: Runs the alternate default command (the second item on the menu)
ALT+double click: Displays properties
SHIFT+DELETE: Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the Recycle Bin
General keyboard-only commands
F1: Starts Windows Help
F10: Activates menu bar options
SHIFT+F10 Opens a shortcut menu for the selected item (this is the same as right-clicking an object
CTRL+ESC: Opens the Start menu (use the ARROW keys to select an item)
CTRL+ESC or ESC: Selects the Start button (press TAB to select the taskbar, or press SHIFT+F10 for a context menu)
CTRL+SHIFT+ESC: Opens Windows Task Manager
ALT+DOWN ARROW: Opens a drop-down list box
ALT+TAB: Switch to another running program (hold down the ALT key and then press the TAB key to view the task-switching window)
SHIFT: Press and hold down the SHIFT key while you insert a CD-ROM to bypass the automatic-run feature
ALT+SPACE: Displays the main window's System menu (from the System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the window)
ALT+- (ALT+hyphen): Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu (from the MDI child window's System menu, you can restore, move, resize, minimize, maximize, or close the child window)
CTRL+TAB: Switch to the next child window of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) program
ALT+underlined letter in menu: Opens the menu
ALT+F4: Closes the current window
CTRL+F4: Closes the current Multiple Document Interface (MDI) window
ALT+F6: Switch between multiple windows in the same program (for example, when the Notepad Find dialog box is displayed, ALT+F6 switches between the Find dialog box and the main Notepad window)
Shell objects and general folder/Windows Explorer shortcuts
For a selected object:
F2: Rename object
F3: Find all files
CTRL+X: Cut
CTRL+C: Copy
CTRL+V: Paste
SHIFT+DELETE: Delete selection immediately, without moving the item to the Recycle Bin
ALT+ENTER: Open the properties for the selected object
To copy a file
Press and hold down the CTRL key while you drag the file to another folder.
To create a shortcut
Press and hold down CTRL+SHIFT while you drag a file to the desktop or a folder.
General folder/shortcut control
F4: Selects the Go To A Different Folder box and moves down the entries in the box (if the toolbar is active in Windows Explorer)
F5: Refreshes the current window.
F6: Moves among panes in Windows Explorer
CTRL+G: Opens the Go To Folder tool (in Windows 95 Windows Explorer only)
CTRL+Z: Undo the last command
CTRL+A: Select all the items in the current window
BACKSPACE: Switch to the parent folder
SHIFT+click+Close button: For folders, close the current folder plus all parent folders
Windows Explorer tree control
Numeric Keypad *: Expands everything under the current selection
Numeric Keypad +: Expands the current selection
Numeric Keypad -: Collapses the current selection.
RIGHT ARROW: Expands the current selection if it is not expanded, otherwise goes to the first child
LEFT ARROW: Collapses the current selection if it is expanded, otherwise goes to the parent
Properties control
CTRL+TAB/CTRL+SHIFT+TAB: Move through the property tabs
Accessibility shortcuts
Press SHIFT five times: Toggles StickyKeys on and off
Press down and hold the right SHIFT key for eight seconds: Toggles FilterKeys on and off
Press down and hold the NUM LOCK key for five seconds: Toggles ToggleKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK: Toggles MouseKeys on and off
Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN: Toggles high contrast on and off
Microsoft Natural Keyboard keys
Windows Logo: Start menu
Windows Logo+R: Run dialog box
Windows Logo+M: Minimize all
SHIFT+Windows Logo+M: Undo minimize all
Windows Logo+F1: Help
Windows Logo+E: Windows Explorer
Windows Logo+F: Find files or folders
Windows Logo+D: Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop
CTRL+Windows Logo+F: Find computer
CTRL+Windows Logo+TAB: Moves focus from Start, to the Quick Launch toolbar, to the system tray (use RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW to move focus to items on the Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)
Windows Logo+TAB: Cycle through taskbar buttons
Windows Logo+Break: System Properties dialog box
Application key: Displays a shortcut menu for the selected item
Microsoft Natural Keyboard with IntelliType software installed
Windows Logo+L: Log off Windows
Windows Logo+P: Starts Print Manager
Windows Logo+C: Opens Control Panel
Windows Logo+V: Starts Clipboard
Windows Logo+K: Opens Keyboard Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+I: Opens Mouse Properties dialog box
Windows Logo+A: Starts Accessibility Options (if installed)
Windows Logo+SPACEBAR: Displays the list of Microsoft IntelliType shortcut keys
Windows Logo+S: Toggles CAPS LOCK on and off
Dialog box keyboard commands
TAB: Move to the next control in the dialog box
SHIFT+TAB: Move to the previous control in the dialog box
SPACEBAR: If the current control is a button, this clicks the button. If the current control is a check box, this toggles the check box. If the current control is an option, this selects the option.
