Windows Key
| Press this key: | To do this action: |
|---|---|
| ⊞ + A | Open the Windows 11 action center. |
| ⊞ + Alt + B | Turn high dynamic range (HDR) on or off. For more information, see What is HDR in Windows?. |
| ⊞ + Alt + D | Display and hide the date and time on the desktop. |
| ⊞ | Open or close the Start menu. |
| ⊞ + Alt + Down arrow | Snap the active window to the bottom half of the screen. |
| ⊞ + Alt + H | When voice typing is open, set the focus to the keyboard. |
| ⊞ + Alt + K | Mute or unmute the microphone in supported apps. |
| ⊞ + Alt + Up arrow | Snap the active window to the top half of the screen. |
| ⊞ + comma (,) | Temporarily peek at the desktop. |
| ⊞ + Ctrl + C | If turned on in settings, enable or disable color filters. Open the Settings app |
| ⊞ + Ctrl + Enter | Open Narrator. |
| ⊞ + Ctrl + F | Search for devices on a network. |
| ⊞ + Ctrl + Q | Open Quick Assist. |
| ⊞ + Ctrl + Shift + B | Wake up the device when the screen is blank or black. |
| ⊞ + Ctrl + Spacebar | Change to a previously selected input option. |
| ⊞ + Ctrl + V | Open the sound output page of quick settings, which includes settings for the output device, spatial sound, and the volume mixer. |
| ⊞ + D | Display and hide the desktop. |
| ⊞ + Down arrow | Minimize the active window. |
| ⊞ + E | Open File Explorer. |
| ⊞ + Esc | Close Magnifier. |
| ⊞ + F | Open Feedback Hub. |
| ⊞ + forward slash (/) | Start input method editor (IME) reconversion. |
| ⊞ + G | Open the Game Bar. For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts for Game Bar. |
| ⊞ + H | Open voice dictation. |
| ⊞ + Home | Minimize or restore all windows except the active window. |
| ⊞ + I | Open Settings. |
| ⊞ + J | Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available. When a Windows tip appears, bring focus to the tip. Press the keys again to bring focus to the element on the screen to which the Windows tip is anchored. |
| ⊞ + K | Open Cast from Quick Settings to connect to a display. For more information, see Screen mirroring and projecting to your PC or wireless display. |
| ⊞ + L | Lock the computer. |
| ⊞ + Left arrow | Snap the window to the left side of the screen. |
| ⊞ + M | Minimize all windows. |
| ⊞ + Minus (-) | Zoom out in Magnifier. |
| ⊞ + N | Open notification center and calendar. |
| ⊞ + O | Lock the device orientation. |
| ⊞ + P | Open project settings to choose a presentation display mode. |
| ⊞ + Pause | Opens the Settings app to the System > About page. |
| ⊞ + Period (.) Windows key + Semicolon (;) | Open the emoji panel. |
| ⊞ + Plus (+) | Zoom in with the Magnifier. |
| ⊞ + PrtScn | Capture a full screen screenshot and save it to a file in the Screenshots subfolder of the Pictures folder. |
| ⊞ + Q | Open search. |
| ⊞ + R | Open the Run dialog box. |
| ⊞ + Right arrow | Snap the window to the right side of the screen. |
| ⊞ + S | Open search. |
| ⊞ + Shift + Down arrow | If a window is snapped or maximized, restore it. |
| ⊞ + Shift + Enter | If the active window is a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app, make it full screen. |
| ⊞ + Shift + Left arrow | Move the active window to the monitor on the left. |
| ⊞ + Shift + M | Restore minimized windows. |
| ⊞ + Shift + R | Select a region of the screen to record a video. It then opens the screen recording in the Snipping Tool. By default, this screen recording is automatically saved as an MP4 file in the Screen Recordings subfolder of your Videos folder. |
| ⊞ + Shift + Right arrow | Move the active window to the monitor on the right. |
| ⊞ + Shift + S | Select a region of the screen to capture a screenshot to the clipboard. You can then open the Snipping Tool to share or markup the image. |
| ⊞ + Shift + Spacebar | Switch backward through input languages and keyboard layouts. |
| ⊞ + Shift + Up arrow | Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen. |
| ⊞ + Shift + V | Cycle through notifications. |
| ⊞ + Spacebar | Switch forward through input languages and keyboard layouts. |
| ⊞ + Tab | Open Task View. |
| ⊞ + U | Open the Settings app to the Accessibility section. |
| ⊞ + Up arrow | Maximize the active window. |
| ⊞ + V | Open the clipboard history. Note: Clipboard history isn't turned on by default. To turn it on, use this keyboard shortcut and then select the prompt to turn on history. You can also turn it on in the Settings app > System > Clipboard, and set Clipboard history to On. Open the Settings app |
| ⊞ + W | Open Widgets. |
| ⊞ + X | Open the Quick Link menu. This shortcut is the same action as right-click on the Start menu. |
| ⊞ + Y | Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop. |
| ⊞ + Z | Open the snap layouts. |