Many Windows Power users love to use more keyboard shortcuts than using the mouse to get things done faster. Now that Edge is based out of Chromium, supports Chrome extension if you are using it, then here is the list of Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows 10.
Microsoft Edge Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows 10
Backspace Keyboard Shortcut
Microsoft Edge has removed the backspace feature, which was used to go back to the previous page. It doesn’t work on Chrome as well. If you want to enable backspace on the Edge browser, you can install this Go Back With Backspace extension. After installing when you hit backspace, it will go back to the previous page. It works on the Chrome browser, as well.
Backspace was intentionally removed, and replaced by ALT + Left arrow key. It made sure that people dont hit the backspace key, especially during form submission, which also occurs during any transaction process. If you hit backspace during an ongoing transaction, you can be charged twice.
That said, here is the list of Edge Shortcuts
| Ctrl + D | Add current site to favorites or reading list |
| Ctrl + I | Open favorites pane |
| Ctrl + J | Open downloads pane |
| Ctrl + H | Open history pane |
| Ctrl + P | Print the current page |
| Ctrl + F |
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| Alt + C | Open Cortana
Note Cortana is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be available everywhere. If Cortana isn’t available or is turned off, you can still use search. |
| Ctrl + Shift + R | Enter reading view |
| Ctrl + T | Open a new tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed tab |
| Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 | Close the active tab |
| Ctrl + K | Duplicate tab |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Open a new InPrivate Browsing window |
| Ctrl + Tab | Switch to the next tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Switch to the previous tab |
| Ctrl + 1, 2, 3, and so on | Switch to a specific tab number |
| Ctrl + 9 | Switch to the last tab |
| Ctrl + Plus (+) | Zoom in (25%) |
| Ctrl + Minus (-) | Zoom out (25%) |
| Ctrl + 0 (zero) | Reset zoom level |
| Backspace or Alt + Left arrow | Go back |
| Alt + Right arrow | Go forward |
| F5 or Ctrl + R | Refresh the page |
| Esc | Stop loading the page |
| Ctrl + L or Ctrl + O (letter O) | Select the URL in the address bar to edit |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Open address bar query in a new tab |
| Ctrl + E | Open a search query in the address bar |
| Ctrl + Enter | Add www. to the beginning and .com to the end of the text typed in the address bar |
| Ctrl + click | Open link in a new tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + click | Open link in a new tab and switch to that tab |
| Alt + Shift + click | Open link in a new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Start creating web notes |
| Ctrl + Alt + M | Copy selected content into a web note |
| F12 | Open F12 Developer Tools |
| Ctrl + U | View source |
| F6 | Toggle focus between webpage content and the address bar |
| F7 | Turn caret browsing on for the active tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Show controls to clear browsing data |
| Alt + N | Move focus to notification or download (if available) |
When reading books in Microsoft Edge: |
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| Alt + T | Open or close the table of contents |
| Ctrl + B | Open or close your list of bookmarks |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Add or remove a bookmark |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Open or close Options |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Open or close the reading bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Open Books in the Hub |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Start read aloud |
| F11 | Enter or exit full-screen reading |
| Left or Up arrow, or Page Up | Go to next page |
| Right or Down arrow, or Page Down | Go to the previous page |
| Home | Go to the beginning of the book |
| End | Go to the end of the book |
| Ctrl + F | Search the book |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save the book locally (for books not purchased in the Microsoft Store) |
| Ctrl + G | Go to page (when the book supports page lists) |
| Alt + A | Open the Notes panel |
| When reading fixed-layout books in Microsoft Edge: | |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Toggle between “fit to width” and “fit to page” layout |
| F8 | Toggle between one-page and two-page layouts |
When reading PDF documents in Microsoft Edge: |
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| Ctrl + G | Go to a specific page number |
| Alt + T | Open or close the table of contents |
| Ctrl + F | Search the document |
| Ctrl + Plus (+) or Ctrl + Minus (-) | Zoom in / zoom out |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Toggle between “fit to width” and “fit to page” layout |
| F8 | Toggle between one-page and two-page layouts |
| F9 | Rotate PDF |
| F11 | Enter or exit full-screen reading |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Start read aloud |
| Ctrl + Shift + M | Add notes to PDF books |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save a copy of the PDF document |
That said, I will highly recommend you to take a look at the settings of Edge on Windows 10 or Experimental features as it includes a lot of features and customization which are helpful in day-to-day usage.
