20 Awesome Shortcuts You Should Be Using!

These are 20 Windows Keyboard Shortcuts you should be using… When navigating your computer or performing simple tasks, using keyboard shortcuts will increase your productivity, save you time and also reduce the strain on your wrist by not having to use your mouse as often. In this video I’ll show you more than 20 awesome keyboard shortcuts for Windows that will make you a keyboard wizard.

Windows Tips and Tricks Playlist

0:00 Intro
0:26 Open Settings App
1:01 Open Action Center
1:10 Open File Explorer
1:22 Search Windows
1:37 Take a Screenshot
2:13 Open Clipboard
2:28 Open Emoji Panel
2:51 Show/Hide Desktop
3:07 Start Dictation
3:23 Open Hidden Start/Quick Links Menu
3:42 Open Pinned Taskbar Apps/Programs
4:04 Snap Windows
4:26 Open Print Preview
4:39 Switch Apps/Programs
4:50 Select All
5:01 Close Apps/Programs
5:16 Delete Entire Words
5:36 Move Cursor Word-By-Word
5:46 Highlight Words
5:52 Highlight Entire Paragraphs
5:58 Refresh Page
6:12 Cycle Browser Tabs
6:27 Reopen Closed Tabs
6:38 Summary

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[BrettInTech]

Time stamps are included in the description if you ever need to go back to this video. Thanks for watching :)

[kenneth]

I find myself opening Windows Task Manager on a regular basis, so my favorite shortcut key is Ctrl+Shift+Esc which opens Task Manager directly.

[kenneth]

[WinKey + Prt Sc] - Save a screen shot in PNG format to Pictures\Screenshots.
[WinKey + Alt + Prt Sc] - Save a screen shot of active window only in PNG format to Videos\Captures.

[darraxyt]

This actually is so helpful, even when I know almost all of these shortcuts I learnt some new. As your provided the timestamps too, that's helpful. Great video ✌🏼

[WolvenSpectre]

It should be noted that several of these require that you be signed into a Microsoft Account and not using a Local User Account to work. Things like dictation and the Windows Clipboard Manager require you to be signed in and certain telemetries that monitor how you use them to be unblocked and connected to Microsoft.

[Richie]

Useful key combinations with the keyboard for quick access to PC options.

[mrbob]

My favorite is Win + V to bring up the clipboard history. I've always believed Windows should save clipboard items in a stack, now it does!

[Pt_Sd]

If you have more than one monitor this can be very useful:
"Win+shift+arrow key" to move the active window from one monitor to the other

[gregorytaylor]

Thanks for sharing these awesome shortcuts!!

[sapelesteve]

Excellent video TG! This makes me realize how computer illiterate I am as I wasn't familiar with any of these shortcuts! 🤔🤔 Thanks for posting this & I am bookmarking this for later use! 👍

[ehsanhuq]

These are so convenient! Thank you! Amazing video

[RafaelValentinmedina]

OMG i being using windows for years did not know this shortcuts, thanks Techgumbo.

[samdeur]

Need to have a list to print out.. and paste on the side of my monitor ;-)

[re.liable]

Win+Alt+D opens the calendar
Alt+PrtScr screenshots the active window

[regritchin]

Thanks for that useful insight . I'm going to give them a bash. Cheers : )

[seanz]

Another great informative video (no surprise here)!

[kersi-sandiego]

Very very helpful. Thanks a ton. 👍👍👍👍👍

[ciprianlica]

I had no idea Windows has a built-in clipboard manager, thanks.

[dle]

for snipping tool, there's a setting (just type print screen in search bar) to let you access it with just the "PrtSc" key. not much of a shortcut from above but easier to remember imo

[andererYanic]

win + s is unnessecary cause you can just type and search with start menu open. pressing just win is enough