In Tools | Options | Keyboard...
- Add
CTRL+W
as a Global shortcut forWindow.CloseDocumentWindow
- Remove the
CTRL+W
shortcut forEdit.SelectCurrentWord
The caveat to this is if you are used to using CTRL+W
to select the current word. If you do, find another shortcut that works for that.
Posting from the world of tomorrow, where forks are made of lasers and this tip is still invaluable. Here are the steps I used to setup Visual Studio 2019, which should also work for 2015 and 2017:
NOTE: For some reason, I still have to use “Ctrl+W” twice to close a given tab. Not a big deal, just kinda weird given that the hotkey only has it registered once.