OS Shortcuts

Basic system shortcuts for Windows and Mac

Copy

Edit

Copy selected items

Windows:
Ctrl+
C
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Paste

Edit

Paste copied items

Windows:
Ctrl+
V
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Cut

Edit

Cut selected items

Windows:
Ctrl+
X
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Undo

Edit

Undo last action

Windows:
Ctrl+
Z
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Redo

Edit

Redo undone action

Windows:
Ctrl+
Y
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Save

File

Save current file

Windows:
Ctrl+
S
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Open

File

Open file

Windows:
Ctrl+
O
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New

File

Create new file

Windows:
Ctrl+
N
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Print

File

Print current file

Windows:
Ctrl+
P
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Find

Edit

Search for text

Windows:
Ctrl+
F
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Select All

Edit

Select all items

Windows:
Ctrl+
A
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Close

File

Close current window

Windows:
Alt+
F4
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New Tab

System

Open new tab

Windows:
Ctrl+
T
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Close Tab

System

Close current tab

Windows:
Ctrl+
W
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Refresh Page

System

Refresh page

Windows:
F5
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Task Manager

System

Open Task Manager

Windows:
Ctrl+
Shift+
Esc
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Screenshot

System

Take screenshot

Windows:
Win+
Shift+
S
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Force Quit

System

Force quit application

Windows:
Ctrl+
Alt+
Delete
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Switch Apps

System

Switch between open applications

Windows:
Alt+
Tab
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Start Menu

System

Open Start Menu

Windows:
Win
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Show Desktop

System

Show desktop

Windows:
Win+
D
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File Explorer

System

Open File Explorer

Windows:
Win+
E
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Settings

System

Open Windows Settings

Windows:
Win+
I
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Lock Screen

System

Lock screen

Windows:
Win+
L
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Run

System

Open Run dialog

Windows:
Win+
R
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Search

System

Open Windows Search

Windows:
Win+
S
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Task View

System

Open Task View

Windows:
Win+
Tab
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Minimize All

System

Minimize all windows

Windows:
Win+
M
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Restore Windows

System

Restore minimized windows

Windows:
Win+
Shift+
M
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Project

System

Open projection settings

Windows:
Win+
P
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Calculator

System

Open calculator

Windows:
Win+
R → calc
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Notepad

System

Open Notepad

Windows:
Win+
R → notepad
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Command Prompt

System

Open Command Prompt

Windows:
Win+
R → cmd
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PowerShell

System

Open PowerShell

Windows:
Win+
X → Windows PowerShell
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Device Manager

System

Open Device Manager

Windows:
Win+
X → Device Manager
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Control Panel

System

Open Control Panel

Windows:
Win+
R → control
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Event Viewer

System

Open Event Viewer

Windows:
Win+
R → eventvwr
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Registry Editor

System

Open Registry Editor

Windows:
Win+
R → regedit
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System Information

System

Display system information

Windows:
Win+
R → msinfo32
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Disk Cleanup

System

Open Disk Cleanup

Windows:
Win+
R → cleanmgr
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Resource Monitor

System

Open Resource Monitor

Windows:
Win+
R → resmon
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Performance Monitor

System

Open Performance Monitor

Windows:
Win+
R → perfmon
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Services

System

Open Services management

Windows:
Win+
R → services.msc
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Group Policy

System

Open Group Policy Editor

Windows:
Win+
R → gpedit.msc
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Windows Update

System

Open Windows Update

Windows:
Win+
I → Update & Security
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Backup and Restore

System

Open Backup and Restore

Windows:
Win+
R → sdclt
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Windows Defender

System

Open Windows Defender

Windows:
Win+
I → Update & Security → Windows Security
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Spotlight Search

System

Open Spotlight Search

Windows:
Win+
S
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Launchpad

System

Open Launchpad

Windows:
Win+
S
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Mission Control

System

Open Mission Control

Windows:
Win+
Tab
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Exposé

System

Show all windows

Windows:
Win+
Tab
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Application Windows

System

Show current app windows

Windows:
Alt+
Tab
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Dashboard

System

Open Dashboard

Windows:
Win+
D
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Show/Hide Dock

System

Show or hide Dock

Windows:
Win+
D
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Finder

System

Open Finder

Windows:
Win+
E
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System Preferences

System

Open System Preferences

Windows:
Win+
I
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Force Quit

System

Force quit application

Windows:
Ctrl+
Alt+
Delete
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Logout

System

Log out user

Windows:
Win+
L
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Sleep

System

Put Mac to sleep

Windows:
Win+
L
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Shutdown

System

Shut down Mac

Windows:
Alt+
F4
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Restart

System

Restart Mac

Windows:
Ctrl+
Alt+
Delete
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Full Screen Screenshot

System

Capture full screen screenshot

Windows:
Win+
Shift+
S
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Selection Screenshot

System

Capture selection screenshot

Windows:
Win+
Shift+
S
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Window Screenshot

System

Capture window screenshot

Windows:
Win+
Shift+
S
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Clipboard Manager

System

Open clipboard manager

Windows:
Win+
V
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Character Viewer

System

Open character viewer

Windows:
Win+
.
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Emoji Picker

System

Open emoji picker

Windows:
Win+
.
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Activity Monitor

System

Open Activity Monitor

Windows:
Ctrl+
Shift+
Esc
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Terminal

System

Open Terminal

Windows:
Win+
R → cmd
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Disk Utility

System

Open Disk Utility

Windows:
Win+
R → cleanmgr
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システム情報

System

システム情報を表示します

Windows:
Win+
R → msinfo32
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キーチェーンアクセス

System

キーチェーンアクセスを開きます

Windows:
Win+
R → control
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カラーマッチユーティリティ

System

カラーマッチユーティリティを開きます

Windows:
Win+
R → control
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コンソール

System

コンソールを開きます

Windows:
Win+
R → eventvwr
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Grapher

System

Grapherを開きます

Windows:
Win+
R → calc
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Font Book

System

Font Bookを開きます

Windows:
Win+
R → control
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デジタルカラーメーター

System

デジタルカラーメーターを開きます

Windows:
Win+
R → control
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TextEdit

System

TextEditを開きます

Windows:
Win+
R → notepad
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計算機

System

計算機を開きます

Windows:
Win+
R → calc
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