Windows 10: Ctrl+Shift+1 changed to Ctrl+Alt+1 in Windows explorer to change view layout

I commonly use Ctrl+Shift+1 or 2 or 3 etc to change the windows explorer view layout. Recently, I discovered that the keyboard shortcut no longer worked, and after some experimentation, you have to press Alt instead of Shift now. I don't know why this occurred.


I am using a Surface Book 3, Windows 10 1909. I recently installed software incluing:

CPUID CPU-Z

CPUID HW Monitor

CPUID PowerMax

Prime95

HWiNFO64

AIDA64 uninstalled


I'm not sure if these programs affected it.


I don't know if this is a bug or if microsoft secretly changed the keyboard shortcut. Please help!

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Ctrl Alt Del, Vista

On a domain you won't get Task Manager when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del. You get a crazy screen with a bunch of options.

Ctrl+Shift+Esc has always brought up just the Task Manager, even back to Windows XP days. You just weren't aware of it. *Wink

Go ahead, try it in Windows XP too.

 

Ctrl Alt Del, Vista

The whole Ctrl+Shift+Esc should be used to get that crazy screen with those options and Ctrl+Alt+Del should bring up TM.

 

Windows 10 File Explorer shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+'n' stopped working

Hi

The extremely useful shortcuts (Ctrl+Shift+'n') within File Explorer has suddenly stopped working.

There was an automatic Windows update a few days ago and I believe the last time I used the shortcuts was before this update. These shortcuts worked as follows...

Ctrl+Shift+1 Change View to Extra Large Icons

Ctrl+Shift+2 Change View to Large Icons

Ctrl+Shift+3 Change View to Medium Icons

Ctrl+Shift+4 Change View to Small Icons

Ctrl+Shift+5 Change View to List View

Ctrl+Shift+6 Change View to Details View

Elsewhere I have seen a couple of other Windows 10 users reporting the same issue but I have not yet tracked down a fix.

As far as I can tell all of my other keyboard shortcuts are working.

I am on a 9 month old Dell Inspiron 17 5770 Laptop.

Is there a setting I can apply to get the shortcuts back please?

Thanks in advance

Rick