Manage Windows Explorer
Open Explorer
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Win + E
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Manage Windows Explorer
Duplicate Explorer Window via File, New Window
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Alt + F , then N
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Manage Windows Explorer
Quit/ close Windows Explorer
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Ctrl + Q
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Manage Windows Explorer
Set baseline to Address Bar. Then navigate between (1) Address Bar, (2) Ribbon (3) Left Navigation Pane, (4) Folder Content Pane (Main Content Window), and (5) Sort Bar of Content Pane if present.
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Alt + D , then Tab (forward)
or Alt + Tab (backwards)
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Manage Windows Explorer
Refresh Explorer Window
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F5
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Manage Windows Explorer
Toggle Full Screen
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F11
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Address Bar - Basics
Jump/ focus Address Bar with content selected
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Alt + D
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Address Bar - Basics
Copy current path
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Alt + D , then Ctrl + C
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Address Bar - Basics
With help of dropdown and Enter, select sub-directories. Note that the backslash is required for items in sub-directory to be visible.
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Alt + D , then c:\(directory name}
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Address Bar - Basics
Show previous locations
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Alt + D , then Alt + Down Arrow
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Address Bar - Basics
Jump one level up
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Alt + Up Arrow
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Address Bar - Basics
Change focus from Address Bar to Folder Content (goes to previous/ next location and then changes focus to Folder Content; only works if a previous item is available)
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Alt + D , press and hold Alt then press Left Arrow , Right Arrow
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\
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%SystemDrive% or %HomeDrive%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\Windows
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%WinDir% or %SystemRoot%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\Users\UserName
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%HomePath%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming
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%AppData%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local
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%LocalAppData%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typcially C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp
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%Temp% or %Tmp%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\Users\Public
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%Public%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\ProgramFiles
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%ProgramFiles%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\Program Files\Common Files
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%CommonProgramFiles%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typically C:\ProgramData
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%AllUserProfile%
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Address Bar - Environment Variable Shorthands
Typcially C:\Users\UserName\OneDrive
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%OneDrive%
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Windows Search Shortcuts
Search for all files with ending .docx
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*.docx
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Windows Search Shortcuts
Search for term1 and term2 combined
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term1 AND term2
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Windows Search Shortcuts
Search for files/ folders containing term1 or term2
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term1 OR term2
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Windows Search Shortcuts
Search for files/ folders containing term1, but not term2
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term1 -term2
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Windows Search Shortcuts
Search for exact phrase
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"term1 term2"
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Windows Search Shortcuts
Search for files with timestamp greater Jan 1, 2017. < works equivalent
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term1 date:>1/ 1 /2017
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Windows Search Shortcuts
Search for files by size. After typing size:, options are offered in drop-down
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term size:(small/medium/large/etc.)
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Windows Search Shortcuts
Cancel Search
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Esc
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Left Navigation Pane Shortctus
Jump/ focus Navigation Pane
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Alt + D , then 2x Tab
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Left Navigation Pane Shortctus
One item up/ down
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Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Left Navigation Pane Shortctus
One page up/ down
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Page Up / Page Down
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Left Navigation Pane Shortctus
Go to first itme/ last item
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Home / End
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Left Navigation Pane Shortctus
Scroll directory tree up/ down without changing focus
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Ctrl + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Left Navigation Pane Shortctus
Open/ close directory tree
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Arrow Left / Right Arrow on tree parent
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Left Navigation Pane Shortctus
Change to parent element in tree when in sub-element
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Shift + Arrow Left
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Jump/ focus Folder Content Pane
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Alt + D , then 3x Tab
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Select all items via Home, Select All. Also shorthand for changing focus to Folder Content
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Alt + H , then S A
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
One item up/ down
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Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
One page up/ down
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Page Up / Page Down
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Go to first itme/ last item
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Home / End
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Scroll directory tree up/ down without changing focus
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Ctrl + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Select multiple (adjacent) items
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Shift + Arrow Up / Arrow Down
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Select multiple (non-adjacent) items
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Press and hold Ctrl , Arow Keys , and press Space on multiple items
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Go to previous/ next location
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Alt + Arrow Left / Arrow Right
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Up one level. There is no down one level, but you may use Alt+left to go to previous location
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Alt + Up Arrrow
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Show properties of file or folder
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Alt + Enter on item
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Navigate Files/ Folders
Open context menu of file or folder
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Shift + F10 on item
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Manage File/ Folders
Create new folder
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Ctrl + Shift + N
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Manage File/ Folders
Copy, cut, paste
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Ctrl + C , Ctrl + X , Ctrl + V
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Manage File/ Folders
Undo an action
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Ctrl + Z
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Manage File/ Folders
Redo an action
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Ctrl + Y
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Manage File/ Folders
Delete an item and place it into the Recycle Bin
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Delete
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Manage File/ Folders
Delete an item permanently without placing it into the Recycle Bin
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Shift + Delete
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Manage File/ Folders
Edit Item. Select name excluding file extension
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F2
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Jump/ focus Folder Content Pane (required for changing views with Ctrl+Shift+1…8
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Alt + D , then 3x Tab
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to Extra Large Icons
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Ctrl + Shift + 1
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to Large Icons
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Ctrl + Shift + 2
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to Medium Icons
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Ctrl + Shift + 3
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to Small Icons
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Ctrl + Shift + 4
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to List View
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Ctrl + Shift + 5
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to Details View
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Ctrl + Shift + 6
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to Tiles View
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Ctrl + Shift + 7
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to Content View
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Ctrl + Shift + 8
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Views
Change View to Size Fit all items within column width
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Alt + V , then S F
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Item Order
Jump/ focus Sort Bar (Content Area Table Header)
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With focus anywhere, Alt + D , then 4x Tab , then Enter
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Item Order
Jump/ focus Sort Bar (Content Area Table Header). Use after changing sort order to change again.
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With focus on Folder Content Pane, 1x Tab
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Item Order
Select sort column
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Arrow Left / Right Arrow on Sort Bar
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Item Order
Change sort order ascending (or descending) by name, date, etc.
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Press Enter on Sort Bar Item
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Folder Content (Main Pane) - Change Item Order
Change sort order descending (or ascending)
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After changing sort order, press Tab , then Enter
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