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A new focus on the desktop brings new keyboard shortcuts for desktop users, so rejoice! Here are all the new keyboard shortcuts you need to know in Windows 10.

From window management with Snap and Task View to virtual desktops and the Command Prompt, there are lots of new goodies for keyboard users in Windows 10.

General Use Shortcuts

Windows 10 introduces a number of new shortcuts for controlling general aspects of your environment:

• Windows+A: Open the Action Center.
• Windows+I: Open Windows Settings.
• Windows+S: Open Cortana.
• Windows+C: Open Cortana in listening mode.

You can achieve all these actions with your mouse, too, of course, but where’s the fun in that?

Window Snapping Shortcuts

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Windows 10 offers improved support for Snap, known as “Aero Snap” on Windows 7. You can now snap windows vertically—one on top of each other, instead of side-by-side—or snap windows to a 2×2 grid.

• Windows+Left: Snap current window to the left side of the screen.
• Windows+Right: Snap current window the the right side of the screen.
• Windows+Up: Snap current window to the top of the screen.
• Windows+Down: Snap current window to the bottom of the screen.

Combine these shortcuts to snap a window into a corner. For example, pressing Windows+Left and then Windows+Up would snap a window into the top-left quadrant of the screen. The first two keyboard shortcuts aren’t new, but the way they work with the 2×2 snapping feature is.

You can also use the mouse, of course. Drag a window by its title bar to the edges or corners of your screen. A highlighted area shows you where the window will rest when you let go of the mouse button.

Task View and Window Management Shortcuts

Task View is a new interface that combines Exposé-like window switching and virtual desktops—an awful lot like Mission Control on Mac OS X. You can click the “Task View” button on the taskbar to open it, or you can use these keyboard shortcuts:

• Windows+Tab: This opens the new Task View interface, and it stays open—you can release the keys. Only windows from your current virtual desktop appear in the Task View list, and you can use the virtual desktop switcher at the bottom of the screen to switch between virtual desktops.
• Alt+Tab: This isn’t a new keyboard shortcut, and it works just like you’d expect it to. Pressing Alt+Tab lets you switch between your open Windows. With the Alt key still pressed, tap Tab again to flip between windows, and then release the Alt key to select the current window. Alt+Tab now uses the new Task View-style larger thumbnails. Unlike Windows+Tab, Alt+Tab lets you switch between open windows on all virtual desktops.
• Ctrl+Alt+Tab: This works the same as Alt+Tab, but you don’t have to hold down the Alt key—the window thumbnails stay on screen when you release all the keys. Use Tab or your arrow keys to move between thumbnails. Press Enter to select the current thumbnail and make that window active.

Virtual Desktop Shortcuts

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There are also some keyboard shortcuts for quickly managing virtual desktops.

• Windows+Ctrl+D: Create a new virtual desktop and switch to it
• Windows+Ctrl+F4: Close the current virtual desktop.
• Windows+Ctrl+Left/Right: Switch to the virtual desktop on the left or right.

Sadly, there’s not yet a key combination that moves the current window between virtual desktops. How about Windows+Shift+Ctrl+Left/Right—please, Microsoft?

Command Prompt Shortcuts

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The new Command Prompt keyboard shortcuts may not be enabled by default, so be sure to open the Command Prompt’s properties window and enable them first.

Shortcuts for Copying and Pasting Text at the Command Prompt

• Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert: Pastes text at the cursor.
• Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert: Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

Shortcuts for Selecting Text at the Command Prompt

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Many of the standard Shift key shortcuts for text editing now finally work in the Command Prompt! These shortcuts include:

• Ctrl+A: Select all text in the current line if the line contains text. If it’s an empty line, select all text in the Command Prompt.
• Shift+Left/Right/Up/Down: Moves the cursor left a character, right a character, up a line, or down a line, selecting the text along the way. Continue pressing arrow keys to select more text.
• Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right: Moves the cursor one word to the left or right, selecting that word along the way.
• Shift+Home/End: Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line, selecting text along the way.
• Shift+Page Up/Page Down: Moves the cursor up or down a screen, selecting text.
• Ctrl+Shift+Home/End: Moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the “screen buffer,” selecting all text between the cursor and the beginning or end of the Command Prompt’s output.

