Main keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11

key combination a job Wins Open or close the Start menu. WIN + A Open the quick settings. Update in Windows 11. win + b Set focus to the first icon in the corner of the taskbar. WIN + C. Open the conversation from Microsoft Teams. Update in Windows 11. win + mag + c Open the icons menu. WIN + Ctrl + C. Enable color filters (enable this shortcut first in color filter settings). WIN + D Show and hide the desktop. Win + E. Open File Explorer. WIN + F Open Notes Center and take a screenshot. WIN + G Open the Xbox Game Bar while the game is open. WIN + H Start Voice Input. Update in Windows 11. WIN + I I open settings. WIN + J Focus on Windows tip if available.

When a Windows tip appears, move the focus to the tip. Press Keyboard Shortcuts again to move the focus to the item on the screen where the Windows Tip is installed.

WIN + K Open Cast from Quick Settings. Update in Windows 11. WIN + L Lock your computer or change accounts. win + m Minimize all windows. win + mag + m Restore mini windows on the desktop. WIN + N Open the Action Center and Calendar. Update in Windows 11. WIN + O Device orientation lock. WIN + P. Choose a presentation display mode. WIN + Ctrl + Q Open Quick Help. WIN + R. Open the Run dialog box. WIN + Alt + R. Record game window video in focus (using Xbox Game Bar). WIN + S. Open the search function. WIN + Shift + S. Take a screenshot of your screen. WIN + T. Navigate through applications on the taskbar. WIN + U Open Access Settings. WIN + V Open clipboard history.

Suspension

• Clipboard history is not enabled by default. If you want to play it, use this keyboard shortcut and then select the prompt to play the history. You can also select to start > Settings > System > clipboard, then activate the toggle below Clipboard history.

WIN + Maj + V Put the focus on the notification. WIN + W Open widgets. Update in Windows 11. WIN + X Open the quick link menu. WIN + Y Switch between typing between Windows Mixed Reality and the desktop. WIN + Z Open Anchor Makeover. Update in Windows 11. WIN + period (.) or semicolon (;) Open the emoji panel. WIN + virgin (,) Show a temporary preview on the desktop. WIN + pause Open Settings > System > About. WIN + Ctrl + F Search for computers (if you’re on a network). WIN + name Open the desktop and launch the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, go for it. WIN + Maj + name Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. WIN + Ctrl + Name Open the desktop and go to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. WIN + Alt + Name Open the desktop, and then open the shortcut menu of the application pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. WIN + Ctrl + Maj + name Open the desktop, then open a new instance of the application located in the specified position on the taskbar as administrator. WIN + scheduling Open the active applications. WIN + Fleche Haut Maximize the window. WIN + Alt + Fleche today Pin the window with the focus on the top half of the screen. What’s new in Windows 11. WIN + DOWN ARROW Remove the current application from the screen or minimize the desktop window. WIN + Alt + Flèche bass Pin the window with the focus on the lower half of the screen. What’s new in Windows 11. WIN + LEFT ARROW Maximize the application window or the desktop on the left side of the screen. WIN + RIGHT ARROW Maximize the application window or the desktop on the right side of the screen. WIN + Home Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows with a second button press). WIN + Maj + Fleche Haut Maximize the desktop window at the top and bottom of the screen. WIN + Shift + DOWN ARROW Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, while preserving width. WIN + Shift + LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW Move an application or window on the desktop from one monitor to another. WIN + Shift + SPACEBAR Switch back the language and keyboard layout. WIN + SPACEBAR Switch between input language and keyboard layout. WIN + Ctrl + Barre d’espace Edit a previously selected entry. WIN + Ctrl + Enter Activate Narrator. WIN + Plus (+) Open the magnifier and zoom in. WIN + minus (-) Zoom out using the magnifying glass. WIN + Esc Close the magnifying glass. WIN + slash bar (/) Start the IME conversion. WIN + Ctrl + Maj + B Banish the computer from the black or blank screen saver. WIN + PrtScn Save the full screenshot to a file. WIN + Alt + PrtScn Save a screenshot of the game window in the focus file (using Xbox Game Bar).