Monday, April 24, 2017

What the 'Win' Key Does - Shortcuts!

You might think that the little windows or ‘win’ key  on your keyboard only has one function – to bring up the start menu – but it in fact can be used in conjunction with other keys for a vast number of simple shortcuts. These ‘win’ key  shortcuts will save you those precious minutes and help you perform tasks you never knew you could with your PC.
Enjoy the following listed shortcuts, according to alphabetical order.


  1. Win — opens the Start Menu (but in Windows 8.1 it opens the previous window)
  2. Win + A — opens Windows 10’s Action Center
  3. Win + B — chooses the first icon in the Notification Area (then use the arrow keys to switch icons)
  4. Win + Ctrl + B — switches to a new message in the Notification Area
  5. Win + C —brings up the Charm Bar (in Windows 8 and 8.1). In Windows 10 it opens Cortana
  6. Win + D — shows the desktop and minimizes all windows
  7. Win + E — opens Windows Explorer. In Windows 10 opens Quick Launch
  8. Win + F — starts ’Find files and folders’
  9. Win + Ctrl + F — opens ’Find computers’
  10. Win + G — brings all gadgets to the foreground (in Windows 7 and Vista); opens Windows 10’s Game bar
  11. Win + K — opens a new Start menu (only Windows 8 and 8.1)
  12. Win + L — changes user or can lock the workstation
  13. Win + M — minimizes all your windows
  14. Win +  Shift + M — restores windows that have been minimized
  15. Win + O — locks device orientation (and disables gyroscope function on tablets);
  16. Win + P — switches operating modes to an outside monitor or projector
  17. Win + Q — opens Search charm for installed apps (in Windows 8)
  18. Win + R — opens the ’Run dialog’ box
  19. Win + T — opens the Taskbar
  20. Win + U — opens the Utility Manager
  21. Win + W — opens Windows Ink Workspace
  22. Win + X — opens the Windows Mobile Application Center (only mobile computers in Windows Vista and 7);
  23. Win + Y — starts Yahoo! Messenger
  24. Win + Pause — opens My Computer
  25. Win + F1 — opens Windows Help
  26. Win + 1 ... 0 — runs or switches to the program pinned to the Taskbar with a specific sequence number 
  27. Win +  Shift + 1 ... 0 — starts a new program pinned to the Taskbar with a specific sequence number 
  28. Win + Ctrl + 1 ... 0 — switches to the last active window of the program that’s pinned to the Taskbar with the specific sequence number 
  29. Win + Alt +1 ... 0 — opens the transitions list for the program pinned to the Taskbar with the specific sequence number 
  30. Win + ↑ — maximizes the active window
  31. Win + ↓ — restores the default window size or minimizes active windows
  32. Win + ← or → — switches the window deployment mode
  33. Win +  Shift + ← or → — switches a window between monitors in multi-monitor set-ups 
  34. Win +  Shift + ↑ or ↓ — stretches the active window from the top to the bottom of the screen and restores the window size
  35. Win + Home — minimizes or restores all non-closed windows, except active ones (only Windows 7), goes to the top of the web page
  36. Win + Space — looks at the desktop (only Windows 7). Changes the layout (only Windows 8 and 10)
  37. Win + + — activates the Magnifier Utility or zooms the image by 100%
  38. Win + — — if the Magnifier Utility is active, the image is reduced by 100%
  39. Win + Esc — disables the Magnifier Utility
Fill free to add more shortcuts, I know there are many more !!

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