Here is the list of keyboard shortcuts available in Windows 10.

Desktop Shortcuts

Shortcut What it does
Windows logo keyOpen or close Start.
Windows logo key + AOpen Action Center.
Windows logo key + Alt + DDisplay and hide the date and time on the desktop.
Windows logo key + Alt + numberOpen the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Windows logo key + BSet focus in the notification area.
Windows logo key + COpen Cortana in listening mode.
Windows logo key + comma (,)Temporarily peek at the desktop.
Windows logo key + Ctrl + EnterTurn on Narrator.
Windows logo key + Ctrl + FSearch for PCs (if you’re on a network).
Windows logo key + Ctrl + numberOpen the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Windows logo key + Ctrl + QOpen Quick Assist.
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + BWake PC from blank or black screen
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + numberOpen the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator.
Windows logo key + Ctrl + SpacebarChange to a previously selected input.
Windows logo key + Ctrl + VOpen shoulder taps.
Windows logo key + DDisplay and hide the desktop.
Windows logo key + Down arrowRemove the current app from the screen or minimize the desktop window.
Windows logo key + EOpen File Explorer.
Windows logo key + FOpen Feedback Hub and take a screenshot.
Windows logo key + / (forward-slash )Begin IME reconversion.
Windows logo key + GOpen Game bar when a game is open.
Windows logo key + HStart dictation.
Windows logo key + HomeMinimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on the second stroke).
Windows logo key + IOpen Settings.
Windows logo key + JSet focus to a Windows tip when one is available.
Windows logo key + KOpen the Connect quick action.
Windows logo key + LLock your PC or switch accounts.
Windows logo key + Left arrowMaximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.
Windows logo key + MMinimize all windows.
Windows logo key + numberOpen the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.
Windows logo key + OLock device orientation.
Windows logo key + PChoose a presentation display mode.
Windows logo key + PauseDisplay the System Properties dialog box.
Windows logo key + period (.) or semicolon (;)Open emoji panel.
Windows logo key + Plus (+)Open Magnifier.
Windows logo key + ROpen the Run dialog box.
Windows logo key + Right arrowMaximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.
Windows logo key + SOpen search.
Windows logo key + Shift + COpen the charms menu.
Windows logo key + Shift + Down arrowRestore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width.
Windows logo key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrowMove an app or window on the desktop from one monitor to another.
Windows logo key + Shift + MRestore minimized windows on the desktop.
Windows logo key + Shift + numberOpen the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.
Windows logo key + Shift + STake a screenshot of part of your screen.
Windows logo key + Shift + Up arrowStretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Windows logo key + Shift + VCycle through notifications.
Windows logo key + SpacebarSwitch input language and keyboard layout.
Windows logo key + TCycle through apps on the taskbar.
Windows logo key + TabOpen Task view.
Windows logo key + UOpen Ease of Access Center.
Windows logo key + Up arrowMaximize the window.
Windows logo key + VOpen the clipboard.
Windows logo key + XOpen the Quick Link menu.
Windows logo key + YSwitch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.
Windows logo key + ZShow the commands available in an app in full-screen mode.

File Explorer Shortcuts

ShortcutWhat it does
Alt + DSelect the address bar.
Alt + EnterOpen the Properties dialog box for the selected item.
Alt + Left arrowView the previous folder.
Alt + PDisplay the preview panel.
Alt + Right arrowView the next folder.
Alt + Up arrowView the folder that the folder was in.
BackspaceView the previous folder.
Ctrl + ESelect the search box.
Ctrl + FSelect the search box.
Ctrl + mouse scroll wheelChange the size and appearance of file and folder icons.
Ctrl + NOpen a new window.
Ctrl + Shift + EDisplay all folders above the selected folder.
Ctrl + Shift + NCreate a new folder.
Ctrl + WClose the active window.
EndDisplay the bottom of the active window.
F11Maximize or minimize the active window.
HomeDisplay the top of the active window.
Left arrowCollapse the current selection (if it’s expanded), or select the folder that the folder was in.
Num Lock + asterisk (*)Display all subfolders under the selected folder.
Num Lock + minus (-)Collapse the selected folder.
Num Lock + plus (+)Display the contents of the selected folder.
Right arrowDisplay the current selection (if it’s collapsed), or select the first subfolder.

Keyboard Shortcuts

ShortcutWhat it does
Alt + EnterDisplay properties for the selected item.
Alt + EscCycle through items in the order in which they were opened.
Alt + F4Close the active item, or exit the active app.
Alt + F8Show your password on the sign-in screen.
Alt + Left arrowGo back.
Alt + Page DownMove down one screen.
Alt + Page UpMove up one screen.
Alt + Right arrowGo forward.
Alt + Shift + arrow keysWhen a group/tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified.
Alt + SpacebarOpen the shortcut menu for the active window.
Alt + TabSwitch between open apps.
Alt + underlined letterPerform the command for that letter.
Ctrl + ASelect all items in a document or window.
Ctrl + Alt + TabUse the arrow keys to switch between all open apps.
Ctrl + arrow key (to move to an item) + SpacebarSelect multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop.
Ctrl + arrow keysResize the Start menu when it’s open.
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert)Copy the selected item.
Ctrl + D (or Delete)Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.
Ctrl + Down arrowMove the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Ctrl + EscOpen Start.
Ctrl + F4Close the active document (in apps that are full-screen and let you have multiple documents open at the same time).
Ctrl + Left arrowMove the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl + R (or F5)Refresh the active window.
Ctrl + Right arrowMove the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl + ShiftSwitch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available.
Ctrl + Shift + arrow keysWhen a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder.
Ctrl + Shift + EscOpen Task Manager.
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow keySelect a block of text.
Ctrl + SpacebarTurn the Chinese input method editor (IME) on or off.
Ctrl + Up arrowMove the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert)Paste the selected item.
Ctrl + XCut the selected item.
Ctrl + YRedo an action.
Ctrl + ZUndo an action.
EscStop or leave the current task.
F10Activate the Menu bar in the active app.
F2Rename the selected item.
F3Search for a file or folder in File Explorer.
F4Display the address bar list in File Explorer.
F5Refresh the active window.
F6Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop.
Go back.Alt + Right arrow
Go forward.Alt + Page Up
Left arrowOpen the next menu to the left, or close a submenu.
Lock your PC.Windows logo key + D
PrtScnTake a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard.
Right arrowOpen the next menu to the right, or open a submenu.
Shift + DeleteDelete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first.
Shift + F10Display the shortcut menu for the selected item.
Shift with any arrow keySelect more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document.
Windows logo key + DDisplay and hide the desktop.
Windows logo key + LLock your PC.

Taskbar Shortcuts

ShortcutAction
Ctrl + click a grouped taskbar buttonCycle through the windows of the group.
Ctrl + Shift + click a taskbar buttonOpen an app as an administrator.
Shift + click a taskbar buttonOpen an app or quickly open another instance of an app.
Shift + right-click a grouped taskbar buttonShow the window menu for the group.
Shift + right-click a taskbar buttonShow the window menu for the app.

Windows Settings Shortcuts

BackspaceGo back to the Settings home page.
Windows logo key + IOpen settings.