This section summarizes the keyboard shortcuts for the WinDbg debugger.
All of the ribbon menu options are available using the Alt + the first letter of the option. For example Alt + H to go to the home menu, Alt + H + S to stop debugging.
Flow control
| Keystroke |
Description |
| F5 |
Continue |
| F10 |
Step over |
| F11 |
Step Into |
| Shift+F11 |
Step out |
| F7 |
Run to line |
| Ctrl+Shift+I |
Set instruction pointer to highlighted line |
| Ctrl+Break or Alt+Del |
Break |
| Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
Restart |
| Shift+F5 |
Stop debugging |
| Alt+H,D |
Detach |
Command Window
| Keystroke |
Description |
| Ctrl+M |
Toggle focus between output pane (mark mode) and input box |
| Ctrl+Space |
Trigger command completion list popup |
| TAB |
Trigger next autocompletion |
| Shift+TAB |
Trigger previous autocompletion |
| Ctrl+F |
Open find box |
| ↑ / ↓ |
Navigate command history |
| Shift+↑ / ↓ |
Navigate command history matching current text in command input |
| Ctrl+[ |
Select previous output pane section |
| Ctrl+] |
Select next output pane section |
Setup
| Keystroke |
Description |
| F6 |
Attach to process |
| Ctrl+R |
Connect to remote |
| Ctrl+D |
Open dump file |
| Ctrl+K |
Attach to kernel debugger |
| Ctrl+E |
Launch process |
| Ctrl+P |
Launch app package |
Breakpoints
| Keystroke |
Description |
| F9 |
Toggle breakpoint on highlighted line |
| Ctrl + F9 |
Toggle breakpoint enabled state on highlighted line |
| Shift + F9 |
Add breakpoint |
| Ctrl+Alt+K |
Toggle initial break |
Windowing
| Keystroke |
Description |
| Ctrl+Tab |
Open window changer |
| Alt+1 |
Open/focus on command window |
| Alt+2 |
Open/focus on watch window |
| Alt+3 |
Open/focus on locals window |
| Alt+4 |
Open/focus on registers window |
| Alt+5 |
Open/focus on memory window |
| Alt+6 |
Open/focus on stack window |
| Alt+7 |
Open/focus on disassembly window |
| Alt+8 |
Open/focus on breakpoints window |
| Alt+9 |
Open/focus on thread window |
Scripting
| Keystroke |
Description |
| Ctrl+Shift+O |
Open script |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
Execute script |
| Ctrl+S |
Save script |
| Alt+S,N |
New script |
| Alt+S,U |
Unlink script |
Stack navigation
| Keystroke |
Description |
| Ctrl+↑ / ↓ |
Move up/down a stack frame |
Help
| Keystroke |
Description |
| F1 |
Open help file |
| Shift+F1 |
Search selection online (source window) |
Misc.
| Keystroke |
Description |
| Ctrl+Alt+V |
Toggle Verbose Mode |
See Also
WinDbg Features