This page lists 185 keyboard shortcuts built into Windows 11, organized across 9 sections: Command Prompt, Copilot, general copy/paste, dialog boxes, File Explorer, Settings, Taskbar, Virtual desktops, and Win key combinations.
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Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021. It succeeded Windows 10 (2015) and is available for free for any Windows 10 devices that meet the new Windows 11 system requirements.
Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts are organized by category and available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Search by keyword or browse by section.
| Action | Hotkey |
|---|---|
| Move the cursor by one page up. | Page up |
| Enter Mark mode. | Ctrl + M |
| If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the top of the buffer. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the left of the cursor in the command line. | Ctrl + HomeY navigation) |
| Move the cursor to the end of the buffer. | Ctrl + End (Mark mode) |
| Move down one line in the output history. | Ctrl + down arrow |
| Move the cursor in the direction specified. | Arrow keys |
| If the command line is empty, move the viewport to the command line. Otherwise, delete all the characters to the right of the cursor in the command line. | Ctrl + EndY navigation) |
| Move up one line in the output history. | Ctrl + up arrow |
| Copy the selected text. | Ctrl + C Ctrl + Insert) |
| Begin selection in block mode. | Alt + selection key |
| Paste the selected text. | Ctrl + V Shift + Insert) |
| Move the cursor to the beginning of the buffer. | Ctrl + Home (Mark mode) |
| Move the cursor by one page down. | Page down |
187 hotkeys