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Win+Shift+R
A short “click here like this” video beats ten screenshots. Newer Windows 11 can record a chosen part of the screen to MP4 with a built-in tool.
Send a file to the computer next to you without a cable, email, or a flash drive: Nearby Share sends it directly, over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Most people don't know it exists.
Get a phone photo into a presentation without a cable, no emailing yourself: the Phone Link app shows photos, messages, and notifications right inside Windows.
Your computer takes minutes to boot because a dozen apps you don't need wake up with it. Turning them off in Settings takes five minutes — and it's permanent.
A notification in the middle of a shared screen is a nightmare. Windows can turn on Do Not Disturb automatically while presenting, gaming, or at set hours.
Win+Home
Ten windows open and you only need one. Win+Home minimizes all the others — press it again and they all come right back.
Win+Ctrl+Shift+B
The display freezes or turns black after connecting a monitor, but the computer is still running. Win+Ctrl+Shift+B restarts the graphics driver — the picture comes back and you lose nothing.
Win+Alt+K
You don't have to hunt down the meeting window to mute yourself. Win+Alt+K in Windows 11 toggles the microphone even while you're working in a completely different app.
Ctrl+Shift+C
No need to describe to a colleague where a file lives. Ctrl+Shift+C in File Explorer copies the complete path — just paste it into chat or a dialog.
Ctrl+Z
Accidentally dragged a file who-knows-where? Ctrl+Z in File Explorer undoes the last file operation — move, copy, rename, and delete to the recycle bin.
Ctrl+Shift+N
You create folders all the time — and every time via right-click and a menu. Ctrl+Shift+N creates a new folder instantly, already primed for naming.
Win+Shift+T
Text in a screenshot, an image, or a video? Win+Shift+T from PowerToys reads the selected area through OCR and drops the text on your clipboard.
Ctrl+Space
What's in that file? Peek from PowerToys shows the contents of a selected file on Ctrl+Space — no waiting for Word, a photo viewer, or a PDF reader to launch.
Win+Ctrl+T
Keep a calculator, notes, or a call always in view: Win+Ctrl+T from PowerToys keeps the selected window above everything else until you unpin it.
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