Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
A printable, one-page reference of the most useful Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts for everyday office work.
Keyboard shortcuts save real time over a workday — no more hunting through menus for common tasks. Print this page and keep it at your desk.
Window Management
| Shortcut | What It Does | |---|---| | Win + Left / Right | Snap window to half the screen | | Win + Up / Down | Maximize / minimize window | | Win + Tab | Open Task View (see all open windows) | | Alt + Tab | Switch between open apps | | Win + D | Show or hide the desktop | | Win + M | Minimize all windows | | Win + Number (1, 2, 3...) | Open the app pinned in that taskbar position |
File & Text Editing
| Shortcut | What It Does | |---|---| | Ctrl + Z | Undo | | Ctrl + Y | Redo | | Ctrl + C / X / V | Copy / Cut / Paste | | Ctrl + A | Select all | | Ctrl + F | Find (in most apps and browsers) | | Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager directly | | Alt + F4 | Close the active window | | F2 | Rename a selected file or folder |
Screenshots
| Shortcut | What It Does | |---|---| | Win + Shift + S | Open Snip & Sketch to capture part of the screen | | Win + PrtScn | Capture full screen, saved automatically to Pictures > Screenshots | | Alt + PrtScn | Copy a screenshot of just the active window to clipboard |
System
| Shortcut | What It Does | |---|---| | Win + I | Open Settings | | Win + L | Lock your PC | | Win + E | Open File Explorer | | Win + . (period) | Open the emoji panel | | Win + R | Open the Run dialog | | Win + X | Open the power-user (Quick Link) menu | | Win + P | Choose a display/projection mode |
A few notes for Windows 11 users: Win + W opens Widgets (there's no dedicated widgets shortcut in Windows 10), and Win + Z replaces some Snap Layout functions that Windows 10 handles differently. Otherwise, nearly all shortcuts above carry over unchanged.
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