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Windows Shortcuts

5 categories ยท 33 shortcuts

01

System

7 shortcuts
  • Open Start menuWinwindows
  • Task ViewWin+Tabwindows
  • Switch appsAlt+Tabwindows
  • Close active windowAlt+F4windows
  • Lock screenWin+Lwindows
  • Show desktopWin+Dwindows
  • Open Task ManagerCtrl+Shift+Escwindows
02

File Explorer

7 shortcuts
  • Open File ExplorerWin+Ewindows
  • New windowCtrl+Nwindows
  • New folderCtrl+Shift+Nwindows
  • Delete to Recycle BinDeletewindows
  • Delete permanentlyShift+Deletewindows
  • Go up one folderAlt+Upwindows
  • RenameF2windows
03

Taskbar

6 shortcuts
  • Open taskbar app 1-9Win+1-9windows
  • Cycle taskbar appsWin+Twindows
  • Focus system trayWin+Bwindows
  • New app instanceShift+Clicktaskbarwindows
  • Run as adminCtrl+Shift+Clickwindows
  • Show/hide desktopWin+Dwindows
04

Screenshots

6 shortcuts
  • Screenshot to clipboardPrtScnwindows
  • Save screenshot to fileWin+PrtScnwindows
  • Screenshot active windowAlt+PrtScnwindows
  • Snipping Tool (Snip & Sketch)Win+Shift+Swindows
  • Open Game bar (capture)Win+Gwindows
  • Save game screenshotWin+Alt+PrtScnwindows
05

Run

7 shortcuts
  • Open Run dialogWin+Rwindows
  • Command Prompt (in Run)cmdwindows
  • PowerShell (in Run)powershellwindows
  • Calculator (in Run)calcwindows
  • Notepad (in Run)notepadwindows
  • File Explorer (in Run)explorerwindows
  • Quick Link menuWin+Xwindows

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