Win | Open or close Start. |
Win + A | Open Action center. |
Win + B | Set focus to the first icon in the Taskbar corner. |
Win + C | Open Cortana in listening mode. |
Win + Shift + C | Open the charms menu. |
Win + Ctrl + C | Turn on color filters (enable this shortcut first in Color Filter settings). |
Win + D | Display and hide the desktop. |
Win + E | Open File Explorer. |
Win + F | Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot. |
Win + G | Open Xbox Game Bar when a game is open. |
Win + Alt + B | Turn HDR on or off. |
Win + H | Start dictation. |
Win + I | Open Settings. |
Win + J | Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available. |
Win + K | Open the Connect quick action. |
Win + L | Lock your PC or switch accounts. |
Win + M | Minimize all windows. |
Win + Shift + M | Restore minimized windows on the desktop. |
Win + O | Lock device orientation. |
Win + P | Choose a presentation display mode. |
Win + Ctrl + Q | Open Quick Assist. |
Win + R | Open the Run dialog box. |
Win + Alt + R | Record video of game window in focus (using Xbox Game Bar). |
Win + S | Open search. |
Win + Shift + S | Take a screenshot of part of your screen. |
Win + T | Cycle through apps on the taskbar. |
Win + U | Open Accessibility Settings. |
Win + V | Open the clipboard history. |
Win + Shift + V | Set focus to a notification. |
Win + X | Open the Quick Link menu. |
Win + Y | Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop. |
Win + Z | Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode. |
Win + . or ; | Open emoji panel. |
Win + , | Temporarily peek at the desktop. |
Win + Pause | Opens Start > Settings > System > About . |
Win + Ctrl + F | Search for PCs (if you’re on a network). |
Win + number | Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app. |
Win + Shift + number | Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
Win + Ctrl + number | Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
Win + Alt + number | Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. |
Win + Ctrl + Shift + number | Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator. |
Win + Tab | Open Task view. |
Win + Up arrow | Maximize the window. |
Win + Down arrow | Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window. |
Win + Left arrow | Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen. |
Win + Right arrow | Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen. |
Win + Home | Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke). |
Win + Shift + Up arrow | Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen. |
Win + Shift + Down arrow | Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width. |
Win + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow | Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another. |
Win + Shift + Spacebar | Cycle backwards through language and keyboard layout. |
Win + Spacebar | Switch input language and keyboard layout. |
Win + Ctrl + Spacebar | Change to a previously selected input. |
Win + Ctrl + Enter | Turn on Narrator. |
Win + + | Open Magnifier and zoom in. |
Win + - | Zoom out in Magnifier. |
Win + Esc | Close Magnifier. |
Win + / | Begin IME reconversion. |
Win + Ctrl + Shift + B | Wake PC from blank or black screen. |
Win + PrtScn | Save full screen screenshot to file. |
Win + Alt + PrtScn | Save screenshot of game window in focus to file (using Xbox Game Bar). |
Win + Alt + Enter | (on taskbar item focus) Open taskbar settings. |