List of the Best Useful Shortcut Keys for Windows 11
We’ve got a list of frequently used shortcut keys in Windows 11. In a short amount of time, the basic procedure of “just pressing a key” is quite effective. Many shortcut buttons are common not just for taskbar and window operations but also for general programs, and once you memorize them, you may use them indefinitely.
Shortcut Keys that have been carefully chosen and can be used
It is simple to click the mouse, but it takes a long time. If you wish to minimize all currently active windows to show the desktop, for example, you can use the mouse to repeatedly click the minimize button at the top right of the window. If it’s a shortcut key, hit the [Windows] + [D] keys instead.
Alternatively, you may dismiss tabs in your web browser by pressing the [Ctrl] + [W] keys instead of clicking the [x] on the tabs repeatedly. Furthermore, the [Ctrl] + [W] keys may be used to close not just browser tabs but also other programs’ windows. Please try using shortcut keys because they are a useful approach once you know them.
Operations Related to the Desktop
Show desktop | Windows+D |
Lock your computer | Windows+L |
Launch search | Windows+S/Q |
Shoot the entire desktop | PrintScreen |
Shoot the window | Alt+PrintScreen |
Shoot any part | Windows+Shift+S |
Launch the game bar | Windows+G |
Open clipboard history | Windows+V |
Select a display mode | Windows+P |
Open quick settings | Windows+A |
Open widget | Windows+W |
Open Notification Center | Windows+N |
Open task view | Windows+Tab |
Common Shortcut Keys
Display the setting screen | Windows+I |
Display [Run] | Windows+R |
Show explorer | Windows+E |
Select all items | Ctrl+A |
Copy the selected item | Ctrl+C |
Cut the selected item | Ctrl+X |
Paste the selected item | Ctrl+V |
Undo the operation | Ctrl+Z |
Close active items or apps | Alt+F4 |
Rename the selected item | F2 |
Stop the current process | Esc |
Display right-click menu | Shift+F10 |
Select multiple items | Shift+↑ ↓ ← → |
Window Manipulation
Open a new window | Ctrl+N |
close the window | Ctrl+W |
Switch windows | Alt+Tab |
Minimize the window | Windows+↓ |
Maximize the window | Windows+↑ |
Restore window size | Windows+Space→R |
Snap the window to the right of the screen | Windows+→ |
Snap the window to the left of the screen | Windows+← |
Show snap menu | Windows+Z |
Browser Operations
1 page back / forward | Alt+← → |
Close tab | Ctrl+W |
Reopen the closed tab | Ctrl+Shift+T |
close the window | Ctrl+Shift+W |
Open a new tab | Ctrl+T |
Open the link in a new tab | Ctrl+ Click |
Open a new window | Ctrl+N |
Open a new window in secret mode | Ctrl+Shift+N |
Open the link in a new window | Shift+ Click |
Switch tabs | Ctrl+Tab/Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Switch to a specific tab | Ctrl+1~8 |
Switch to the rightmost tab | Ctrl+9 |
Scroll down | PgDn/Space |
Scroll up | PgUp/Shift+Space |
Move to the top of the page | Home |
Move to the bottom of the page | End |
Increase / decrease the display magnification | Ctrl++ ―――― |
Set the display magnification to 100% | Ctrl+0 |
Refresh the page | F5/Ctrl+R |
Search within the page | Ctrl+F |
Turn full screen on / off | F11 |