Shortcut Keys for Windows 11

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Description

Open and close the Start menu.

Switch to the desktop and launch the nth application in the taskbar. For example,+1 launches whichever application is first in the list, numbered from left to right.

Open the action center.

Highlight the notification area.

Launch Copilot.

Switch between Show Desktop (hides/shows any applications and other windows) and the previous state.

Switch to the desktop and launch File Explorer with the Quick Access tab displayed.

Opens Speech Services.

Open the Settings app.

Open the Cast pane to connect to wireless displays and audio devices.

Lock the device and go to the Lock screen.

Switch to the desktop and minimize all open windows.

Open the Project pane to search and connect to external displays and projectors.

Display the Run dialog box.

Launches Windows Search box.

Cycle through the apps on the taskbar.

Launch Accessibility in settings.

Paste Clipboard

Open the advanced menu in the lower-left corner of the screen.

Open windows layout.

Launch Narrator.

Switch input language and keyboard layout.

Open Task view.

Peek at the desktop.

Zoom in.

Zoom out.

Close Magnifier.

Dock the active window to the left half of the monitor.

Dock the active window to the right half of the monitor.

Maximize the active window vertically and horizontally.

Restore or minimize the active window.

Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.

Restore or minimize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.

With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the left.

With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the right.

Minimize all nonactive windows; restore on second keystroke.

Take a picture of the screen and place it in the Computer>Pictures>Screenshots folder.

Switch to the next or previous virtual desktop.

Create a new virtual desktop.

Close the current virtual desktop.