Close active tab in Windows 11
File ExplorerWindowsCtrl+WCtrlW
On Windows, press Ctrl + W.
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In Windows 11, the shortcut to "Close active tab" is Ctrl+W on Windows. 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 Windows 11 shortcuts
- Refresh active windowF5F5
- Close active windowAlt+F4AltF4
- Open new File Explorer windowCtrl+NCtrlN
- Create new folderCtrl+Shift+NCtrlShiftN
- Rename selected itemF2F2
- Delete item to Recycle BinDeleteDelete
- Permanently delete itemShift+DeleteShiftDelete
- Open new tab in File ExplorerCtrl+TCtrlT
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On Windows, press Ctrl + W.