The keyboard and mouse are the two main input devices on a PC and we use them extensively on computer desktops even if we have other ways of interacting such as touch screens or voice control.

Definitely, they are still the most intuitive methods.

Of course, apart from data entry, a PC keyboard can be used as a means of controlling the system and apps.

This is where these 'shortcuts' come in.

As you know, they are compositions of 2 or more keys which as a general rule answer the tasks that we would do with a mouse or other pointing peripheral such as a laptop touchpad.

However, they are really useful, as they save time and effort when performing certain actions.

The truth is that once you get used to them you won't be able to leave them.

Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11

These shortcuts are as old as the OS itself and have been maintained despite the constant updates to the graphical interfaces, reinforced with everything that came from the touch section used to fully control smartphones or tablets, but not as useful on a personal computer.

Microsoft's latest OS retains most of the keyboard shortcuts from Windows 10, but with some new ones and others tweaked to meet your needs.

Its performance is that of practice, you press the corresponding keys and the system will respond by doing a certain task.

There are hundreds and hundreds of them covering design, core internal system tools, and apps as well.

We leave you a selection of the most useful ones, distinguished by their main parts.

New shortcuts for Windows 11

Desktop shortcuts

General shortcuts in apps

For file explorer

Other keyboard shortcuts in Windows 11

These keyboard shortcuts are really useful.

Once you learn them and start using them, you won't be able to stop doing them.

They can be powered on with peripherals such as a mouse, but it is a good way to save time and effort.

The ones presented above are only a selection of the hundreds available.

While most of it carries over from one version to another, here is the Microsoft list for Windows 11, 10, 8.1 or Windows 7.

And it's not just the OS that have them.

There is another huge compilation for almost all Windows apps as you can see in this guide.

And not just Microsoft, there are keyboard shortcuts for any kind of program like these for the browser Google plus Google chrome.