Visual Studio Keyboard Shortcuts

In Visual Studio, you can access various commands and windows by selecting the appropriate keyboard shortcut. Below is a complete list of general shortcut commands. You can refer to it whenever needed :)

Navigate: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Navigate Backward	Shift+Alt+3
Navigate Forward	Shift+Alt+4

Architecture: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
New Diagram	Ctrl+\, Ctrl+N

Azure: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Retry mobile service script operation	Ctrl+Number *, Ctrl+R
Show mobile service script error details	Ctrl+Number *, Ctrl+D

Build: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Build Selection	Ctrl+B (Visual Studio 2019)
Build Solution	Ctrl+Shift+B
Cancel	Ctrl+Break
Compile	Ctrl+F7
Run Code Analysis on Solution	Alt+F11

Class View Context Menus: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Properties	Alt+Enter

Debugging: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Apply Code Changes	Alt+F10
Attach to Process	Ctrl+Alt+P
Autos	Ctrl+Alt+V, A
Break All	Ctrl+Alt+Break
Breakpoints	Ctrl+Alt+B
Call Stack	Ctrl+Alt+C
Delete All Breakpoints	Ctrl+Shift+F9
Launch	Alt+F2
Disassembly	Ctrl+Alt+D
DOM Explorer	Ctrl+Alt+V, D
Enable Breakpoint	Ctrl+F9
Exceptions	Ctrl+Alt+E
Function Breakpoint	Ctrl+K, B (Visual Studio 2019) Ctrl+B (Visual Studio 2017)
Go to Previous Search or IntelliTrace Event	Ctrl+Shift+F11
Start Diagnostics	Alt+F5
Immediate	Ctrl+Alt+I
IntelliTrace Calls	Ctrl+Alt+Y, T
IntelliTrace Events	Ctrl+Alt+Y, F
JavaScript Console	Ctrl+Alt+V, C
Locals	Ctrl+Alt+V, L
Process Combo Box	Ctrl+5
Stack Frame Combo Box	Ctrl+7
Thread Combo Box	Ctrl+6
Toggle Flagged State for Current Thread	Ctrl+8
Toggle Flagged Threads	Ctrl+9
Memory 1	Ctrl+Alt+M, 1
Memory 2	Ctrl+Alt+M, 2
Memory 3	Ctrl+Alt+M, 3
Memory 4	Ctrl+Alt+M, 4
Modules	Ctrl+Alt+U
Parallel Stacks	Ctrl+Shift+D, S
Parallel Watch 1	Ctrl+Shift+D, 1
Parallel Watch 2	Ctrl+Shift+D, 2
Parallel Watch 3	Ctrl+Shift+D, 3
Parallel Watch 4	Ctrl+Shift+D, 4
Processes	Ctrl+Alt+Z
Quick Watch	Shift+F9 or Ctrl+Alt+Q
Reattach to Process	Shift+Alt+P
Refresh windowsapp	Ctrl+Shift+R
Registers	Ctrl+Alt+G
Restart	Ctrl+Shift+F5
Run to Cursor	Ctrl+F10
Set Next Statement	Ctrl+Shift+F10
Show Call Stack on Code Map	Ctrl+Shift+'
Show Next Statement	Alt+Num *
Start	F5
Start Windows Phone App Analysis	Alt+F1
Start Without Debugging	Ctrl+F5
Step Into	F11
Step Into Current Process	Ctrl+Alt+F11
Specific Step	Shift+Alt+F11
Step Out	Shift+F11
Skip Current Process	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F11
Step Over	F10 (While debugging: Executes a single statement)
Step Over	F10 (When not debugging: Starts debugging and stops at the first line of user code)
Step Over Current Process	Ctrl+Alt+F10
Stop Debugging	Shift+F5
Stop Performance Analysis	Shift+Alt+F2
Tasks	Ctrl+Shift+D, K
Threads	Ctrl+Alt+H
Toggle Breakpoint	F9
Toggle Disassembly	Ctrl+F11
Watch 1	Ctrl+Alt+W, 1
Watch 2	Ctrl+Alt+W, 2
Watch 3	Ctrl+Alt+W, 3
Watch 4	Ctrl+Alt+W, 4

Debugger Context Menus: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Delete	Alt+F9, D
Go to Disassembly	Alt+F9, A
Go to Source Code	Alt+F9, S

