The various commands and shortcuts one can use in Windows have always fascinated me; keeping up to date on the many methods to perform tasks or scripts in the command prompt is something of a hobby for me. Below, are some of the commands and shortcuts that I have recently learned.

• Alt + Print Screen = see active windows
• Wherever you’re at in CMD location, enter “start .” to open an explorer window
• In file explorer, enter CMD in the address bar to open a command prompt for that folder location
• Alt-D does the same thing CTRL-L does, but with one hand
• On an error box, CTRL-C automatically copies everything in the box
• Win + 1,2,3,4,5 = opens your pinned taskbar items
• Win + Break = System Panel
• PowerShell CTRL+R = lets you bash search your command history
• Win+Shift+S = opens Snip and Sketch selection Window
• Win+V = also opens up your clipboard history panel
• Win+A = Action Center
• Win+K = Connect quick action
• Win+Alt+D = Date/Time/Calendar
• Win+H = Start Dictation
• Win+P = Change Presentation Mode
• Win+CTRL+Q = Quick Assist
• Win+T = Cycle through apps on the taskbar
• Win+M = Minimize every window
• Win+Shift+M = Restore every window
• Win+Home = Minimize everything except the current window. Press again to restore.
• Win+CTRL+O = Tinfoil Hat Mode (On-Screen Keyboard)
• Win+CTRL+D = New Desktop (So cool)
• Win+CTRL+Arrows L or R = Switch to New Desktop
• Win+CTRL+F4 = Destroy Virtual Desktop
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC = to go straight to task manager
• Win+. = Opens emoji keyboard
• Type “Color a” in your command line. Works for a variety of colors 0-9, A-F. You can also combine them like “color fc.”
• Alt + Shift + F4 = close ALL active applications
• Shift + Alt + Print = High Contrast:
• Win key + L = Lock System
• Win key + R, type cmd, hold ctrl + shift, hit enter = Run Command Prompt as Administrator
• Win + Up Arrow = Maximize current window