7 Useful Windows Keyboard Shortcuts You Might Not Know

Most Windows users know Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V. These seven lesser-known keyboard shortcuts can save clicks and make everyday tasks quicker—especially if you use a Greek keyboard layout.

1. Undo: Ctrl + Z

Made a change by mistake? Ctrl + Z reverses the last action in many apps. It can restore text you deleted or undo a change in a document.

2. Open the emoji panel: Windows key + .

Press the Windows key and the full stop (.) to open the emoji panel and insert emoji while typing. Depending on your keyboard layout, Windows key + ; may work too.

3. Lock your screen: Windows key + L

Step away from your computer without closing your work. Windows key + L locks the screen; sign in again to continue.

4. Capture a screenshot: PrtScn or Windows key + PrtScn

PrtScn copies a screen capture to the clipboard on many Windows setups. Windows key + PrtScn saves a full-screen image in Pictures > Screenshots. The exact behaviour can vary with Windows settings and device.

5. Type a Greek character with both tonos and dialytika

On the Greek keyboard layout, hold Shift, press W (the key mapped to Greek ς), then press the vowel you need.

6. Type Greek quotation marks: Ctrl + Alt + [ or ]

On a Greek keyboard layout, use Ctrl + Alt + [ or Ctrl + Alt + ] to enter the Greek quotation marks « » in supported applications.

7. Type the euro symbol: Ctrl + Alt + E

On the Greek layout described above, press Ctrl + Alt + E to type €. Keyboard shortcuts can differ by layout and Windows version, so check your active input language if one does not work.