More Command Prompt Shortcuts

• Ctrl+Up/Down: Moves one line up or down in the Command Prompt’s history — it’s like using the scroll bar.
• Ctrl+Page Up/Page Down: Moves one page up or down in the Command Prompt’s history — it’s like scrolling even farther.
• Ctrl+M: Enter “mark mode,” which helps for selecting text. Previously, the only way to do this was by right-clicking in the Command Prompt and selecting Mark. Thanks to the new Shift key shortcuts, this mode is no longer as important.
• Ctrl+F: Opens a Find dialog for searching the Command Prompt’s output.
• Alt+F4: Closes the Command Prompt window.

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Microsoft has continued its tradition of introducing new keyboard shortcuts with new version of Windows by adding close to a dozen of new keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10.

In no particular order, following are the new keyboard shortcuts introduced with Windows 10.

Note that we are not listing keyboard shortcuts that were part of previous versions of Windows as well.

New keyboard shortcuts introduced with Windows 10

Windows + A

Have you observed the new Action Center in Windows 10? Windows + A keyboard shortcut is just for that. Since Action Center displays new notifications, including your emails (if configured using Mail), this is a super useful keyboard shortcut.

Windows + S

The Windows + S hotkey is to quickly launch the search box on the taskbar to search the web and your PC.

Note that the same result can be achieved by pressing the Windows logo key as well.

Tip: You can set Google as the default search engine in taskbar search box.

Windows + Q

Windows + Q behaves very similar to the Windows + S hotkey but allows you search the web and your PC using the digital personal assistant Cortana. On PCs where Cortana is not available or turned off, it behaves exactly like Windows + S hotkey.

Windows + G

This key is not very useful for most users. The Windows + G hotkey brings up the game bar which helps you record your screen. The screen recording feature is not supported on machines with on-board or low end graphics card.

Windows + I

If you have used Windows 8/8.1, you probably have used Windows + I keyboard shortcut to quickly open the Settings pane. In Windows 10, instead of Settings pane (not available), Windows + I launches the Settings app. If you don’t know, the Settings app is the new Control Panel in Windows 10, and includes many settings are not available in the classic Control Panel.

Windows + Ctrl + D

Windows + Ctrl + D allows you quickly create new virtual desktops in Windows 10.

Windows + Tab

Windows + Tab keyboard shortcut was present in previous Windows versions as well. But, in Windows 10, it brings up the newly introduced Task View using which you can switch between virtual desktops.

Windows + Ctrl + F4

This keyboard shortcut allows close the current virtual desktop.

Windows + Ctrl + Left or Right Arrow

This hotkey can be used to quickly switch between virtual desktops without having to open the Task View using Windows + Tab.

Windows + Left/Right/Up/Bottom

Using Windows + Left/Right/Up/Bottom hotkey you can position a window to any corner of the screen. This feature is nothing but an extended version of snap feature introduced in Windows 7.

That’s it!

Lesser known but super useful hotkeys

In addition to above mentioned newly introduced keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10, following are some very useful but lesser known keyboard shortcuts that you might find handy. Note that these are not new keyboard shortcuts and were exist in previous Windows versions as well.

Ctrl + Shift + N

Did you know that a new folder can be created with a keyboard shortcut in Windows? In Windows 7/8/10, Ctrl + Shift + N creates a New Folder.

Windows + R

Quickly launches the Run command box.

Ctrl + F1

I am sure you didn’t know about this keyboard shortcut! Ctrl + F1 allows you quickly show or hide ribbon in Windows Explorer and other supported programs (like Paint).

Windows + B

Ever wanted to eject your USB drive without touching the mouse? Use this keyboard shortcut to navigate to the notification area and then use arrow keys and enter key to quickly access program icons in the system tray.

Windows + 1-9

In Windows 7/8/10, this keyboard shortcut can be used to easily launch programs pinned to the taskbar. For instance, if you have pinned TeamViewer program to the taskbar and it appears right next to the Start button, you can use Windows + 1 to access the same.

Windows + X

This is another handy keyboard shortcut for Windows 8 and Windows 10 users to reveal the power user menu (the menu that appears when you right-click on Start button).