Hotkeys in Windows 10 OS have been replenished with new useful combinations. Although one stopped working. We are talking about Win + F: with the help of this, a system search was previously called. Now, in the same way, the Feedback Center appears before our eyes, and for the search, you should enter Win + S. There, everyone can cry to Microsoft specialists. In Windows 10, hotkeys allow you to quickly perform an operation. This is especially convenient with the Task Manager when the PC hangs noticeably. Just press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC and the desired window will appear instantly. This is much faster than waiting for the system to "prepare the parameters". Ready-made Windows 10 key combinations often solve other tasks, such as viewing system properties (Win + Break).
Remembering all this information is almost impossible. Therefore, when such a need arises, a person usually flips through the Internet in search of a list of hot keys. It should be noted that most of the combinations all include the control key Win. Billy even tries to change the language change. Using a keyboard shortcut in Windows 10 that does not obey this rule has already been mentioned above. Another old trinity is, of course, CTRL + ALT + DEL. Even with DOS, it was customary to reset the system to its initial state by pressing the indicated combination.
The fundamental difference from the environment of disk operating systems is that the key combination CTRL + Y cancels the operation. Previously, CTRL + R served the same purpose. And the current version served to delete an entire line of text. Agree that these are different things. However, this rule does not apply to all programs. For example, in Paint and Notepad, the operation is canceled by pressing CTRL + Z.
For those who have an uncomfortable mouse, many menu options from the application are conveniently called up with the keyboard. This can be done by pressing the left ALT (or F10). After that, the menu can be scrolled through with the cursor arrows. It is very convenient when the screen is small, or the mouse is bad. The submenu is entered by pressing the down arrow, selection = Enter. An alternative is to right-click on the workspace.
By pressing a key specially designed for this (between the right Win and the right CTRL), a context menu is displayed through which the lion's share of operations is performed. You can scroll through it with the same cursor arrows as the main one. The same is done by clicking the right mouse button, or by pressing Shift + F10.
Here are some standard hotkey combinations known to almost every PC user:
The Win key always called up the Start menu. The difference between dozens is that the application used before is not blocked. Pressing Esc returns focus. Previously, this was not the case, which caused irritation for many. It is gratifying that Billy Gates noticed this. Another novelty is that the default language switching keys (left SHIFT + ALT) now work from the second or fourth time. They introduced a replacement - Win + Space. The only problem is that often after that the Start window appears. Apparently, you still need to practice for a full transition to the top ten. The fact is that the Space key is long on most keyboards, and therefore jams when skewed. So the chosen combination, even in the first approximation, cannot be called successful.
At the same time, the language selection menu appears for a few moments. In this case, there are only two of them, but the system allows you to install more.
Every administrator is faced with the fact that they have to run applications on a PC that is, to put it mildly, slow or not quite right. Usually this action is performed from the command line, but Billy Gates introduced a powerful alternative to this. You can quickly perform tasks on the keyboard (without a mouse) by pressing Win + R. There is an extensive list of modules called in this way. In particular, this is the same command line (cmd), registry editor (regedit), user account corrector (netplwiz), boot configuration snap-in (msconfig) and much more.
But after the update, most often they now use the system menu call via Win + X. Inside there is a whole galaxy of useful links, starting with a quick launch of the command line on behalf of the administrator and ending with the Device Manager.
As you can see, there is almost everything you need for an emergency solution of a particular problem. In particular, you can see the good old Control Panel and the same Run tool, for which the Win + R buttons are responsible. head over how to minimize all windows in Windows (Win+D). The next useful combination in emergency cases is the CTRL + SHIFT + ESC mentioned above. If the Task Manager is truncated, click the More details link in the lower left corner.
Then the presentation of tasks will be more detailed. Very often it is not possible to get into the settings. You can call them in two ways:
The combination Win + A brings up the notifications menu, but we are interested in its lower part, where there are as many as four important snap-ins, which can be reached with the cursor arrows after pressing TAB once:
With Win + T you can navigate through the icons on the Quick Launch. For example, open the calculator located there (with the Enter key). And Win + B allows you to enter the system tray (lower right side of the screen). An even faster way is Win + Program_number_in_quick_launch_panel.
The keyboard shortcut Win + D allows you to not only minimize all windows, but also switch to the desktop. Now, by pressing the cursor keys, you can navigate through the shortcuts. Enter - start selected. Often the mouse fails in the top ten, and this method will help somehow make ends meet. There is another method - press Win + M (and return Win + Shift + M), but it is still damp. If you double-click TAB when entering the Start menu, the focus will go to the side icons, among other things:
This is one of the most convenient ways to restart your PC without using a mouse. In addition, from the accounts menu, you can lock the PC (the same as Win + L), or log out of the system. An experienced administrator knows that a PS / 2 mouse is connected only after a reboot, and any of them can fail. So keyboard shortcuts are very important in such cases.
Another important technique is switching between windows. It must be admitted that this method did not work on XP SP2, and we threw it in the trash, but then it turned out that everything worked on the top ten, and with a large number of open windows, the ALT + TAB combination is much more convenient than mouse clicks. By pressing it again and again, you need to get to the desired application.
Not everyone realizes this, but navigating through Explorer using the keyboard is much more convenient. To call it, press Win + E. At the initial moment of time, the focus is in the central part. As it is shown on the screenshot.
When we talk about navigation, we mean going from folder to folder:
Very convenient is the option to copy the address bar. This is not a keyboard shortcut, but is inseparable from the topic. Click once on the line and press Ctrl + C.
With a single press of TAB, you can go to the view settings (Tiles/Rows). Return - CTRL + TAB.
The next TAB presses are not so interesting, we doubt that anyone uses them. Noteworthy is the search in the upper right corner (which becomes available after the fifth click). The next time, the focus finally moves to the left side of the window. And you can freely navigate between global PC areas, such as:
This allows you to not use the mouse at all. In Explorer, all the same combinations apply as in text editors. You can copy, cut, paste files and even undo operations. Holding ATL + Space gives you access to the window menu (unlike the application), where you can find options to close, minimize, restore, and so on.
It is unlikely that there are many who want to read dozens of help, but if you want to do this, hold Win + F1. After that, the instruction will not appear, as usual, but there will be a transition to the Bing search engine page. The same result is obtained by pressing F1 on the desktop. Well, this is not only a good advertisement, but also the fastest way to open a browser with a search engine ready to work. It follows from this that no other help is available. Often you need to know some information about the system. A quick entry to the desired equipment is made through Win + Break.
