WindowHotKeys
Move And Resize Hotkeys
Shortcuts to move and resize windows in Windows.
!! Including shortcuts to Move Windows between Virtual Desktops!!
Download the Installation Wizard
- Download the Windows installer MSI
- Note MSI Windows Installer installs the EXE plus additional shortcut profiles and config file.
- Also installs system tray icon with access to settings.
Alternatively - to just get the EXE (no extra profiles and config files):
- Download and run the executable Move and Resize Hotkeys.exe
Admin User Issues?
- Install AutoHotKey on your machine. (You might have better luck getting that through IT/Networking/Admin)
- Run the Move and Resize AHK script directly
Latest Stable Release
- Go to latest release for all options
Move Window: Alt+Win + [Up/Down/Left/Right/PgUp/PgDn/Home/End/Del]
Move Window between Virtual Desktops: Ctrl+Shift+Win + [Left/Right]
Note: Will create a new Virtual Desktop if needed and move the current window into it.
Resize Window: Alt+Win+Shift + [Up/Down/Left/Right/PgUp/PgDn/Home/End/Del]
Special move/resize: Alt+Win+Shift + [Plus/Minus/Enter/Home/Del]
4-column layout (move): Alt+Win + [1/2/3/4/,(<)/.(>)]
4-column layout (snap): Alt+Win+Shift + [1/2/3/4/,(<)/.(>)]
Tile/Cascade: Alt+Win + [H/V/F12]
Volume controls: Ctrl+Alt + [Numpad Plus/Minus/Star]
Usage (Keyboard Shortcuts)
Move Window between Virtual Desktops (Ctrl+Shift+Win)
The following table lists the default shortcut combinations for moving windows between Virtual Desktops.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+Win + Left | Move window previous virtual desktop |
| Ctrl+Shift+Win + Right | Move window to next virtual desktop Note: Will create new v-desktop if needed |
Move Window (Alt+Win)
The following table lists the default shortcut combinations for moving windows.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Basic Move shortcuts [ Move window by 50px ] |
|
| Alt+Win + Up | Move window Up |
| Alt+Win + Down | Move window Down |
| Alt+Win + Left | Move window Left |
| Alt+Win + Right | Move window Right |
| Additional Move shortcuts [ Move to monitor Edges ] |
|
| Alt+Win + PgUp | Move window to the Top Edge |
| Alt+Win + PgDn | Move window to the Bottom Edge |
| Alt+Win + Home | Move window to the Left Edge |
| Alt+Win + End | Move window to the Right Edge |
| Alt+Win + Del | Move window to the Center |
| NumPad Move shortcuts [ Moves window to the corresponding edge/corner ] |
|
| Alt+Win + NumPad 1 | Move window to the Bottom Left Corner |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 2 | Move window to the Bottom Edge |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 3 | Move window to the Bottom Right Corner |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 4 | Move window to the Left Edge |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 5 | Move window to the Center |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 6 | Move window to the Right Edge |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 7 | Move window to the Top Left Corner |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 8 | Move window to the Top Edge |
| Alt+Win + NumPad 9 | Move window to the Top Right Corner |
Resize Window (Alt+Win+Shift)
The following table lists the default shortcut combinations for resizing windows.
Note: Minor resize actions occur on the RIGHT and BOTTOM edges of the window.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Resize shortcuts | [ Resize window by 50px ] | |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Up | Resize window shorter | Decrease height |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Down | Resize window taller | Increase height |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Left | Resize window narrower | Decrease width |
| Alt+Win+Shift + Right | Resize window wider | Increase width |
| Alt+Win+Shift + PgUp | Resize window smaller | Decrease width and height from bottom right corner |
| Alt+Win+Shift + PgDn | Resize window larger | Increase width and height from bottom right corner |
Special Move/Resize commands
Keyboard Shortcut | Action | Description
— | — | —
Resize from Center |
Alt+Win + Minus
Alt+Win+Shift + Minus (-/NumMinus) | Shrink window | Decrease width and height from center
Alt+Win + Plus
Alt+Win+Shift + Plus (=/NumPlus) | Grow window | Increase width and height from center
Major Resize shortcuts |
Alt+Win + Enter
Alt+Win+Shift + Enter | Resize to full extent of monitor | Max width and height of monitor
Alt+Win+Shift + Home | Center and Resize to three quarters of monitor size| 3/4 width and height of monitor
Alt+Win+Shift + Del | Center and Resize to half the monitor size| 1/2 width and height of monitor
Restore Size / Position |
Alt+Win + BackSpace | Restore window to previous position (not size)
Alt+Win+Shift + BackSpace | Restore window to previous size and position
Tile and Cascade |
Alt+Win + V
Alt+Win+Shift + V | Tile windows Vertically
Alt+Win + H
Alt+Win+Shift + H | Tile windows Horizontally
Alt+Win + F12
Alt+Win+Shift + F12 | Cascade windows
4-Column Layout shortcuts
Use the following shortcuts to align and resize windows to fit four vertical columns across the screen. Useful for very wide monitors.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Move window (no resize) | [ Align left edge of window with column grid ] |
| Alt+Win + 1 | Move window to Column 1 |
| Alt+Win + 2 | Move window to Column 2 |
| Alt+Win + 3 | Move window to Column 3 |
| Alt+Win + 4 | Move window to Column 4 |
| Alt+Win + ,(<) | Move window to the Column on the Left |
| Alt+Win + .(>) | Move window to the Column on the Right |
| Move and Resize shortcuts | [ Snap to Column grid (move and resize) ] |
| Alt+Win+Shift + 1 | Snap window to Column 1 |
| Alt+Win+Shift + 2 | Snap window to Column 2 |
| Alt+Win+Shift + 3 | Snap window to Column 3 |
| Alt+Win+Shift + 4 | Snap window to Column 4 |
| Alt+Win+Shift + ,(<) | Snap window to the Column on the Left |
| Alt+Win+Shift + .(>) | Snap window to the Column on the Right |
Author’s additional shortcuts
Shortcuts added just because the author wanted them.
Adjust Volume (Ctrl+Alt+ NumPad Plus/Minus/Asterisk)
Keyboard Shortcut | Action — | — Ctrl+Alt+NumPadAdd (NumPad +)| Volume Up Ctrl+Alt+NumPadSub (NumPad -)| Volume Down Ctrl+Alt+NumPadMult (NumPad *) | Volume Mute
International keyboards
Symbols | Action
— | —
AltGr + 5
Right-Alt + 5 | Print Euro symbol (€)
Technical details:
Uses AutoHotkey.
Works for Windows 10 and Windows 11
Manual Installation Instructions:
- Download the Windows executable: Move and Resize Hotkeys.exe
- Include the EXE in the windows Startup folder. (or run it on demand)
Where is the Startup folder on the Windows Start Menu?
- Your personal startup folder should be C:\Users<user name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
- The All Users startup folder should be C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
- Enable viewing of hidden folders to see them.