Windows 10 (& others) Hotkeys

Put your cursor before a word in a document editor:

CTRL+Delete erases the word.

CTRL+W closes tab

ALT+F4 closes window

SHIFT+WIN KEY +S opens the sniping tool to save a rectangular area from the screen; if you want to annotate it, click on the notification in the lower right part of the screen:

If it did not appear shortly after, check the notifications menu

and select it from there:

Annotate it with these

then copy/paste it directly or save it to a destination:

You can record the screen by pressing WIN KEY + G

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Go to the capture menu in the upper left and press the record button:

• if you do any action or switch the active tab, the recording will end. I know, stupid behaviour. (It is meant for games)
• If nothing shows up, please see how to install Xbox Gamebar (a native Windows 10 functionality)
• If installing the native Xbox Gamebar fails for you, for whatever reason, a free alternative for recording all of the windows on the screen without fuss is OBS Studio (I am not endorsed by them; just my backup solution).

As with a MACbook, you can use many desktops on Windows by default, without any extra software:

1. Access this menu with SHIFT + TAB.
2. You can switch between the desktops with SHIFT+CTRL + left,right arrows (or by accessing the same menu with the mouse and clicking on each)

• Things can get complicated when using a multiple monitor setup, if you forget on which screen what window relies;

1. Right click a program and “Pin to taskbar”

2. Open the jump list for the program pinned to the Taskbar in the position indicated by its number with SHIFT+WIN+#;
example below: if I want to open Irfan View from the keyboard I press SHIFT+WIN+2 because it sits in the 2nd place after the already pinned notepad.

• It also works for another instance of the same program

• to minimize a window press WIN KEY + down arrow.
• to maximize a window press WIN KEY + up arrow.
• If you want to snap the window to half of the screen, use the WIN KEY + left,right arrows.
• If you want to snap the window to 1/4 of the screen, (presuming it’s maximised) use the WIN KEY + left/right arrow pressed twice, then down/up arrow pressed once.
  (it needs to be pressed twice, because if you press only once in that direction, the following arrow being pressed will either maximize or minimize the window completely and you want it to occupy a quarter)
• If you have more than one monitor, you can use WIN KEY + SHIFT + left,right arrows to move windows between the screens (and it stays at the same size (maximized, 1/2 screen width, 1/4 of screen with) that you previously set).

WIN key + V = open clipboard history

WIN key + X = c.m. for device manager, control panel

WIN key + I = settings

Use Chrome tab groups

https://blog.google/products/chrome/manage-tabs-with-google-chrome/

Use this Chrome button to save articles you want to read:

Or for personal use I installed Opera Gx which is a gaming browser that won UX/UI awards, from what I remember. (I am not affiliated/sponsored by them)

For gamers it offers some free games and a release schedule — see “Gx Corner” ; also features typing sounds.

I wanted to write this article with using actual arrow symbols, but my netbook does not have a numpad; if your keyboard does have one, you can press ALT + <alt code> and generate symbols based on these: