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The latest Shortcuts coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Chrome OS Screenshots: Every Method, Plus How Google’s Tote Keeps Your Captures Within Reach
Chromebooks have killed the Print Screen key, but Chrome OS offers more ways to capture your screen than Windows ever did—from a dedicated Screen Capture tool to voice commands and the Tote feature...
From Reddit to Real Life: The Verified Windows 11 Shortcuts Every Laptop Reviewer Should Use
A community-curated list of Windows 11 keyboard shortcuts recently surfaced on Reddit and was amplified by a Tom’s Guide writer—and for anyone who spends hours testing laptops, it’s a goldmine....
OneNote Insider Finally Delivers Ctrl+Shift+V Plain Text Paste After 20+ Years
It’s a feature that most modern text editors have had for years, yet it took Microsoft more than two decades to bring it to OneNote: the ability to paste plain text with a simple keyboard shortcut....
Windows' Hidden Gem: Control Your Cursor Entirely From the Numpad with Mouse Keys
Mouse Keys has been baked into Windows since the days of Windows 7, yet it remains one of the most underutilized accessibility tools in the operating system. This feature transforms the numeric...
The Five Windows 11 Tricks That Secretly Save Power Users Hours Every Week
Five deceptively simple features baked into Windows 11 can shave hours off a user’s weekly workload—and most of them require nothing more than a few keystrokes to activate. These aren’t obscure...
Stop Wasting Time: How Windows 11’s Focus Sessions, Snap Layouts, and Voice Typing Actually Work
Press Win+Shift+S right now. That single keystroke is your gateway to a screenshot tool that most Windows 11 users underutilize. But it's just one of several built-in features—from Focus Sessions...
Windows 11 Productivity Secrets: Why Win+W, Win+Z, and Quick Settings Shortcuts Are Essential in 2025
A new wave of keyboard shortcuts is transforming how users interact with Windows 11, moving beyond basic copy-paste to unlock instantaneous access to widgets, snap layouts, notifications, and quick...
KDE Devs Call Microsoft’s Copilot Key ‘Dumb’—And Now You Can Remap It
KDE developers have made their stance on Microsoft’s Copilot key crystal clear: it’s “dumb.” The open-source desktop environment team announced that KDE Frameworks 6.18 will not only...
Windows 11 Print Screen Key Now Opens Snipping Tool by Default — What You Need to Know
The venerable Print Screen key is getting a major upgrade in Windows 11, but Microsoft's quiet changes to screenshot behavior have left many users scrambling to understand where their captures go....
Windows 11’s Print Screen Key Now Launches Snipping Tool by Default—Full Guide to Every Shortcut
Microsoft has quietly updated its official support documentation to provide definitive guidance on the Print Screen key’s behavior in Windows 11 and Windows 10—and how to capture your screen even...
Unlocking Productivity with Windows Clipboard History: Features, Security, and Future Trends
Amid the rapid evolution of modern computing, punctuated by much-heralded feature launches and sweeping interface redesigns, certain understated innovations quietly transform the way users interact...
Windows 11 25H2 Changes Shortcut Management: Implications for Power Users and IT
Windows 11 version 25H2 is poised to quietly reshape one of the cornerstone elements of the Windows desktop experience: the humble shortcut. For decades, shortcuts have empowered users to bend the...