13 Useful Keyboard Shortcut With The Windows Logo Key

windows key Either you want to speed up your workflow, or want to impress your friends with how you do so many tasks without touching the mouse, learning different Keyboard shortcuts is a way to go. Below is a list of 13 shortcut Window Key combination in which where I will write Win, I will mean for the win-logo-small Key there.

Win+F1: Opens up the Help and Support Center Window

Win+M: Minimizes all open Windows

Win+R: Opens the Run command Window

Win+E: Opens up the Microsoft Explorer Window. (And not the browser IE. )

Win+Tab: Allows you to switch through Windows opened in the Taskbar.

Win+Pause/Break: Displays the System Properties Window

Win+L: Locks your Computer

Win+F: Displays the Search Results dialog box.

Win+D: Minimizes all Windows and takes you to the desktop, pressing the combination again restores all the minimized Windows.

Win+Ctrl+Tab: Toggle between the Start menu, Quick launch pad and the System tray area (when you are viewing the desktop).

Win+U: Opens up the Utility Manager

Win+Ctrl+F: Launches Search Results-Computers Window.

Win+Shift+M: Restores the window which was minimized by Win+D or Win+D.

Got any other ‘Win+Some Key’ shortcut? Tell by commenting below to let others know.

2 Comments

  1. Very unique shortcut. Honestly new to me, may be due to my love on mouse.
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  2. very nice…
    thnx for sharing
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