Diagnostics Hub: General Shortcuts

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Stop Collection	Ctrl+Alt+F2

Edit: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Copy	Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Ins
Cut	Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete
Cycle Clipboard Ring	Ctrl+Shift+V or Ctrl+Shift+Ins
Delete	Delete
Duplicate	Ctrl+D
Find	Ctrl+F
Find All References	Shift+F12
Find in Files	Ctrl+Shift+F
Find Next	F3
Find Next Selected	Ctrl+F3
Find Previous	Shift+F3
Find Previous Selected	Ctrl+Shift+F3
Generate Method	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+M
Go to Line	Ctrl+G
Go to All	Ctrl+ or Ctrl+T
Go to Declaration	Ctrl+F12
Go to Definition	F12
Go to Member	Ctrl+1, Ctrl+M or Ctrl+1, M or Alt+\
Go to Next Location	F8 (Next error in Error List or Output window)
Go to Previous Location	Shift+F8 (Previous error in Error List or Output window)
Insert Snippet	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X
Move Control Down	Ctrl+Down Arrow
Guide Move Control Down	Down Arrow
Move Control Left	Ctrl+Left Arrow
Guide Move Control Left	Left Arrow
Move Control Right	Ctrl+Right Arrow
Guide Move Control Right	Right Arrow
Move Control Up	Ctrl+Up Arrow
Guide Move Control Up	Up Arrow
Next Bookmark	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+N
Next Bookmark in Folder	Ctrl+Shift+K, Ctrl+Shift+N
Open File	Ctrl+Shift+G (Opens the filename under the cursor)
Paste	Ctrl+V or Shift+Ins
Previous Bookmark	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+P
Previous Bookmark in Folder	Ctrl+Shift+K, Ctrl+Shift+P
Quick Find Symbol	Shift+Alt+F12
Redo	Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z or Shift+Alt+Undo Key
Refresh Remote References	Ctrl+Shift+J
Replace	Ctrl+H
Replace in Files	Ctrl+Shift+H
Select All	Ctrl+A
Select Next Control	Tab
Select Previous Control	Shift+Tab
Show Snaplines	Enter
Resize Control Down	Ctrl+Shift+Down Arrow
Guide Resize Control Down	Shift+Down Arrow
Resize Control Left	Ctrl+Shift+Left Arrow
Guide Resize Control Left	Shift+Left Arrow
Resize Control Right	Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
Guide Resize Control Right	Shift+Right Arrow
Resize Control Up	Ctrl+Shift+Up Arrow
Guide Resize Control Up	Shift+Up Arrow
Stop Search	Alt+F3, S
Surround With	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+S (available only in Visual Studio 2019 and earlier)
Undo	Ctrl+Z or Alt+Undo key

Editor Context Menus: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Breakpoint Conditions	Alt+F9, C
Edit Breakpoint Labels	Alt+F9, L
Insert Temporary Breakpoint	Shift+Alt+F9, T
Show Item	Ctrl+'
Execute	Ctrl+Alt+F5
Go to View	Ctrl+M, Ctrl+G
Toggle Header Code File	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+O (letter 'O')
View Call Hierarchy	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+T or Ctrl+K, T

File: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Exit	Alt+F4
New File	Ctrl+N
New Project	Ctrl+Shift+N
New Website	Shift+Alt+N
Open File	Ctrl+O (letter 'O')
Open Project	Ctrl+Shift+O (letter 'O')
Open Website	Shift+Alt+O (letter 'O')
Print	Ctrl+P
Save All	Ctrl+Shift+S
Save Selected Items	Ctrl+S
View in Browser	Ctrl+Shift+W

Help: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Add or Remove Help Content	Ctrl+Alt+F1
F1 Help	F1
View Help	Ctrl+F1
Contextual Help	Shift+F1

Other Context Menus: General Shortcuts

Command	Keyboard Shortcut
Add New Diagram	Insert

Project: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Add Existing Item	Shift+Alt+A
Add New Item	Ctrl+Shift+A
Class Wizard	Ctrl+Shift+X
Override	Ctrl+Alt+Ins
Previous Changes	Alt+; then Alt+C
Publish Selected Files	Alt+; then Alt+P
Replace Selected Files from Server	Alt+; then Alt+R

Project and Solution Context Menus: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Move Down	Alt+Down Arrow
Move Up	Alt+Up Arrow

Refactoring: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Encapsulate Field	Ctrl+R, Ctrl+E
Extract Interface	Ctrl+R, Ctrl+I
Extract Method	Ctrl+R, Ctrl+M
Remove Parameters	Ctrl+R, Ctrl+V
Rename	Ctrl+R, Ctrl+R
Reorder Parameters	Ctrl+R, Ctrl+O ('O' letter)

Solution Explorer: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Open File Filter	Ctrl+[, O (letter 'O') or Ctrl+[, Ctrl+O (letter 'O')
Pending Changes Filter	Ctrl+[, P or Ctrl+[, Ctrl+P
Sync with Active Document	Ctrl+[, S or Ctrl+[, Ctrl+S

Team: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Go to Git branches	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+N or Ctrl+0, N
Go to Git changes	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+G or Ctrl+0, G
Go to Git commits	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+O (letter 'O') or Ctrl+0, O
Team Explorer search	Ctrl+'

