Windows 10: Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts List in Windows 10

How to: Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts List in Windows 10

Keyboard Shortcuts List for Desktop in Windows 10


Information Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. Keyboard shortcuts can save you time and effort as you use Windows and other apps.

This tutorial will show you a list of shortcut keys that you can use from the desktop in Windows 10.

See also: Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10



Note 1 If Cortana is unavailable or disabled, this shortcut has no function.

2 Cortana is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be available everywhere. If Cortana is unavailable or disabled, this command opens Search.



[table][tr][td]Press this key[/td] [td]To do this[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows key *Start[/td] [td]Open and close the Start menu.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]*Start +1, *Start +2, etc...[/td] [td]Switch to the desktop and launch the nth application in the taskbar. For example, *Start + 1 launches whichever application is first in the list, numbered from left to right.[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]*Start + A[/td] [td]Open the Windows Feedback app.[/td] [/tr] [/table]



That's it,
Shawn


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Calculator keyboard shortcuts don't work in Windows 10!

To my dismay, calculator keyboard shortcut doesn't work in windows 10! It did with Windows 8.1. The Snipping Tool keyboard shortcut works in Windows 10. When I do a Search on calculator, it lists it under Programs but when I click on Open folder location,
it opens the Desktop and the calculator is NOT on the Desktop. What's going on?

 

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You could set a keyboard shortcut for opening an application in Windows 10. Setting a keyboard shortcut to open a specific application would be a safe way to utilize the functionality of Windows 10. Here's how to set a keyboard shortcut for an application
in Windows 10:

• Press the Start button, then type the name of the application.
• Right-click the application, and select Open file location.
• From there, drag the application to the desktop to create a shortcut.
• Right-click the shortcut in the desktop and select Properties.
• In the Properties window, click the Shortcut
  tab.
• Click the box beside the Shortcut key: line.
• Press the desired key to make it the keyboard shortcut for the application.

Note: If prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, enter the password or provide confirmation.

 

Nice, comprehensive list. Thank you!