| CTRLX–Cut selected item | General |
| CTRLC–Copy selected item | General |
| CTRLINSERT–Copy selected item | General |
| CTRLV–Paste selected item | General |
| SHIFTINSERT–Paste selected item | General |
| CTRLZ–Undo action | General |
| ALTTAB–Switch between open applications | General |
| ALTF4–Close the active item or exit the active application | General |
| WINL–Lock the computer | General |
| WIND–Show or hide the desktop | General |
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| F2–Rename the selected item | General |
| F6–Switch between screen elements in a window or on the desktop | General |
| F10–Activate the menu bar in the active application | General |
| ALTESC–Switch through elements in the order they were opened | General |
| ALTENTER–Show properties of the selected element | General |
| ALTSPACE–Open the context menu of the active window | General |
| CTRLA–Select all elements in a document or window | General |
| DELETE–Delete the selected element and move it to the Recycle Bin | General |
| CTRLD–Delete the selected element and move it to the Recycle Bin | General |
| CTRLY–Redo an action | General |
| CTRL→–Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word | General |
| CTRL←–Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word | General |
| CTRL↓–Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph | General |
| CTRL↑–Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph | General |
| CTRLALTTAB–Switch between open applications | General |
| CTRLESC–Open the Start menu | General |
| CTRLSHIFTESC–Open Task Manager | General |
| SHIFTF10–Open the context menu for the selected item | General |
| SHIFTDELETE–Delete without first moving to the Recycle Bin | General |
| PRINTSCREEN–Take a screenshot of the entire screen and copy it to the clipboard | General |
| WIN–Open or close the Start menu | General |
| WINA–Open Action Center | General |
| WINB–Moves focus to the notification area | General |
| WINALTD–Show or hide the date and time on the desktop | General |
| WINE–Open File Explorer | General |
| WINI–Open the Settings menu | General |
| WINK–Invoke the Connect quick action | General |
| WINL–Lock the computer or switch accounts | General |
| WINM–Minimize all windows | General |
| WINP–Choose a presentation display mode | General |
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| WINR–Open the Run dialog box | General |
| WINS–Open the Search window | General |
| WINT–Cycle through apps on the taskbar | General |
| WINU–Open the Ease of Access Center | General |
| WINX–Open the Quick Links menu | General |
| WINPAUSE–Open the System Properties dialog box | General |
| WINCTRLF–Search for computers (if network available) | General |
| WINSHIFTM–Restore minimized windows to the desktop | General |
| WIN1..9–Launch an app pinned to the taskbar | General |
| WINSHIFT1..9–Launch a new instance of an app from the taskbar | General |
| WINCTRLSHIFT1..9–Launch a new instance of an app from the taskbar, as administrator | General |
| WINTAB–Open Task View | General |
| WINSPACE–Switch input language and keyboard layout | General |
| WINCTRLENTER–Turn on Narrator | General |
| WIN+–Start Magnifier | General |
| CTRLE–Select the search field | File Explorer |
| CTRLF–Select the search field | File Explorer |
| CTRLN–Open a new window | File Explorer |
| CTRLW–Close the active window | File Explorer |
| CTRLSHIFTE–Show all folders containing the selected folder | File Explorer |
| CTRLSHIFTN–Create a folder | File Explorer |
| NUM *–Display all folders within the selected folder | File Explorer |
| NUM +–Show the contents of the selected folder | File Explorer |
| NUM -–Collapse the selected folder | File Explorer |
| ALTP–Show the Preview pane | File Explorer |
| ALTENTER–Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item | File Explorer |
| ALT→–View the next folder | File Explorer |
| ALT↑–View the folder this folder is within | File Explorer |
| ALT←–View the previous folder | File Explorer |
| BACKSPACE–View the previous folder | File Explorer |
| F11–Maximize or minimize the active window | File Explorer |