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.
| 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.
Winkey + C launches Cortana’s speech recognition
WinKey+Q brings up the Cortana Start Search
WinKey+I opens the Settings app
Winkey + C launches Cortana’s speech recognition no longer works. It is now Winkey + Shift + C
Winkey+Tab goes to Task View, where you can manage your virtual desktops.
Winkey+CTRL+ Left/Right Arrow cycles between virtual desktops.
Winkey+w opens Windows ink Space
WinKey+G GameBar
Does anyone know how to disable Winkey + J ?
I use slickrun which has a built-in notepad utility called slickjot.
Before moving to Windows 10, Winkey + J used to pull up slickjot.. but not anymore.
There’s no response to the combo.
(But the list of key combos doesn’t even mention Winkey + J at all, so confused as to even tell windows not to assign it)
Winkey plus period opens Emojis!
Very Nice Indeed :D