Windows Terminal

Focus the pane you used before

CtrlAltLeft arrow

Windows Desktop app Windows Terminal default settings

Practice this

To focus the pane you used before in Windows Terminal, press Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Split panes

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.

More Windows Terminal shortcuts

Copy the selected text Ctrl + Shift + C
Paste into the terminal Ctrl + Shift + V
Select all the text Ctrl + Shift + A
Start mark mode to select with the keyboard Ctrl + Shift + M
Scroll down one line Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Scroll down one page Ctrl + Shift + Page Down
Scroll up one line Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow
Scroll up one page Ctrl + Shift + Page Up

See every Windows Terminal shortcut

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