Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts for Taskbar and Virtual Desktops

This is a list of most of the keyboard shortcuts for Taskbar and Virtual Desktops, which was sourced from Microsoft, that will make you work more efficiently when using these two functions in Windows 10. It may be difficult to remember all of them, you may want to make note of the one’s you think are important to you, and then use them a couple of times – till using them becomes second nature to you.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Taskbar

Using these Taskbar keyboard shortcuts, you will be able to make the best use of the Windows 10 Taskbar. From opening an app as an administrator or showing the window menu for a group, you can do it all with a few clicks of your keyboard.

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
Shift+click a taskbar button	Open an app or quickly open another instance of an app
Ctrl+Shift+click a taskbar button	Open an app as an administrator
Shift+right-click a taskbar button	Show the window menu for the app
Shift+right-click a grouped taskbar button	Show the window menu for the group
Ctrl+click a grouped taskbar button	Cycle through the windows of the group

Keyboard Shortcuts for Virtual Desktops

You can quickly create a virtual desktop, switch between them and more, using these Virtual Desktop keyboard shortcuts, on your Windows 10 computer.

Keyboard Shortcut	Action
Windows logo key +Tab	Open Task view
Windows logo key +Ctrl+D	Add a virtual desktop
Windows logo key +Ctrl+Right arrow	Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the right
Windows logo key +Ctrl+Left arrow	Switch between virtual desktops you’ve created on the left
Windows logo key +Ctrl+F4	Close the virtual desktop you’re using

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