Best keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10
Keyboard shortcuts are an easy way to potentially save you a lot of time. Pressing two or three keys at the same time can activate functions that would otherwise be multiple clicks away.
Windows 10 has so many keyboard shortcuts that it’s practically impossible to remember them all.
Many will be familiar with CTRL+C (copy), CTRL+V (paste), CTRL+Z (undo), CTRL+Y (redo) and CTRL+A (select all), so we’ve chosen 20 more that are particularly useful and can be used to your advantage.
Best Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts
Without further ado, here are our favourite keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10:
How to customise your own keyboard shortcuts
While Windows 10’s keyboard shortcuts are fairly intuitive, there is a way to customise them to launch specific. Here’s how it’s done:
Create a shortcut for the app manually. The easiest way of doing this is finding it in the Start Menu and then dragging it onto your desktop.
Right-click on the icon you’ve created and choose ‘Properties’
Under ‘Shortcut key’ type the command you’d like to use and click ‘OK’.
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Author: Anyron Copeman, Mobile Editor, Tech Advisor
Anyron is Mobile Editor at Tech Advisor, where he’s been a mainstay of the editorial team since 2019. In his current role, Anyron is responsible for all smartphone, tablet and mobile network coverage on the site. A BA Journalism graduate, he has experience with a wide range of consumer tech products and services, including smartphones, tablets, foldables, wearables and more.
