How to Create Keyboard Shortcuts on a Windows 10 Computer

This practical guide walks through how to create keyboard shortcuts on a Windows 10 computer, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

Benefits of using keyboard shortcuts

Using computer shortcuts helps users to use the computer more effectively by combining keys together to call a certain feature, instead of having to find and select manually.

Windows 10 has many attractive new features and settings, it will be interesting to know how to create and use the right keyboard shortcuts to exploit this operating system in an optimal and easier way.

1. How to create a shortcut for a folder on a Windows 10 computer

Step 1 : Right-click on the folder you want to create a shortcut for, select Send to > Select Desktop (create shortcut) .

Step 2 : At the desktop, right-click on the folder you just created the shortcut and select Properties .

Step 4 : In the Shortcut key, enter a key that you want to use to open the application, Windows will automatically add the prefix  Ctrl + Alt.

Step 5 : Click Apply to save changes.

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When the setup is complete, just press Ctrl + Alt + A , the application will automatically open.

2. How to create shortcuts for applications on a Windows 10 computer

Step 1 : Right-click the application> Select Properties .

Step 2 : Enter a shortcut to open the application at the  Shortcut key section .

Step 3 : Choose  Apply  to save changes.

Above are ways to create shortcuts for folders and for applications in Windows 10. Wish you success.