Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat
Sheet
Windows 11 Exclusive Keyboard Shortcuts
Since Windows 11 comes with some new features, you will find a few new
hotkeys added exclusively for Windows 11 that you won’t find in any of the
earlier Windows OS. Here is the list of the Windows 11 exclusive hotkeys with
their action.
SHORTCUT ACTION
Win + W Launch Widgets Panel
Win + A Open Quick Settings
Win + N Access Notification Panel
Win + Z Quickly access Snap Layout
Win + C Open Team Chat App
Windows 11 General Keyboard Shortcuts
Here is the list of most frequently used keyboard shortcuts on Windows 11.
SHORTCUT ACTION
Ctrl + C To Copy the selected text, image, or other items
Ctrl + V To Paste the copied text, image, or other items
Ctrl + X To move/cut the selected text, image, or other items
Ctrl + Z To perform the undo action
Alt + Tab Toggle between running apps
Windows Icon+ L To lock your system
Windows Icon+ D To display or hide the desktop
Alt + F4 Close the current window of any application or folder
F2 To rename the currently selected item
F3 Perform a search in the File Explorer for a file or folder
F4 Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
F5 Perform a refresh in the active window
F10 Activate the menu bar
Alt + F8 Display your password on the sign-in screen
Alt + Enter Full-screen mode
Ctrl + F4 Close the active document
Ctrl + A Select all items in a folder or whole text in a document
Ctrl + D To delete the selected item and transfer it into recycle bin
Ctrl + R To refresh the currently active window
Ctrl + Y To redo an action
Ctrl + Right arrow Move the cursor to the starting of the next word
Ctrl + Left arrow Move the cursor to the starting of the previous word
Ctrl + Down arrow Move the cursor to the starting of the next paragraph.
Ctrl + Up arrow Move the cursor to the starting of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl + ESC Open the Start Menu
Ctrl + Shift + ESC Open the task manager
Select more than one item in a folder or on the desktop, or select text in a
Shift + any arrow key
document.
Shift + Delete Permanently delete an item
Windows icon +
Take a screenshot of the whole screen
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Windows 11 File Explorer Keyboard
Shortcuts
Windows 11 File Explorer comes with its own set of shortcuts for quicker
navigation. Here is its list.
SHORTCUT ACTION
Alt + D Select the address bar (also works in browser)
Ctrl + E Select the search box
Ctrl + F Select the search bar
Ctrl + N Open a duplicate window of the currently active window
Ctrl + W Close the current folder or explorer window
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheel Resize Folders or files icon
Ctrl + Shift + E Display all folders above the current folder on the left panel
Ctrl + Shift + N Create a new folder
Num Lock + * Show the subfolders under the selected folder in the left panel
Alt + P Display the preview panel.
Alt + Enter Open Properties of the selected folder, image, or document
End Reach to the bottom of the current window
Home Reach to the top of the current window
F11 Enter Fullscreen mode
Windows 11 Command Prompt Keyboard
Shortcuts
SHORTCUT ACTION
Ctrl + V or Shift +
Paste the selected text
Insert
Ctrl + C or Ctrl +
Copies the selected text to the clipboard
Insert
Select all text in the current line if the line contains the text. If it’s an empty line,
Ctrl + A
select all text in the Command Prompt
Shift + Left / Right / Moves the cursor left a character, right a character, up a line, or down a line,
Up / Down selecting the text along the way. Continue pressing arrow keys to select more text
Ctrl + Shift + Left /
Moves the cursor one word to the left or right, selecting that word along the way
Right
Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line, selecting text along the
Shift + Home / End
way
Shift + Page Up /
Moves the cursor up or down a screen, selecting the text
Page Down
Ctrl + Shift + Home / Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the “screen buffer,” selecting all text
End between the cursor and the beginning or end of the Command Prompt’s output.
Windows 11 Taskbar Keyboard Shortcuts
SHORTCUT ACTION
Shift + click a taskbar button Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app
Shift + right-click a taskbar button Show the window menu for the app
Ctrl + Shift + click a taskbar button Open an app as an administrator
Shift + right-click a grouped taskbar button Show the window menu for the group
Ctrl + Shift + click a taskbar button Open an app as an administrator
Ctrl + click a grouped taskbar button Cycle through the windows of the group
Windows 11 Virtual Desktops Keyboard
Shortcuts
SHORTCUT ACTION
Windows Key + Ctrl + D Snap current window to the left side of the screen.
Windows Key + Right Snap the current window on the right side of the screen.
Windows Key + Up Snap the current window to the top of the screen.
Windows Key + Down Snap current window to the bottom of the screen
Windows Key + Tab Open Task view
Windows 11 Dialog Box Shortcuts
ACTION SHORTCUTS KEYS
Ctrl + Tab Move forward through tabs.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Move back through tabs.
Ctrl + N (number 1–9) Switch to the nth tab.
F4 Show the items in the active list.
Tab Move forward through options of the dialog box
Shift + Tab Move back through options of the dialog box
Alt + underlined letter Execute the command (or select the option) that is used with the underlined letter.
Spacebar Check or Uncheck the check box if the active option is a check box.
Arrow keys Select or move to a button in a group of active buttons.
Backspace Open the parent folder if a folder is selected in the Open or Save As dialog box.
