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Keyboard Shortcuts To Change File Explorer View In Windows 10

Last Updated on March 11, 2020 by admin 8 Comments

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Other than the Quick Access, the File Explorer (called as Windows Explorer in earlier versions) has not received any major new features in Windows 10 largely because Microsoft seems to be interested in launching a modern version of File Explorer app rather than updating the classic Windows Explorer.

Windows Explorer or File Explorer is the default file browser in Windows operating system. File Explorer in Windows 10 offers a total of eight views: Extra large icons, Large icons, Medium icons, Small icons, List, Details, Tiles, and Content.

keyboard shortcuts for file explorer views in Windows 10

In Windows 10 File Explorer, one can quickly switch to details or large icons view by clicking respective icons located at the bottom right of the File Explorer. To select between these eight views, you need to click the View tab and then choose one of the views.

Now, if you prefer using keyboard shortcuts over mouse or touchpad, you will be happy to know that you can use keyboard shortcuts to switch between File Explorer views in Windows 10. For instance, you can switch to the list view by simultaneously pressing Ctrl, Shift, and 5 keys (Ctrl + Shift + 5).

Change File Explorer view using keyboard shortcuts

Important: It’s important to note that these keyboard shortcuts to change the File Explorer view might not work in the newly introduced File Explorer app, at least for now.

The following are the keyboard shortcuts to change the File Explorer view in Windows 10.

Ctrl + Shift + 1 – Extra-large icons

Ctrl + Shift + 2 – Large icons

Ctrl + Shift + 3 – Medium icons

Ctrl + Shift + 4 – Small icons

Ctrl + Shift + 5 – List view

Ctrl + Shift + 6 – Details view

Ctrl + Shift + 7 – Tiles

Ctrl + Shift + 8 – Content

Did you know that there are over 10 new keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10? Also, you can use Ctrl + F1 hotkey to minimize or expand the File Explorer ribbon.

Filed Under: Windows 10 Tagged: Keyboard Shortcuts, Windows Explorer

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Comments

  1. admin says

    April 16, 2020 at 8:17 pm

    Tom, I am really surprised as very recently I tried all shortcuts mentioned in the article just to make sure that they are working (after getting many negative comments), and they all worked on Windows 10 version 1909. In the past also, many have said that they are not working. I am not sure why.

  2. Tom says

    April 16, 2020 at 12:00 pm

    Doesn’t work on my copy of Windows 10 Home

    Ctrl-Alt-# works perfectly

    I guess this is one of those times that the answer is in the comments :)

  3. Tomi says

    March 24, 2020 at 6:14 am

    Ummm…. I think this is a +1 :)

  4. admin says

    March 11, 2020 at 10:40 am

    I am surprised that some of the keys are not working for you guys. I just checked again. All keyboard shortcuts are working. I am trying this on a laptop.

  5. HARLEY FICKE says

    November 24, 2018 at 5:08 am

    Ctrl-Shift-# works but not the number pad. it has to be the numbers at the top of the regular keyboard.

  6. Jave Faith says

    October 30, 2018 at 4:09 am

    looks like it’s ctrl+alt+#

  7. Sebastien Lormier says

    October 27, 2018 at 11:27 pm

    Ctrl+shift works for me on Windows 10 home.

  8. Ted Taylor says

    September 26, 2018 at 2:41 pm

    Your Ctrl+Shift list above does not work on my version of Windows 10. It annoys me when people gaily publish unresearched garbage on these sites. Please correct your errors.

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