Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Guide

Keyboard power users have plenty of options in Windows 10 when it comes to interacting with the new operating system using keyboard shortcuts.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

August 26, 2015

1 Min Read
Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Guide

Windows 10 does not lack options when it comes to interacting with the new operating system using your keyboard and a collection of shortcuts.

Microsoft has recently made a three page document available that lays out some of the most common keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10.

There is an extensive list of keyboard shortcuts available on the Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut page which covers Windows 10, apps and Internet Explorer. There are literally hundreds of shortcuts listed on that page.

If that seems a bit overwhelming to start with then this free downloadable three page Word document (173KB), which focuses in on 42 keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows key on your devices keyboard, should be useful.

Some of the shortcuts on that list include:

  • Windows Key + M - to minimize all open windows and go to the desktop. Windows Key + D performs same action but press it again and your open apps/programs will be re-displayed.

  • Windows Key + H - to open the Share Charm (yes it is still there). Windows Key + C used to open the Charms Bar in Windows 8.1 but in Windows 10 it opens Cortana. By the way Windows Key + S also launches Cortana for searching.

  • Windows Key + O - locks device orientation.

  • Windows Key + Home - minimizes active Window. Second use will restore the active window.

  • Windows Key + ?  opens the Windows Feedback app.

What is your most used keyboard shortcut on Windows 10?

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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