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CtrlShiftN

Windows Desktop app Windows Terminal default settings

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In Windows Terminal, Ctrl + Shift + N will open a new window. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Anywhere

Where this comes from

Windows Terminal defaults.json - microsoft/terminal

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Open a new window Asana Cmd + N
New window Google Chrome Ctrl + N
Open a new browser window ChromeOS Ctrl + N
Open a browser window Microsoft Edge Cmd + N
Open a new File Explorer window File Explorer Ctrl + N
New window Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + N
New Finder window macOS Cmd + N
Open a new window for this server Mattermost Cmd + N
Open another Notion window Notion Cmd + Shift + N
Open a browser window Safari Cmd + N
Open the current view in a new window Todoist Shift + Cmd + N
Open a new window Zed Cmd + Shift + N

More Windows Terminal shortcuts

Open a tab with the first profile Ctrl + Shift + 1
Open a tab with the second profile Ctrl + Shift + 2
Duplicate the current tab Ctrl + Shift + D
Move to the next tab Ctrl + Tab
Move to the previous tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Switch to the first tab Ctrl + Alt + 1
Switch to the last tab Ctrl + Alt + 9
Close the focused pane Ctrl + Shift + W

See every Windows Terminal shortcut

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