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Windows 11 Refresh Shortcut: 2 Options to Use on PC
If the F5 is not refreshing your screen, there are other options
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Updated onJuly 30, 2024
updated onJuly 30, 2024
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Windows 11 brought new additions, overhauls, and improvements, but the default refresh key is stillF5.
In this guide, we’ll show a lot of other ways to refresh your desktop easily.
How do I refresh my computer in Windows 11?
1. Refresh Windows 11 via the context menu
A quick and handy method to refresh your Windows 11 device’s screen is to use the built-in context menu. This menu can be accessed whenever you right-click on your desktop.
From the context menu, depending on your Windows build, you will find the refresh option in two different places, as we will show you.
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Navigate to your Desktop.
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Right-click on any empty space on the Desktop to open the context menu.
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If you are using the Windowsbuild 22000.65 o or a newer one, you can find the Refresh button right here in the options. All you need to do is select it.
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In case you’re using an older build, you need to click onShow more options(or pressShift+F10).
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You should now see the Refresh option and can click on it.
As you can see, for previous builds, theRefreshoption wasn’t removed; it was just hidden under another set of options, which you can toggle by following the steps above.
Interestingly, some users stated that the feature was still in the right spot for them, so perhaps it depended on the Windows 11 version you were using.
If theWindows 11 desktop is not refreshing automatically, this guide will help you fix the problem.
Did you know that you canmake Windows 11 look like Windows 10 again? Check out our quick guide that will show you how to do it.
2. Use your keyboard
Where is the refresh button located?
As we have mentioned right in the opening of this article, on most keyboards, the refresh button is the F5 key. For more information on how to activate it, check our previous section.
If you encounter any problems with the newly released operating system, we encourage you to do a factory reset. Here’s a great guide dedicated toresetting Windows 11 to factory settings.
That’s about it for this article. We have plenty of ways to refresh the desktop like you used to do in the previous Windows versions. Keep in mind that issues can sometimes occur, such asdesktop that keeps refreshing.
If you have any other information we didn’t manage to include, please share it with us in the comment section below.
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Vladimir Popescu
Being an artist his entire life while also playing handball at a professional level, Vladimir has also developed a passion for all things computer-related.
With an innate fascination for research and analysis, and realizing many other people share his passion for this subject, he delved into writing Windows-related articles, so other people can also benefit from the acquired information.
When not writing kick-ass articles, Vladimir likes to spend his time doing Crossfit and creating art.
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