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Read moreThe Most Important (NEW) Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 10
Windows 10 brings plenty of new features, including an improved Start menu, the digital voice-controlled assistant Cortana, the new browser Microsoft Edge and virtual desktops. Familiar and new keyboard functions make operation even simpler and more efficient. Below you will find a Windows 10 Shortcuts Cheat Sheet with the most important shortcuts. Our recommendation: print it out and stick it to your monitor! In doing so, you always have our favorite keyboard shortcuts right in front of your eyes.
Keyboard shortcuts help users to complete tasks quickly and efficiently, instead of clicking laboriously through the menus. The following table contains new shortcuts introduced together with Windows 10.
| Keyboard shortcut | Function / Operation
| |
|---|---|---|
| Windows key + CTRL + D | Add a virtual desktop
| |
| Windows key + CTRL + Arrow right | Switch to the virtual desktop on the right | |
| Windows key + CTRL + Arrow left | Switch to the virtual desktop on the left | |
| Windows key + CTRL + F4 | Close the current virtual desktop | |
| Windows key + A | Open Action center on the right of the screen | |
| Windows key + S | Open Search and place the cursor in the input field | |
| Windows key + Tab | Open Task view (Task view then remains open) | |
| Windows key + X | Open the Admin menu in the left-hand bottom corner of the screen | |
| Windows key + Q | Open Search using Cortana and voice control | |
| Alt + TAB | Hold: Opens Task view Release: Switch to the app | |
As if that were not enough, there are plenty of other old but gold shortcuts that can still be used in Windows 10.
| Keyboard shortcut | Function / Operation |
| Windows key | Open the Start menu |
| Windows key + D | Switch to desktop view |
| Windows key + E | Open Windows Explorer |
| Windows key + U | Open Ease of Access Center (magnifier, screen keyboard, high contrast etc.) |
| Windows key + L | Lock the computer |
| Windows key + I | Open settings / information |
| Windows key + H | Share content (if supported by the active app) |
| Windows key + S | Open Search |
And for the sake of completeness, it is worth mentioning the following keyboard shortcuts introduced with previous versions of Windows.
| Keyboard shortcut | Function / Operation |
| CTRL + C or CTRL + INS | Copy the selected element |
| CTRL + X | Cut the selected element |
| CTRL + V or SHIFT + INS | Paste the selected element |
| CTRL + Z | Undo an action |
| Alt + F4 | Close the active element or end the active app |
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