New Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 10

Windows Key + Left – Snap current window
to the left side of the screen.

Windows Key + Right – Snap current
window the the right side of the screen.

Windows Key + Up – Snap current window
to the top of the screen.

Windows Key + Down – Snap current
window to the bottom of the screen.

Windows Key + Tab – This opens the new
Task View interface, and it stays open — you
can release the keys. Only windows from
your current virtual desktop will appear in the
Task View list, and you can use the virtual
desktop switcher at the bottom of the screen
to switch between virtual desktops.

Alt + Tab – This isn’t a new keyboard
shortcut, and it works just like you’d expect
it to. Pressing Alt+Tab lets you switch
between your open Windows. Tap Tab again
to flip between windows and release the keys
to select a window. Alt+Tab now uses the
new Task View-style larger thumbnails.
Unlike Windows Key + Tab, Alt + Tab lets you
switch between open windows on all virtual
desktops.

Windows Key + Ctrl + D – Create a new
virtual desktop and switch to it

Windows Key + Ctrl + F4 – Close the current
virtual desktop.

Windows Key + Ctrl + Left / Right – Switch
to the virtual desktop on the left or right.

Copying and Pasting Text / Ctrl Key Shortcuts

Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert – Pastes text at
the cursor.

Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert – Copies the
selected text to the clipboard.

Ctrl + A – Select all text in the current line if
the line contains text. If it’s an empty line,
select all text in the Command Prompt.

Shift + Left / Right / Up / Down – Moves
the cursor left a character, right a character,
up a line, or down a line, selecting the text
along the way. Continue pressing arrow keys
to select more text.

Ctrl + Shift + Left / Right – Moves the
cursor one word to the left or right, selecting
that word along the way.

Shift + Home / End – Moves the cursor to
the beginning or end of the current line,
selecting text along the way.

Shift + Page Up / Page Down – Moves the
cursor up or down a screen, selecting text.

Ctrl + Shift + Home / End – Moves the
cursor to the beginning or end of the “screen
buffer,” selecting all text between the cursor
and the beginning or end of the Command
Prompt’s output.

Ctrl + Up / Down – Moves one line up or
down in the Command Prompt’s history —
it’s like using the scroll bar.

Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down – Moves one
page up or down in the Command Prompt’s
history — it’s like scrolling even farther.

Ctrl + M – Enter “mark mode,” which helps
for selecting text. Previously, the only way to
do this was by right-clicking in the
Command Prompt and selecting Mark.
Thanks to the new Shift key shortcuts, this
mode is no longer as important.

Ctrl + F – Opens a Find dialog for searching
the Command Prompt’s output.

Alt + F4 – Closes the Command Prompt
window.