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title: "Useful window keyboard shortcuts"  
description: "Here is a list of some of the useful window keyboard shortcuts."  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-11-08  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3169/useful-window-keyboard-shortcuts  
category: "technology"  
tags: ["window keyboard shortcuts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Useful window keyboard shortcuts

![Useful window keyboard shortcuts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c7d55324-a219-4211-b287-61e40f431666/images/d4fd5f84-1fdd-452e-b4f6-6d03a2dbe4b5.jpeg) ![Useful window keyboard shortcuts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c7d55324-a219-4211-b287-61e40f431666/images/ec4b9ad6-daa7-4dd6-a9dd-337140f43c89.jpeg) To switch between open applications, open Task View with Win + Tab, and show or hide the desktop with Win + D. ![Useful window keyboard shortcuts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c7d55324-a219-4211-b287-61e40f431666/images/362b824f-242c-4af9-af56-df923aefaa8d.jpeg) To close an active window, use Alt + F4, Ctrl + W in a web browser, or select all items in the current window or document with Ctrl + A. ![Useful window keyboard shortcuts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c7d55324-a219-4211-b287-61e40f431666/images/63f55861-4d7b-4eff-8854-f9110192cf6a.jpeg) The keyboard shortcuts Ctrl + C for copy, Ctrl + X for cut, Ctrl + V for paste, Ctrl + Z for undo, and Ctrl + Y redo. ![Useful window keyboard shortcuts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c7d55324-a219-4211-b287-61e40f431666/images/65cb6398-150c-457a-bf92-3d9869caa5ba.jpeg) Toggle full-screen mode (F11), cancel actions or dialog boxes (Esc), open Settings using Win + I, Win + S for Search. ![Useful window keyboard shortcuts](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/c7d55324-a219-4211-b287-61e40f431666/images/358071e3-f573-4372-8a3f-a5389bab0f24.jpeg) To lock your computer, use Win + L, PrtScn to save a screenshot, and open the Task Manager with Ctrl + Shift + Esc.

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