10 useful Windows shortcuts that will make your life easier.

10 useful Windows shortcuts

Last Updated on 16/11/2021 by Krishna

We are going to look at 10 useful windows shortcuts that will make your life easier. These shortcuts are designed by Windows to speed up your work. In today’s world, everything is going digital. So if you are a windows user, then it will help you to speed up your work. Don’t worry about remembering these shortcuts, as it will become your habit once you start working with the shortcuts.

List of 10 useful Windows shortcuts

1. Open Task Manager

Traditional methodShortcut
1. Right-click on the taskbar
2. Click on task manager
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Open Task Manager

Working of task manager:

 It tells about how many processes and services are currently running in the background. And it also tells about system performance, user details, app history, etc. The best thing about Task Manager is it can immediately terminate the not responding software. All you need to do is select the software and click on the end task. Here you can also terminate services. When you open task manager, it will look like this. Now click on more details that are down on the left.

task manager 10 useful Windows shortcuts
task manager

Here you can see the different tabs, switch tabs to check the performance, app history, service details, user details, etc.

task manager view 10 useful Windows shortcuts
task manager view

2. Check property of any file or folder

Traditional methodShortcut
1. Right-click on file or folder
2. Click on properties
Select the file or folder
Press: Alt + Enter
Check property of any file or folder

It tells details about the file like size, file type, file location, security details, etc.

properties
properties

3. Create a folder

Traditional methodShortcut
1. Right-click and click at new
2. Select folder
Ctrl + Shift + N
Create a folder

It will create a folder in your current directory.

create a new folder
create a new folder

4. Lock, Switch user, and sign out

Traditional methodShortcut
1. Click at Window
2. Click on the power
Ctrl + Alt + Delete  
For lock only Win + L
Lock, Switch user, and sign out

You can switch users without restarting the system. If your computer has more than one user, then it will be helpful for you. You can also open task manager by pressing Ctrl + alt + delete.

5. Open file explorer or my pc

Traditional methodShortcut
Double click at my pc or this pc iconWin + E
Open file explorer or my pc

6. Open utility manager

Traditional methodShortcut
1. Open control panel
2. click on Ease of access center
Win + U
Open utility manager

Utility manager helps you to open the onscreen keyboard, magnifier, narrator, etc. Sometimes we face problems with the keyboard. At this point, we can use the onscreen keyboard. It will open a virtual keyboard on our screen.

7. Open task view

Traditional methodShortcut
Click at task viewWindow + Tab
Open task view

8. Switch between software that is running.

Traditional methodShortcut
 Alt + Tab
Switch between software that is running

9. Open Run

Traditional methodShortcut
1. Press windows
2. Open window system folder
3. Click at run
Window + R
open run

Run is used to open software applications and services by using keywords. Some keywords are given below.

KeywordsSoftware
notepadOpen notepad
cmdOpen command prompt
winwordOpen MS word
magnifyOpen magnifier
oskOpen onscreen keyboard
controlOpen control panel
SnippingtoolOpen snipping tool
run command

10. Open settings

Traditional methodShortcut
1. Press Windows
2. Go to settings
Window + i
Open settings

These shortcuts work in almost every version of Windows. If you want to know more about windows tips and tricks, shortcuts, then stay tuned with us. Any thoughts or questions arise in your mind regarding technology or anything. Just comment on it. We have already posted an article on how to connect two PCs wirelessly and take screenshots in Windows without any software. Read this and increase your knowledge about Windows.

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