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title: Identify and customize keyboard shortcuts
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description: Learn how to identify keyboard shortcuts for Visual Studio commands, customize those shortcuts, and export them for others to use.
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ms.date: 02/05/2025
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ms.date: 05/07/2026
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ms.topic: how-to
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1. In the **What do you want to name your settings file** and **Store my settings file in this directory** boxes, either leave the default values or specify different values, and then choose **Finish**.
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:::moniker range="visualstudio"
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> [!NOTE]
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> By default, your shortcuts are saved in a file in the following location:
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> *%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\1x.0_xxxxxxxx\Settings*
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> In the current version of Visual Studio, the `1x.0_xxxxxxxx` folder would start with the numerals 18.0 followed by a set of alphanumeric characters that are specific to your installation. Similarly, for Visual Studio 2022, the folder would start with the numerals 17.0.
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> The name of the file itself reflects the date when you exported the settings, and the extension is *.vssettings*.
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> By default, your shortcuts are saved in a file in the following location:
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> For Visual Studio 2022, the `1x.0_xxxxxxxx` folder would start with the numerals 17.0 followed by a set of alphanumeric characters that are specific to your installation. Similarly, for Visual Studio 2019, the folder would start with the numerals 16.0.
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> The name of the file itself reflects the date when you exported the settings, and the extension is *.vssettings*.
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### Import only keyboard shortcuts
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