7 Essential Windows File Explorer Shortcuts Every Day

Using Windows File Explorer with keyboard shortcuts every day will help you perform operations faster than traditional operations. Below are some essential Windows File Explorer shortcuts every day.

 

Windows+E (Open File Explorer)

The Windows+E shortcut quickly opens File Explorer and takes you to the File Explorer home page. However, if you want to open it somewhere else, click the three-dot icon , then click Options , then select the other item you want to open right away from the Open File Explorer to drop-down menu .

Ctrl+T (Open a new File Explorer tab)

File Explorer has integrated tab feature like browser. When pressing Ctrl+T shortcut, a new Home tab will open. If you want to open another tab, you just need to adjust at Open File Explorer in Options.

 

Ctrl+N (New File Explorer window)

When you need to move files between folders, the Ctrl+N shortcut quickly opens two File Explorer windows side by side.

Ctrl+Shift+N (New Folder)

When you create a new folder, instead of right-clicking and using the context menu to create, you can simply press Ctrl+Shift+N to create a new folder.

Windows Key + Arrow

You can easily click and drag a Window across the screen, but if you want to drag a window to a specific side of the screen, a keyboard shortcut might be faster.

To minimize a window to one side of the screen, hold down the Windows key and then press the appropriate arrow key.

Ctrl+F (Search)

Instead of clicking the search bar, I just press Ctrl+F whenever I need to find a file in Windows File Explorer.

Ctrl+W (Close File Explorer)

Ctrl+W is quite similar to the Alt+F4 shortcut in File Explorer, closing your current window immediately.