Microsoft Edge has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 47 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Microsoft Support: Keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Edge on October 21, 2026.
Tabs and Windows
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + T | Open a new tab and switch to it |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Open a new InPrivate window |
| Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 | Close the current tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + W or Alt + F4 | Close the current window |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed tab and switch to it |
| Ctrl + Shift + K | Duplicate the current tab |
| Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + Page Down | Switch to the next tab |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + Page Up | Switch to the previous tab |
| Ctrl + 1 to Ctrl + 8 | Switch to a specific tab |
| Ctrl + 9 | Switch to the last tab |
| Ctrl + M | Mute or unmute the current tab |
Navigation
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + Left Arrow | Go back |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Go forward |
| Alt + Home | Open your home page in the current tab |
| F5 or Ctrl + R | Reload the current page |
| Shift + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R | Reload the page, ignoring cached content |
| Esc | Stop loading the page or close a pop-up |
Address Bar and Search
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + L or Alt + D or F4 | Select the URL in the address bar |
| Ctrl + E or Ctrl + K | Start a search in the address bar |
| Type a site name, then Ctrl + Enter | Add www. and .com to a site name and open it |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Paste and search, or paste and go if it is a URL |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Open search in the sidebar |
| Ctrl + F or F3 | Find on the current page |
| Ctrl + G | Jump to the next find result |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Jump to the previous find result |
Page and View
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + P | Print the current page |
| Ctrl + S | Save the current page |
| Ctrl + U | View the page source |
| Ctrl + Plus | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + Minus | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom |
| F11 | Turn full screen on or off |
| F9 | Enter or exit Immersive Reader |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Start or stop Read Aloud |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Paste without formatting |
| F7 | Turn caret browsing on or off |
Favorites, History and Tools
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + D | Save the current tab as a favorite |
| Ctrl + Shift + D | Save all open tabs as favorites in a new folder |
| Ctrl + Shift + B | Show or hide the favorites bar |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Open Favorites |
| Ctrl + Shift + Y | Open Collections |
| Ctrl + H | Open History |
| Ctrl + J | Open Downloads |
| Alt + F or Alt + E | Open the Settings and more menu |
| Ctrl + Shift + Delete | Open the clear browsing data options |
| F12 or Ctrl + Shift + I | Open Developer Tools |
Good to know: Mac uses Cmd instead of Ctrl for most of these.
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Want One Key to Do More?
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