Team Foundation Context Menus: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Go to Builds	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+B or Ctrl+0, B
Go to Connect	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+C or Ctrl+0, C
Go to Documents	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+D or Ctrl+0, D
Go to Home	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+H or Ctrl+0, H
Go to My Work	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+M or Ctrl+0, M
Go to Pending Changes	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+P or Ctrl+0, P
Go to Reports	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+R or Ctrl+0, R
Go to Settings	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+S or Ctrl+0, S
Go to Web Access	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+A or Ctrl+0, A
Go to Work Items	Ctrl+0 (zero), Ctrl+W or Ctrl+0, W

Test: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Use Coded UI Test Builder	Ctrl+\, Ctrl+C
Use Existing Action Recording	Ctrl+\, Ctrl+A

Test Explorer: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Debug All Tests	Ctrl+R, Ctrl+A
Debug All Tests in Context	Ctrl+R, Ctrl+T
Debug Last Run	Ctrl+R, D
Repeat Last Run	Ctrl+R, L
Run All Tests	Ctrl+R, A
Run All Tests in Context	Ctrl+R, T
Show Test Explorer	Ctrl+E, T
Open Tab	Ctrl+E, L
Code Coverage Results	Ctrl+E, C

Tools: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Attach to Process	Ctrl+Alt+P
Snippet Manager	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+B
Force GC	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F12, Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F12

View: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
All Windows	Shift+Alt+M
Architecture Explorer	Ctrl+\, Ctrl+R
Back	Alt+Left Arrow
Bookmark Window	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+W
Browse Next	Ctrl+Shift+1
Browse Previous	Ctrl+Shift+2
Call Hierarchy	Ctrl+Alt+K
Class View	Ctrl+Shift+C
Class View Search Box	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+V
Code Definition Window	Ctrl+\, D or Ctrl+\, Ctrl+D
Command Window	Ctrl+Alt+A
Data Sources	Shift+Alt+D
Document Outline	Ctrl+Alt+T
Rename	F2
Error List	Ctrl+\, E or Ctrl+\, Ctrl+E
F# Interactive	Ctrl+Alt+F
Find Symbol Results	Ctrl+Alt+F12
Forward	Alt+Right Arrow
Browse Forward Context	Ctrl+Shift+7
Full Screen	Shift+Alt+Enter
Navigate Backward	Ctrl+-
Navigate Forward	Ctrl+Shift+-
Next Error	Ctrl+Shift+F12
Notifications	Ctrl+W, N or Ctrl+W, Ctrl+N
Object Browser	Ctrl+Alt+J
Object Browser Search Box	Ctrl+K, Ctrl+R
Output	Ctrl+Alt+O
Pop Browse Context	Ctrl+Shift+8
Properties Window	F4
Property Pages	Shift+F4
Resource View	Ctrl+Shift+E
Server Explorer	Ctrl+Alt+S
Show Smart Tag	Shift+Alt+F10 or Ctrl+.
Solution Explorer	Ctrl+Alt+L
SQL Server Object Explorer	Ctrl+\, Ctrl+S
Task List	Ctrl+\, T or Ctrl+\, Ctrl+T
TFS Team Explorer	Ctrl+\, Ctrl+M
Toolbox	Ctrl+Alt+X
UML Model Explorer	Ctrl+\, Ctrl+U
View Code	F7
View Designer	Shift+F7
Web Browser	Ctrl+Alt+R
Zoom In	Ctrl+Shift+.
Zoom Out	Ctrl+Shift+,
Show Test Explorer	Ctrl+E, T

Window: General Shortcuts

Commands	Keyboard Shortcuts
Activate document window	Esc
Add tab to selection	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Space
Close document window	Ctrl+F4
Close tool window	Shift+Esc
Keep tab open	Ctrl+Alt+Home
Go to navigation bar	Ctrl+F2
Next document window	Ctrl+F6
Next document window navigation	Ctrl+Tab
Next pane	Alt+F6
Next pane segment	F6
Next tab	Ctrl+Alt+PgDn or Ctrl+PgDn
Next tab and add to selection	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgDn
Next tool window navigation	Alt+F7
Previous document window	Ctrl+Shift+F6
Previous document window navigation	Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Previous pane	Shift+Alt+F6
Previous pane segment	Shift+F6
Previous tab	Ctrl+Alt+PgUp or Ctrl+PgUp
Previous tab and add to selection	Ctrl+Shift+Alt+PgUp
Previous tool window navigation	Shift+Alt+F7
Quick Launch	Ctrl+Q
Quick Launch previous category	Ctrl+Shift+Q
Show Dock menu	Alt+-
Show Ex MDI file list	Ctrl+Alt+Down Arrow
Solution Explorer search	Ctrl+;
Window search	Alt+'