Keyboard shortcuts for the Windows CMD shell and PowerShell. Save a screenshot of the active window to the clipboard.Ĭlose the active document (in apps with a multiple document interface).Ĭlose the active item, or exit the active app. Select Start > Settings > Accessibility > KeyboardĪnd set Use the Print Screen button to open screen snipping to On. You can change this shortcut so it also opens screen snipping, to edit the screenshot. Save a full screen screenshot to the clipboard. Screenshot region of screen (snipping tool).

Move the cursor to the beginning/end of the previous paragraph. Use the arrow to move and Spacebar to select. Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop. Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or selecting text. Move the cursor to the beginning/end of the next word. Open the shortcut menu for the active window. Show your password on the sign-in screen.ĭisplay the shortcut menu for the selected item.ĭisplay properties for the selected item. Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.Ĭycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Snap the active window to the right or left of the screen. Minimize all but the active desktop window. Open the app that is pinned to taskbar position # where 1 is the left-most icon.Ĭycle through items in the order in which they were opened.

Quick link menu (like right clicking on START).

Restore windows that were minimized with ⊞ +M.Ĭycle through notifications/Clipboard History. Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available. Open Game bar > capture = record video of the screen. Select all items in a document or window.ĭelete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin.ĭelete the selected item immediately, without moving it to the Recycle Bin. General Windows shortcuts (⊞ = Windows Key). How-to: General Windows 11 Keyboard shortcuts plus CMD/PowerShell shortcuts and Windows Terminal shortcuts.

Windows key to close all windows