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Why use keyboard shortcuts.

Whenever we work on the computer, we have to do a lot of mouse clicks there to do every work, and through the mouse, we take time to do even a small task.

But Keyboard Shortcuts is a medium through which we can easily do all that work by pressing just one or two Windows Keyboard Shortcut Buttons like – Copying a File, Pasting a File, Deleting a File, etc.

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Windows keyboard shortcuts Windows 11 / Windows 10 / Keyboard shortcuts are keys or key combinations that provide an alternative way to do something you'd normally do with the mouse.

Here are some common keyboard shortcuts: Keyboard shortcut keys provide an alternative way to do something you'd normally do with the mouse. If you're trying keyboard shortcuts please see the Creating and Annotating Screenshots section.

The mouse is the main tool for navigation in Windows 11, but keyboard shortcuts can streamline all sorts of actions to help you perform tasks faster and more accurately. In this article, we'll introduce you to the most important keyboard shortcuts for Windows 11, many of which are carried over from Windows 10 and earlier versions of Microsoft's operating system.

These include the basics, such as copying selected items and undoing a previous action, as well as lesser-known keyboard shortcuts, such as snapping to an active window.

Here are some common keyboard shortcuts keys provide a Keyboard or combinations of keys that provide an alternate way to do Windows keyboard shortcuts
Windows Basics: Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows

In this article, we will tell you Windows Keyboard Shortcuts using which you can do your work easily and fast.

In today's time, everyone uses laptops and computers and not only in India, 85% of the systems in the whole world are on Windows Operating System, Windows Operating System is also used for government work.

Here you will
find Windows Keyboard Shortcuts to work on Windows here according to the category, using which you can do your work at a faster pace.

You do not need to remember them, you will just use them slowly, then you will get used to using them, which is very important because in today's time, working fast on the computer is a big necessity.

Windows keyboard shortcuts

Windows 11 | Windows 10

General

Win + D – Show desktop

Win + E – Open File Explorer

Win + L – Lock the computer

Win + R – Open Run dialog box

Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open Task Manager

Alt + F4 – Close current window

Win – Open the Start menu

Win + A – Open the Action Center

Win + I – Open Settings

Win + K – Open the Connect pane

Win + P – Project to a different display

Win + S – Open Search

Win + X – Open the Quick Link menu

Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open Task Manager

Alt + Tab – Switch between open windows

Alt + F4 – Close the active item or exit the active app

Ctrl + Alt + Delete – Open the security options screen

Clipboard

Ctrl + C – Copy

Ctrl + X – Cut

Ctrl + V – Paste

Win + V – Open clipboard history

Windows Management

Win + D – Show or hide the desktop

Win + E – Open File Explorer

Win + L – Lock your PC or switch accounts

Win + R – Open the Run command

Win + Left arrow – Snap app or window left

Win + Right arrow – Snap app or window right

Win + Up arrow – Maximize app or window

Win + Down arrow – Minimize app or window

Win + Home – Minimize all non-active windows

Alt + Tab – Switch between open windows

Win + Tab – Open Task View and switch between virtual desktops

Alt + Tab – Switch between open windows

Win + Tab – Open Task View and switch between virtual desktops

Text Editing

Ctrl + A – Select all

Ctrl + C – Copy

Ctrl + X – Cut

Ctrl + V – Paste

Ctrl + Z – Undo

Ctrl + Y – Redo

Ctrl + F – Find

Ctrl + H – Replace

Ctrl + B – Bold

Ctrl + I – Italic

Ctrl + U – Underline

Ctrl + Shift + > – Increase font size

Ctrl + Shift + < – Decrease font size

Accessibility

Win + U – Open Ease of Access Center

Win + + – Zoom in

Win + – – Zoom out

Win + Ctrl + C – Toggle color filter on or off

Win + Enter – Open Narrator

Ctrl + Alt + Tab – Use arrow keys to switch between open windows in Task Switcher

Win + Ctrl + C – Toggle color filter on or off

Win + Enter – Open Narrator

Ctrl + Alt + Tab – Use arrow keys to switch between open windows in Task Switcher

File Explorer

Alt + D – Select the address bar

Ctrl + E – Select the search box

F2 – Rename the selected item

F3 – Search for a file or folder in File Explorer

F4 – Open the address bar drop-down list

F5 – Refresh the active window

F11 – Maximize or minimize the active window

Ctrl + Shift + N – Create a new folder in File Explorer

Taskbar

Win + number (1-9) – Open the corresponding application on the taskbar

Shift + Win + number (1-9) – Open a new instance of the corresponding application on the taskbar

Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open Task Manager

Win + T – Cycle through applications on the taskbar

Win + B – Highlight the notification area

Alt + Esc – Cycle through open windows in the order that they were opened

Win + Semicolon – Open the emoji panel

Virtual Desktops

Win + Ctrl + D – Create a new virtual desktop

Win + Ctrl + Left arrow – Switch to the virtual desktop on the left

Win + Ctrl + Right arrow – Switch to the virtual desktop on the right

Win + Ctrl + F4 – Close the current virtual desktop

Screenshots

Win + Shift + S – Take a screenshot of a specific region

Win + PrtScn – Take a screenshot and save it to the Screenshots folder in Pictures

Alt + PrtScn – Take a screenshot of the current window and copy it to the clipboard