New window/instance in Visual Studio Code
EssentialsWindowsCtrl+Shift+NCtrlShiftN
MacCmd+Shift+N⌘⇧N
On Windows, press Ctrl + Shift + N. On Mac, press Cmd + Shift + N.
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Prompt
In Visual Studio Code, the shortcut to "New window/instance" is Ctrl+Shift+N on Windows and Cmd+Shift+N on Mac. Check whether anything in my setup overrides it, and if I want a different key, change the binding for me.
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Related Visual Studio Code shortcuts
- Close window/instanceCtrl+Shift+WCtrlShiftW
- Show Command PaletteCtrl+Shift+PCtrlShiftP
- Quick Open, Go to FileCtrl+PCtrlP
- User SettingsCtrl+,Ctrl,
- Open Keyboard Shortcuts editorCtrl+K then Ctrl+SCtrlKthenCtrlS
- New FileCtrl+NCtrlN
- Open FileCtrl+OCtrlO
- SaveCtrl+SCtrlS
Questions
On Windows, press Ctrl + Shift + N. On Mac, press Cmd + Shift + N.