diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/titlebar.tsx b/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/titlebar.tsx
index 164208ddf91..84a273d88dc 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/titlebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/titlebar.tsx
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ export function Titlebar(props: {
                 id: "home.toggle",
                 title: language.t("home.title"),
                 category: language.t("command.category.view"),
-                keybind: "mod+b",
+                keybind: windows() ? "alt+home" : "mod+b",
                 hidden: true,
                 onSelect: toggleHome,
               },
diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/windows-menu.test.ts b/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/windows-menu.test.ts
index d641657baf4..e0cbf025751 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/windows-menu.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/windows-menu.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { DESKTOP_MENU } from "@/shell/commands/desktop-menu"
 import { windowsMenuAccelerator } from "./windows-menu"
 
 describe("Windows app menu", () => {
@@ -11,4 +12,16 @@ describe("Windows app menu", () => {
   test("ignores the accelerator without its modifiers", () => {
     expect(windowsMenuAccelerator(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "N" }))).toBeUndefined()
   })
+
+  test.each(["v", "c", "x", "a", "z", "y"])("leaves Ctrl+%s to the focused editor", (key) => {
+    expect(windowsMenuAccelerator(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key, ctrlKey: true }))).toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  test("preserves the paste menu action and shortcut label", () => {
+    expect(
+      DESKTOP_MENU.flatMap((menu) => menu.items ?? []).find(
+        (entry) => entry.type === "item" && entry.action === "edit.paste",
+      ),
+    ).toMatchObject({ action: "edit.paste", accelerator: { windows: "Ctrl+V" } })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/windows-menu.tsx b/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/windows-menu.tsx
index 73ae13dd4fc..6e023880286 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/windows-menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/titlebar/windows-menu.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 
 const accelerators = DESKTOP_MENU.flatMap((menu) => menu.items ?? []).flatMap((entry) => {
   if (entry.type === "separator" || !entry.action || !entry.accelerator?.windows) return []
+  // Let the focused editor handle editing shortcuts without restoring stale menu focus.
+  if (entry.action.startsWith("edit.")) return []
   return [{ action: entry.action, keybind: parseKeybind(entry.accelerator.windows) }]
 })