New Windows WinKey Keyboard Shortcuts you want to know

Windows 11/10 introduces a few new keyboard shortcuts that can help us work and navigate faster. Most of us are familiar with Windows 8.1 keyboard shortcuts. Now let us take a look at some of the new Windows 11/10 WinKey Keyboard Shortcuts.

New Windows WinKey Keyboard Shortcuts

A WinKey shortcut is a combination of two or more keys that you can press at the same time, in order to perform a task quickly.  One of these is the WinKey or the key with the Windows flag. Here is a list of some of the new WinKey desktop keyboard shortcuts that have been introduced in Windows 11/10.

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
Windows key	Open and close the Start menu.
WinKey+1, WinKey+2, etc.	Switch to desktop and launch the numbered application in the taskbar.
WinKey+A	Open the Action Center.
WinKey+B	Highlight the Notification Area.
WinKey+C	Launch Cortana into listening mode. Users can begin to speak to Cortana immediately
WinKey+D	Switch between Show Desktop
WinKey+E	Launch File Explorer
WinKey+H	Open the Share Charm
WinKey+I	Open the Settings app
WinKey+K	Open the Connect pane
WinKey+L	Lock the device and go to the Lock screen
WinKey+M	Switch to the desktop and minimize all open windows
WinKey+O	Lock device orientation
WinKey+P	Open the Project pane to search and connect to external displays and projectors
WinKey+R	Display the Run dialog box

WinKey+S	Launch Cortana
WinKey+T	Cycle through the apps on the taskbar
WinKey+U	Launch the Ease of Access Center
WinKey+V	Cycle through notifications
WinKey+X	Open the WinX menu in the lower-left corner of the screen
WinKey+Z	Open the app-specific command bar
WinKey+ENTER	Launch Narrator
WinKey+SPACEBAR	Switch input language and keyboard layout
WinKey+TAB	Open Task view
WinKey+,	Peek at the desktop
WinKey+Plus Sign	Zoom in
WinKey+Minus Sign	Zoom out
WinKey+ESCAPE	Close Magnifier
WinKey+LEFT ARROW	Dock the active window to the left half of the monitor
WinKey+RIGHT ARROW	Dock the active window to the right half of the monitor
WinKey+UP ARROW	Maximize the active window vertically and horizontally
WinKey+DOWN ARROW	Restore or minimize the active window
WinKey+SHIFT+UP ARROW	Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width
WinKey+SHIFT+ DOWN ARROW	Restore or minimize the active window vertically
WinKey+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW	With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the left.

WinKey+Ctrl+F4

Close the desktop you’re using

Windows 11/10 later on introduced these new shortcuts:

• WinKey+Alt+D : Opens date & time
• WinKey+Shift+C : Opens Cortana
• WinKey+. : Opens Emoji Panel.

Do let me know if you have found any new WinKey keyboard shortcut or if I missed anything.

UPDATE: Do read the comments for some additional keyboard shortcuts.

You can see the entire list of keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10, Microsoft Store apps, etc, at Microsoft.

Want more? Take a look at the complete list of Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows.

Love tricks? Check out Windows 11 Tips and Tricks.