Two Windows Shortcuts I Accidentally Discovered

20 Jun 2026 #todayilearned #productivity

#1. Close a window.

For a moment, I thought something had gone wrong with my computer. One of the windows I had opened mysteriously closed.

After a “wait what” moment, I realized I had accidentally pressed Delete while holding Alt and Tab. That closes a window without asking for confirmation. That was it!

#2. Change your keyboard input language.

I didn’t understand why my keyboard input language kept changing between English and Spanish.

That’s a bit annoying when coding: Symbols aren’t on the same keys. My muscle memory defaults to the English layout.

This week, I noticed Ctrl and Shift changed the language while coding the old way. That’s a common key combination inside Visual Studio: To compile, or close tabs…

Sometimes I press those two keys when thinking…and that changes the input language.

To turn it off, go to “Advanced keyboard settings.” Then, to “Input language hot keys,” look for “Between input languages.” Click on “Change key sequence” and unset it.

Et voilà! Mystery resolved.