F5

Refresh the Page on Windows

Windows · Browser (Chrome / Edge)
ActionRefresh the Page
ShortcutF5
AlternativeCtrl + R
PlatformWindows
CategoryBrowser (Chrome / Edge)

About this shortcut

On Windows, you can refresh the page with F5. Reloads the current page. You can also use Ctrl + R. It sits in the Browser (Chrome / Edge) group and is one of the Windows shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Windows conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to refresh the page.

2

Press the keys

Press F5 (or Ctrl + R).

3

Done

Reloads the current page.

More Browser (Chrome / Edge) shortcuts

Open a New Tab
Ctrl+T
Close Tab
Ctrl+W
Reopen Closed Tab
Ctrl+Shift+T
Switch to Next Tab
Ctrl+Tab
Jump to Address Bar
Ctrl+L
Hard Refresh (No Cache)
Ctrl+Shift+R
Open Incognito / InPrivate
Ctrl+Shift+N
Open History
Ctrl+H