Useful Hotkeys

Hotkeys

Windows

• Control + Shift + Click on an application in the taskbar => run application as administrator
• Windows + Print Screen => save a screenshot to %USERPROFILE%/Pictures/Screenshots
• Windows + Shift + S => open the clipping tool to screenshot a part of the screen
• Windows + A => open action center / notification center
• Windows + D => toggle the desktop
• Windows + P => cycle through display options (for example if a second monitor is attached)
• Windows + {0-9} => open (or toggle visible) application on the taskbar in that number position
• Windows + X => open a set of Windows commands
• Windows + V => open the Windows clipboard
  • This has a history of things you have recently copied, very useful if you accidentally overwrite something you wanted to paste
• Windows + X then U then U => shut down your PC
• Windows + X then I => open the terminal
• Windows + X then A => open the terminal as administrator

VSCode

• Ctrl + K then Ctrl + S => Open keyboard shortcuts
• Ctrl + , => Open settings
• Ctrl + Shift + T => Reopen recently closed tab
• Ctrl + Shift + F => Find in all files (in the workspace)
• Ctrl + Shift + H => Replace in all files (in the workspace)
• Alt + Shift + F => Run the formatter on code, fixing code indents and layout
  • Requires an installed formatter for the current language
• Ctrl + Alt + ↑ or ↓ => add a new cursor on the line above / below at the same position
  • If you start the first cursor on the longest line of things you plan to select, the new cursors will go to the end point of each new line you add a cursor to
• Ctrl + Shift + K => Delete the current line, similar to Ctrl + X but without copying the text
• Ctrl + Shift + D => Duplicate the current line to the line below
• Alt + ← or → => Go back or forward to previously focused text
• Alt + ↑ or ↓ => Move the current line up or down
• Shift + Alt + ↑ or ↓ => Copy the current line up or down
• Ctrl + / => Toggle line comment
• Shift + Alt + A => Toggle block comment
• Ctrl + G => Go to a specific line
• Ctrl + L => Select the current line
• Ctrl + Shift + P => Open the ‘Command Palette’
• Ctrl + P => Open the ‘Quick Open Palette’
• Ctrl + Shift + [ => Fold the current region / fold mouse selection
• Ctrl + Shift + ] => Unfold the current region / unfold mouse selection
• Ctrl + K then Ctrl + 0 => Fold all comments
• Ctrl + K then Ctrl + J => Unfold all comments
• Ctrl + Shift + L or Ctrl + F2 => allows you to change all uses of a given word / token

VSCode Custom Hotkeys

• Ctrl + Alt + X => Open the terminal, or most recent terminal, in the editor area, and pin it

  {
      "_description": "View or create terminal in editor area",
      "_extension": "ryuta46.multi-command",
      "key": "ctrl+alt+x",
      "when": "!terminalFocus",
      "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
      "args": {
          "sequence": [
              "workbench.action.terminal.focus",
              "workbench.action.terminal.moveToEditor",
              "workbench.action.pinEditor"
          ]
      }
  },
  {
      "_description": "Switch view from terminal to recent file",
      "_extension": "ryuta46.multi-command",
      "key": "ctrl+alt+x",
      "when": "terminalFocus",
      "command": "workbench.action.navigateBack"
  }
  

Miscellaneous

• Right Click and 'Find All References' or 'Go To References' => shows all uses of a given word / token
• Right Click and 'Change All Occurences' => allows you to change all uses of a given word / token

Google Chrome

• Ctrl + W => Close current tab
• Ctrl + T => Open new tab
• Ctrl + N => Open new window
• Ctrl + P => Print current page
• Ctrl + Shift + N => Open new incognito window
• Ctrl + Shift + T => Reopen recently closed tab
• Ctrl + Shift + B => Toggle the bookmarks bar

Template

• Win +
• Ctrl +
• Alt +
• Shift +
• Win + Ctrl +
• Win + Alt +
• Win + Shift +
• Ctrl + Alt +
• Ctrl + Shift +
• Alt + Shift +
• Win + Ctrl + Alt +
• Win + Ctrl + Shift +
• Win + Alt + Shift +
• Ctrl + Alt + Shift +
• Win + Ctrl + Alt + Shift +