30 Keyboard Shortcut Key For Computer And Laptop

I will discuss 30 shortcut keys on a computer or laptop keyboard, which are very important to know for using your computer or laptop. So let's get started without further delay.

The role of the keyboard is immense for using a computer or laptop. It is never possible to use a computer or laptop without a keyboard. Every day we have to do various typing tasks with the keyboard. But we all know the work of typing, but many do not know about keyboard shortcuts. Keyboarding can make many of our tasks very easy if we know about keyboard shortcuts. The keyboard shortcut is to press multiple keys of the keyboard simultaneously to give a specific command.

Now let's know about 30 important Windows keyboard shortcuts, which will make your computer experience faster and more efficient.

1. Win + A: Pressing this opens the 'Action Center on the computer. But in the case of touchscreen Windows, swiping from the right side of the screen can easily open the 'Action Center. But on Windows devices that don't have touchscreen facilities, pressing Windows Key + A together opens the Action Center.

2. Win + D: Many people prefer to keep important files or apps on the computer desktop. Sometimes you need to go directly to the desktop screen from any screen for different needs. Press Windows Key + D to enter the desktop screen directly from any app or screen.

3. Win + E: This is the Windows 'File Explorer' keyboard shortcut. Many people keep File Explorer on their desktops for easy access. Some also put it on the taskbar. However, Windows File Explorer can also be opened using keyboard shortcuts. Press Windows Key + E together to open Windows Explorer.

4. Win + H: Press this to activate the dictation feature of Windows. It is basically a 'speech-to-text converter. That is, after opening the dictation feature, you will see what you say as text. For those who prefer voice typing, this shortcut can come in handy. Press Windows Key + H together to open the dictation feature.

5. Win + I: In general, to enter the 'Settings' of Windows, first click on Start and then click on Settings. But to enter settings directly from a desktop or any screen or app, do you have to press Windows Key + I together?

6. Win + L: This will lock your PC screen. As a result, if you want to use the PC again, you have to enter the password and unlock it. If the password is not already given, just click on the sign-in button and enter. Press Windows Key + L together to lock the computer very easily.

7. Win + S: Almost all of us use the search feature of Windows to find any program or file stored on the computer But to open the Windows search feature very easily, you have to press Windows Key + S together.

8. Win + V: This is the computer's clipboard keyboard shortcut. All the text, images, or screenshots we copy on the computer are stored in the 'Clipboard'. To 'Paste' the copied item, press Windows Key + V together.

9. Win + X: Some important features of Windows like Powershell (Powershell), CMD, etc. can be accessed very easily by pressing Windows Key + X together.

10. Win + Number Key: To open the apps which we pin on the taskbar of our computer, we usually have to click to open them. But these apps can be opened very easily using keyboard shortcuts. Apps can be opened by pressing Windows Key and Number Key together according to the order of the apps in the taskbar. Suppose the first app pinned to the taskbar is Google Chrome. Then press Windows Key + 1 together to open Google Chrome. Similarly, if the fourth app on the taskbar is Explorer, then Windows Key + 4 can be pressed to open Explorer.

11. Win +  (Full Stop Key): Many people prefer to use emojis in chat. But finding this emoji while chatting on the computer is a big problem. The good news is that Windows operating systems have built-in emojis. Press Windows Key + Full Stop (.) key together to open the Emoji panel. After that, when the emoji panel is open, select the emoji using the 'Arrow Key' or the mouse.

12. Win + Left/Right Arrow: Multiple open windows can be easily arranged by snapping them into the grid. Press Windows Key + Left/Right Arrow keys together to snap a window to the grid.

13. Ctrl + A: Press Ctrl + A on the keyboard to select everything visible on the screen at once.

14. Ctrl + P: In the case of all the webpages we see in the browser, there is no special facility for printing. In that case, enter any webpage and press Ctrl + P key together to get the feature to print that page.

15. Ctrl + Z: If you accidentally delete a file and send it to the recycle bin while working on a Windows computer, press the Ctrl + Z keys together. This will restore your deleted files. This shortcut works with most programs (where the user needs to type something), including Microsoft Office, browsers. It basically undoes the last done. You can press Ctrl + Y to undo what Ctrl + Z does.

16. Ctrl + Delete: While typing in a document, press Ctrl + Delete to delete a word after the word the mouse cursor is over in the document.

17. Ctrl + Tab: Press Ctrl + Tab together to quickly switch browser tabs from left to right.

18. Ctrl + Backspace: Backspace is used to delete characters while writing something. But to delete a word instead of a letter in Microsoft Word or any other program, do you need to press Ctrl + Backspace together? This will delete a word before the mouse cursor.

19. Ctrl + Left/Right Arrow: Use the left and right arrows to navigate through a text or document. In this case, each time the arrow key is pressed, the cursor moves forward or backward one character at a time. However, pressing the Ctrl key and the left/right arrow keys together can move the cursor forward or backward one word at a time.

20. Ctrl + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: We use the mouse to select any text. However, the text before or after the cursor can be selected by pressing the Ctrl key, Shift key, and right/left arrow key.

21. Ctrl + Shift + Up/Down Arrow: While editing a text or document, use the Ctrl key, Shift key, and Up/Down arrow keys to select the entire paragraph where the cursor is located.

22. Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Press Ctrl + Shift + Tab keys together to quickly switch between the right and left browser tabs.

23. Ctrl + Shift + T: We often close browser tabs by mistake. In that case, press Ctrl + Shift + T keys together to quickly open all closed tabs.

24 Ctrl + Alt + Del: Due to the continuous use of the PC for a long time, our PC often hangs. In that case, if the PC hangs, press Ctrl + Alt + Del keys together to get the option to launch the Windows Task Manager program. From there the hanging app can be closed. Apart from this, the option of locking, shutting down or signing out of the PC is also available.

25. Alt + Tab: As usual we repeatedly click the mouse to move from one app to another. From now on, without using the mouse, you can easily enter another app by pressing Alt + Tab together.

26. Alt + F4: To close any app or window we click on the cross (X) at the top right corner of the app or window. But any app can be closed by pressing the Alt key and F4.

27. F5: Almost all of us use the refresh feature of Windows more or less But while on the desktop, it can be refreshed easily by pressing the F5 key on the keyboard. Also, the
F5 key can be used to reload the website loaded in any internet browser tab.

28. F2: We often change the names of various files and folders on the computer. Very easily and quickly by clicking on a file or folder and pressing the F2 button, the option to change the name of that file or folder will appear.