ENTER: Equivalent to clicking the selected button (the button with the outline)
ESC: Equivalent to clicking the Cancel button
ALT+underlined letter in dialog box item: Move to the corresponding item
Windows Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are the essence of PC productivity. While newbs 菜鸟 slowly mouse around their screens in search of buttons to click, seasoned 老练的 tech vets 老手 hammer through a day’s work with ease thanks to a wealth of arcane 神秘的 hotkey combos 连击 that knock out useful tasks in seconds. Of course, every PC user knows a few handy shortcuts, and hardened system tweakers like yourself have forgotten more hotkeys than most users will ever learn. But here are 10 cool combos that even you might not know.
1. Windows Logo + L
Walking away from the screen for a while? Keep prying eyes out of your stuff with this quick shortcut that locks the PC instantly.
2. Shift + Delete
The lazy way to delete stuff in Windows is to drag it to the Recycle Bin. An even lazier way is to highlight the file and press Delete. And if you’re ultra-lazy (and smarter than the average user), you can bypass the Recycle Bin entirely by pressing Shift + Delete. The downside is that you won’t get the opportunity to easily restore the file from the Recycle Bin if you later decide you want it back, but you also won’t have to bother emptying the Recycle Bin if you use this method to ditch unwanted files.
3. Alt + F6
If you’ve got multiple windows open within a given app, this handy shortcut will let you quickly switch between them, so you don’t have to waste time clicking around in search of the right window.
4. Shift + CTRL + N
Windows 7 made it a little easier to create new folders in Windows Explorer. Now you can just hit Shift + Ctrl + N in any folder to create a new untitled folder right where you are. The new folder will appear with the name ‘New folder’ already highlighted so you can type in your own name for it and hit Enter to move on to the next task.
5. Windows + M
Got a bazillion windows cluttering your screen? Press Windows + M to instantly minimize all current windows to the Taskbar. It’s a great way to restore your sanity, and an even better way to hide what you’re working on from unexpected interlopers. When you want all the windows back again, press Windows + Shift + M and every currently running window will pop open again.
6. Windows + Spacebar
If you just want to take a quick peek at your desktop (for instance, to locate a file you’ve dropped there), there’s no need to completely minimize all your windows with the Windows + M shortcut. Instead, press Windows + Spacebar, and all of your open windows will turn transparent so you can see right through them. This even works with maximized windows and full-screen views. To return your view to normal, simply let go of the keys.
7. Windows + Shift + Left or Right Arrow
If you use a dual-monitor setup to maximize your screen real estate, you might like to use one monitor as your primary working screen and the other as a holding pen for active windows. Or maybe you just need to move a window from one side to the other for some reason. In either case, hitting Windows + Shift + Left Arrow will move a current window to from the right display to the left, and using Right Arrow will move it from the left display to the right. If you only have one monitor, these commands will dock your window to the designated side of the screen.
8. Windows + 1, 2, 3, etc.
Windows 7 introduced a new feature that lets you pin apps to your Taskbar for quick access. An even quicker way to access those apps is with this slick keyboard shortcut. Press Windows + 1 to launch the first pinned app in your Taskbar (from left to right). Windows + 2 launches the second one, Windows + 3 launches the third one, and so on.
9. Windows + T
Windows + number launches pinned apps in your Taskbar, but if your apps are already open, there’s a quick way to scroll through them. Press Windows + T and you’ll highlight the first open app in your Taskbar. Press it again and you’ll move to the second open app. As you scroll through them, you’ll get a preview box just as you would if you were hovering over the icon with your mouse. When you get to the app you want, hit Enter to bring it to the foreground. This shortcut only works with open apps, and ignores unopened apps that you’ve pinned to your Taskbar.
10. Windows + (+/-)
Want a closer look at whatever’s on your screen? Hit Windows and + to zoom in for a magnified view. While you’re magnified, moving the mouse around the screen will move you to the far corners and bring them into view. Windows and - zooms you back out again.
Windows 10's Task View and virtual desktops
Windows has had the keyboard shortcut Alt + Tab to cycle through open programs. But the Alt + Tab feature disappears as soon as you let go of the keyboard. Task View takes a different approach by showing all your open windows in a permanent view that doesn't disappear until you dismiss it or pick a window to be in the foreground.
Virtual desktops
Virtual desktops are a fantastic way to stay organized.
You could, for example, create three virtual desktops. On the first, you put your current work project in Microsoft Excel, Word, Adobe Photoshop...whatever. The second desktop is where you keep all your communication and daily planning stuff, such as calendar, email, and Skype. Then the third can be for your music player, or distractions for those quick five minute breaks—like YouTube or a game.
By default, each virtual desktop shows only the active programs and windows for that particular desktop. If you'd rather know what programs you have open regardless of the desktop you're on, you change this by opening the Settings app in the Start menu and going to System > Multitasking > Virtual desktops.
Keyboard shortcuts
Jumping into Task View: Windows logo key + Tab.
To create a new virtual desktop, hit the Windows logo key + Ctrl + D.
To close the current desktop you're on, it's Windows logo key + Ctrl + F4.
To shift between the desktops, use the Windows logo key + Ctrl and the left or right arrow keys.
