How to change Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts

On the Windows 10 operating system, Microsoft has pre-installed many different shortcuts for you, and each shortcut has a pre-assigned function. In case you want to change the functions of the shortcuts, you will need specialized software to interfere with them.

1. How to change Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts

Step 1: Please visit the PowerToys source code sharing page and select PowerToySetup-xxxx.exe to download the installation version to your computer.

Step 2: To install software to change keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10, you need to right-click and select Run as administrator .

Step 3: When the installation process is complete, you just need to select Finish to finish installing PowerToys software on your computer.

Step 4: When PowerToys software is opened, select Keyboard Manager (1) and select Remap a shortcut (2) to change the shortcut on the computer.

Step 5: First, you need to select the '+' icon to add a new set of change shortcuts.

Step 6: When creating a new set of variable shortcuts, you will have a Shortcut (Original Shortcut) and Mapped to (Changed Shortcut) section. First, select Type in the Shortcut section to change the default shortcut on your computer.

Step 7: Press the shortcut key combination you want to change on your Windows computer.

In this article, TipsMake will change the shortcut Ctrl + A (Select All), other shortcuts do the same.

After selecting the shortcut, press OK or hold Enter for three seconds to continue.

Step 8: After selecting the original shortcuts on Windows, you will need to choose replacement shortcuts for them and click Type in the Mapped To section .

Step 9: Now, enter the shortcut you want to replace the shortcut set you just selected.

In this case, TipsMake will change the shortcut Ctrl + A (select all) to Ctrl + V (paste copied content).

To continue, press OK or hold Enter for three seconds.

Step 10: When you change shortcuts on Windows 10 with PowerToys, by default they will be used for all applications on the computer.

If you want to limit keyboard shortcut changes to certain applications, just enter the application name in the Target App dialog box .

For example: If you only want to use the new Ctrl + A shortcut in Photoshop, enter and select Photoshop in the Target App section.

Step 11: Finally, just click OK to complete changing your shortcut.

Step 12: A list of shortcuts will appear below PowerToys so you can easily control them.

Step 13: Now, test to see if the new replacement shortcut works properly or not.

Step 14: If you no longer want to change the shortcut on Windows 10, just repeat the above steps and select Delete to delete.

2. How to add shortcuts to open files, documents, and applications in Windows 10

In addition to changing keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10, you can also add shortcuts to some applications on Windows 10 to open them quickly. Below is how to add shortcuts to open files and applications on Windows 10.

Step 1: Right-click on files, documents, applications on Windows 10 and select Properties .

Step 2: Then, select the Shortcut tab (1) to set up shortcuts for the application. Then, select Shortcut key (2) to start adding shortcuts.

At this point, press the shortcut key combination on the keyboard you want to set up so the system will automatically save it. Finally, you just need to select Apply to save the settings.

Now, you just need to press the shortcut key combination you have set up on Windows 10, the system automatically opens the application.

In this article, Tipsmake has shown you how to change keyboard shortcuts on Windows 10 quickly and smoothly. Wishing you a nice day!

David Pac

Update 09 April 2024