SSC CGL 2025 Tier-II · Paper-I, 19 January 2026 · Computer Knowledge Test · Question 2 of 150

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In Windows 10/11, which shortcut key combination allows a user to cycle through apps on the Taskbar in the order they are pinned?

(a)Windows Key + T
(b)Alt + Tab
(c)Windows Key + Tab
(d)Ctrl + Alt + Tab

Answer

Why

Correct — A. Microsoft's Windows 10 shortcut list gives Windows logo key + T as "Cycle through apps on the taskbar". The Windows 11 list says the same and adds that, with several monitors, it cycles through apps on all displays.

Of the four keys offered, it is the one Microsoft ties to the taskbar → option (a).

Why the others are wrong

(b)
Alt + Tab — Alt + Tab switches between open windows ("open apps" in the Windows 10 list). It works on what is running, not on the taskbar's pinned buttons.
(c)
Windows Key + Tab — Windows Key + Tab opens Task View, in Microsoft's list for both Windows 10 and 11. That brings up a separate view rather than stepping along the taskbar.
(d)
Ctrl + Alt + Tab — Ctrl + Alt + Tab shows thumbnails of open apps and lets you move between them with the arrow keys. Like Alt + Tab, it covers open apps, not the taskbar's pinned order.

Concept

Windows shortcuts for moving between apps each aim at a different target.

Alt + Tab and Ctrl + Alt + Tab switch among open windows and apps. Windows logo key + Tab opens Task View.

Windows logo key + T aims at the taskbar and cycles through the apps on it. Its neighbour, Windows logo key + a number from 1 to 9, opens the app pinned at that position on the taskbar, or switches to it if it is already running.

The stem adds "in the order they are pinned". Microsoft's own description of Windows logo key + T says only that it cycles through apps on the taskbar.

Key facts

Windows logo key + T: cycle through apps on the taskbar.
Windows logo key + Tab: open Task View.
Alt + Tab: switch between open windows.
Windows logo key + 1 to 9: open the app pinned at that taskbar position, or switch to it if it is running.

Study next

Windows logo key + number keys for pinned taskbar appsTask View against Alt + Tab switchingKeyboard shortcuts inside Office apps, such as Excel's Alt + Enter

Common traps

Choosing Alt + Tab because it is the familiar switching shortcut, when it covers open windows, not the taskbar.
Mixing up Windows logo key + T and Windows logo key + Tab, which differ by one key and do different jobs.

A keyboard-shortcut item also appears at 19 Jan 2026, 11:00 AM, Computer Knowledge Q.10, where Excel's Alt + Enter starts a new line inside a cell.

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