---
title: "Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet | FindUtils"
description: "Find Windows 11 shortcuts for text, windows, File Explorer, screenshots, and virtual desktops. Check key names and application differences."
url: https://findutils.com/cheatsheets/windows-shortcuts/
---

# Windows 11 Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet

Find Windows 11 shortcuts for text, windows, File Explorer, screenshots, and virtual desktops. Check key names and application differences. 39 shortcuts in 7 sections, filed under [Shortcuts & Productivity](https://findutils.com/cheatsheets/shortcuts/).

## Before you use the keys

- `Windows 11`: These shortcuts use standard Windows 11 key assignments
- `Win`: The Windows logo key
- `Plus sign (+)`: Hold the modifier, then press the other key; do not type +
- `App and keyboard differences`: Some applications or keyboard layouts change these shortcuts

## Edit text

- `Ctrl + C`: Copy the selection
- `Ctrl + X`: Cut the selection
- `Ctrl + V`: Paste clipboard content
- `Ctrl + Z`: Undo the previous action when the app supports it
- `Ctrl + A`: Select all items or text in the current context
- `Ctrl + Left / Right`: Move the cursor by one word
- `Ctrl + Shift + Left / Right`: Extend the text selection by one word

## Move between windows

- `Alt + Tab`: Switch between open windows
- `Win + Tab`: Open Task View
- `Win + D`: Show or hide the desktop
- `Win + Left / Right`: Snap the current window to a side
- `Win + Up`: Maximize the current window
- `Win + Z`: Open snap layouts for the current window

## Open Windows tools

- `Win + E`: Open File Explorer
- `Win + I`: Open Settings
- `Win + S`: Open Search
- `Win + L`: Lock the computer
- `Ctrl + Shift + Esc`: Open Task Manager
- `Win + R`: Open the Run dialog

## Work with files

- `F2`: Rename the selected item
- `Ctrl + Shift + N`: Create a folder in File Explorer
- `Alt + Left`: Go back in File Explorer
- `Alt + Right`: Go forward in File Explorer
- `Alt + Up`: Go to the parent folder in File Explorer
- `Alt + Enter`: Open properties for the selected item

## Capture, clipboard, and desktops

- `Win + Shift + S`: Select a screen area for a screenshot
- `Win + V`: Open clipboard history; enable it before its first use
- `Win + .`: Open the emoji and symbol panel
- `Win + Ctrl + D`: Create a virtual desktop
- `Win + Ctrl + Left / Right`: Switch between virtual desktops
- `Win + Ctrl + F4`: Close the current desktop; move its windows to another desktop

## Sources and related references

- `https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows/keyboard-shortcuts-in-windows`: Check Microsoft Windows keyboard assignments
- `/cheatsheets/mac-shortcuts/`: Find the Mac keyboard reference
- `/cheatsheets/browser-shortcuts/`: Find Chrome tab and page shortcuts
- `/cheatsheets/spreadsheet-formulas/`: Use basic spreadsheet formulas

## Related

- Cheatsheet: [Spreadsheet Formulas](https://findutils.com/cheatsheets/spreadsheet-formulas/)
- Cheatsheet: [Mac Keyboard Shortcuts](https://findutils.com/cheatsheets/mac-shortcuts/)
- Cheatsheet: [Chrome Browser Shortcuts](https://findutils.com/cheatsheets/browser-shortcuts/)
- Guide: [Move Windows Internet Shortcuts to a Mac](https://findutils.com/guides/url-to-webloc/)
- Guide: [Move Mac Website Shortcuts to a Windows PC](https://findutils.com/guides/webloc-to-url/)
- Tool: [Internet Shortcuts to CSV](https://findutils.com/convert/internet-shortcuts-to-csv/)
- Tool: [Keyboard Shortcut Finder](https://findutils.com/productivity/keyboard-shortcut-finder/)
- Tool: [Windows Update Settings Generator](https://findutils.com/security/windows-update-settings-generator/)