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The best Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts

by Barış Selman
28/01/2022
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  • Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts
    • New shortcuts for Windows 11
    • Shortcuts for the desktop
    • General shortcuts in applications
    • For the file explorer
    • Other keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11

We gathered the best Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts for you. Microsoft has added new keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11 to support the new features and changes implemented in the operating system. Added to those that already worked in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 (mostly maintained) they form a very interesting set to facilitate the handling of the system and its main functions, increasing productivity.

The keyboard and mouse are the two main input peripherals of a PC and on computer desktops, we use them massively even if we have other forms of interaction such as touch screens or voice control. They are still the most intuitive methods.

Of course, in addition to data entry, the keyboard of a personal computer can be used as a means of controlling the system and applications. This is where these ‘shortcuts’ come in. As you know, they are combinations of two or more keys that as a general rule replicate the tasks we would do with a mouse or other pointing peripheral such as a laptop’s touchpad. However, they are very useful, as they save time and effort when performing certain actions. The truth is that once you get used to them, they are very useful.

Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts

These shortcuts are as old as the operating systems themselves and have been maintained despite the constant improvements in graphical interfaces, reinforced with everything that has come from the touch section used to fully handle mobiles or tablets, but not so useful on a personal computer.

Microsoft’s latest operating system supports most of the Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts, but with some new ones and others modified to respond to its new features. Their operation is, as usual, you press the corresponding keys and the system will respond by performing a certain task. There are hundreds of them covering the interface, the main internal tools of the system, and also applications. We leave you a selection of the most useful ones, differentiated by the main sections.

New shortcuts for Windows 11

Win + WOpen the Widgets section
Win + AAccess the quick settings (Before it opened the Action Center)
Win + NAccess the notification panel
Win + ZOpen layout/window templates (Snap)
Win + Up key (Up)Fit the active window to the top half of the screen
Win + Down key (Down)Fit active window to the bottom half
Win + Left/Right KeyFits the active window to the left/right half.
Win + COpen the Microsoft Teams chat software
The best Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts
The best Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts

Shortcuts for the desktop

Windows keyOpen and close the start menu
Win + DHide or show all applications and windows on your desktop
Win + IOpen the General Settings tool
Win + KOpen the networking tool
Win + LLock the device by activating the unlock screen
Win + MMinimize all open desktop windows
Win + OLock screen orientation
Win + POpens the projector for connections to external displays and projectors
Win + RStart the run tool
Win + XOpen the advanced menu, alternative to the start menu
Win + Print ScreenTake a screenshot (Saves in Images)
win + space barSwitch between input languages ​​and keyboard layouts

General shortcuts in applications

Control + ASelect all items
Control + CCopy the selected item
Control + XCut the selected item
Control + VPaste the copied item
Control + Zundo the changes
Ctrl + YRedo the changes
Control + OROpen a file in the current app
Control + SSave the file or folder
Ctrl + Shift + SOpen the task save as
Alt + TabSwitch between running apps
Alt + F4Close the active window
Alt + F8Show password on the login screen
F5Update the active window
F10Open the menu bar of the active application
Ctrl + PPrint current screen
The best Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts
The best Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts
SEE ALSO
How to remove Microsoft Teams from Windows 11?

For the file explorer

Win + EOpen File Explorer
(Within the browser) Ctrl + NOpen a new window
Ctrl+EAccess the search bar
Control + WClose the active sale
Ctrl + Mouse ScrollChange the view of files and folders.
F4Switch to address/location bar
F5Refresh the browser
F6Switch between left/right panes
Alt + DSelect the address bar
Alt+PShow/Hide preview pane
Alt + EnterOpens the Properties menu of the selected item

Other keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11

For the game bar:
Win + GOpen the Xbox game bar
Win + Alt + GRecord the last 30 seconds of the active game
Win + Alt + RTake a screenshot in-game
Win + Alt + TShow/hide record timer overlay
For the taskbar:
Windows + TabOpen the task view
Windows + 1, 2, 3…Activate the first second, third application…
Windows + THighlight the first app on the taskbar
Windows + BHighlight the first app in the system tray
For virtual desktops:
Windows + Ctrl + DCreate a new virtual desktop
Windows + Ctrl + Left ArrowSwitch to the previous virtual desktop
Windows + Ctrl + Right ArrowSwitch to the next virtual desktop
Windows + Ctrl + F4Close the current virtual desktop.
For accessibility:
Windows + ULaunch the Ease of Access Center
Windows + Enterstart the narrator
Windows + +Launch the magnifying glass and zoom
Windows + –Move the magnifying glass away if the app is open
Windows + Escapeclose the magnifying glass
The best Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts
The best Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts
SEE ALSO
Microsoft Teams, Windows 11’den nasıl kaldırılır?

These keyboard shortcuts are very useful. Once you learn them and start using them you won’t be able to stop using them. They can be activated with peripherals like a mouse, but it is a good way to save time and effort. The ones shown above are only a selection of the hundreds available. Although most of them carry over from one version to another, here is Microsoft’s list for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, or Windows 7.

And it’s not just the operating systems that have them. There is another large collection for almost all Windows applications as you can see in this guide. And not only Microsoft but there are also keyboard shortcuts for any kind of software like these for the Google Chrome browser.

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