Since Windows 95 came out, PC keyboards have always had a key with the Windows logo on it, the one with the flag that we all know by now, which is located at the bottom left between the CTRL and Alt keys (on some keyboards it is also on the right side). The basic function of the Windows logo key is to open the Start menu, so you can open it at any time and from any application or program (so much so that in game keyboards there is a switch to disable the Windows key so as to do not accidentally hit him during a game while interrupting him).
In addition to this basic function, the Windows logo key can be pressed in combination with another keyboard key to perform quick actions on the desktop which is useful to know to speed up any job.
Below, we see the most important tricks and to know through the Windows logo key of each PC, especially with Windows 10, but also with Windows 7 and 8.
- Windows Logo + D : Hides all windows and shows the desktop; pressing them again brings up the windows.
- Windows Logo + E : Opens Windows Explorer on the initial folder, that of the Computer.
- Windows Logo + R : Opens the Run window.
- Windows Logo + L : Locks the desktop and is the fastest way to lock your computer when you get up.
- Windows Logo + I : Opens the Settings menu in Windows 10.
- Windows Logo + C : Opens the Control Panel in Windows 7 (only on Intellitype keyboards).
- Windows Logo + Tab : Opens the view of open windows.
- Windows Logo + Down : Minimize the current window.
- Windows Logo + Left : Move the current window to the left.
- Windows Logo + Right : Move and fix the current window to the right.
- Windows Logo + T Allows you to select programs on the application bar
- Windows Logo + Number : Switch to the corresponding program on the taskbar according to the number pressed
- Windows Logo + S Opens the search in Windows 10.
- Windows Logo + C Listens to Cortana in Windows 10
- Windows Logo + X Opens the quick access menu in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (in Windows 7 opens the options of the Mobile PC Center)
- Windows Logo + Pause / interrupt Opens the system properties
- Windows Logo + F Search for a file or folder (In Windows 10 open the Feedback app)
- Windows Logo + G Opens the game bar to register the desktop (in Window 10)
- Windows Logo + Home (or Home) Minimizes everything except the active window
- Windows Logo + P Opens options to project the screen or duplicate it on another monitor (in Windows 10)
- Windows Logo + U Opens the accessibility settings.
- Windows Logo + V Opens the copy and paste clipboard in Windows 10
- Windows Logo + A Opens the Windows 10 notification assistant
- Windows Logo +. Opens the window to insert Emoticons in Windows 10
- Windows Logo + B Highlight the icons on the notification area near the clock.
The peculiarity of these shortcuts is that they only work on the Windows desktop and windows and have no effect on open programs (while other shortcuts with CTRL affect the programs in use).
To discover many other keyboard tricks, refer to the guide to the main combinations of keys and shortcuts for Windows
