# Windows Keyboard Shortcuts ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2024-04-06]] **Topic**:: [[♯ Windows]] ## Windows Management - <kbd>Ctrl + Alt + Tab</kbd>: open task switcher - <kbd>Alt + Space</kbd>: Window menu - <kbd>Win + `</kbd>: Windows Terminal quake window - <kbd>Win + 1~9</kbd>: Go to windows by position, repeat to cycle windows of the same app. - <kbd>Win + Ctrl + 1~9</kbd>: Go to next window of the same app. - <kbd>Win + Arrow</kbd>: Move to edge / Maximize / Minimize - <kbd>Win + Alt + Arrow</kbd>: Split screen - <kbd>Win + Shift + Arrow</kbd>: Move between displays - <kbd>Win + D</kbd>, <kbd>Win + M</kbd>, <kbd>Win + Shift + M</kbd>: Minimize all / Restore ## By Keyboard Row ### qwert * <kbd>Win + Q</kbd>: Search * <kbd>Win + W</kbd>: Widgets * <kbd>Win + E</kbd>: Explorer * <kbd>Win + R</kbd>: Run command * `shell:` (**see**:: [[Ramesh - Shell Commands to Access the Special Folders in Windows 10-11]]) * profile * personal * downloads * startup * recyclebinfolder * <kbd>Win + T</kbd>: Taskbar * <kbd>Win + U</kbd>: Accessibility tools * <kbd>Win + I</kbd>: Settings * <kbd>Win + P</kbd>: Projection ### asdfg - <kbd>Win + A</kbd>: Action center - <kbd>Win + S</kbd>: Search - <kbd>Win + Shift + S</kbd>: Snip tool - <kbd>Win + D</kbd>: Desktop - <kbd>Win + H</kbd>: Speech-to-text - <kbd>Win + K</kbd>: Stream screen - <kbd>Win + L</kbd>: Lock screen - <kbd>Win + ;</kbd>: Symbols ### zxcvb * <kbd>Win + Z</kbd>: Windows Layout - <kbd>Win + X</kbd>: * <kbd>Win + X, A</kbd>: Admin PowerShell * <kbd>Win + X, U, S</kbd>: Sleep - <kbd>Win+V</kbd>: Clipboard manager - <kbd>Win+B</kbd> activates tray. Use arrow to select an icon and use <kbd>Shift+F10</kbd> to show context menu. - <kbd>Win+N</kbd>: Notifications - <kbd>Win+M</kbd>: Minimize windows - <kbd>Win+,</kbd>: Show desktop temporarily - <kbd>Win+.</kbd>: Symbols ## Other - <kbd>Alt+F4</kbd> closes windows. - <kbd>Shift+F10</kbd> shows context menu.