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HowTo Use the Windows Logo Key - Keyboard Shortcuts

sharpuser

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(Part 1 of 3)

You may be
- New to Windows
- New to a Microsoft Computer such as Surface
- New to using the Windows logo key
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on your computer

Here are Windows logo key
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Shortcuts

Items in blue may be particularly useful to Surface or Tablet users.


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- Start menu (tiles) off or on

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+A - Action


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+B - Set focus in the notification area

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+C - Open Cortana, start listening


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+D - Show or hide desktop

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+comma (,) - Peek at desktop until key released


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+E - Open File Explorer

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+I - Settings


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+K - Connect (Bluetooth devices, etc.)


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+L - Lock / switch accounts

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+M - Minimize all windows

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+O - Lock device orientation


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+R - Run

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+S - Search

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+T - Cycle through apps

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+U - Ease of Access

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+comma (,) - Peek at desktop until key released


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+Up arrow - Maximize


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+Down arrow - Minimize or Un-Maximize


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+Left arrow - Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen


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+Right arrow - Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen


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+Shift+Up arrow - Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen

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+Shift+Down arrow - Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width
 
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sharpuser

sharpuser

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(Part 2 of 3)

Here are Windows logo key
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Shortcuts

Items in blue may be particularly useful to Surface or Tablet users.

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+PrtScn - Place a full screenshot in the Screenshots destination
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+Fn+Spacebar (in that order) - Place a full screenshot in the Screenshots destination


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+G - Open Game bar when gaming

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+H - Share

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+P - Choose a presentation display mode

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+plus (+) - Magnifier Zoom in
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+minus (-) - Magnifier Zoom out
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+Esc - Magnifier off

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+V - notifications
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+Shift+V - Notifications in reverse order

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+X - Quick Link menu (same as right-click on Start)

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+Z - Show the commands available

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+Pause - System Properties

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+Ctrl+F - Search for other PCs on the network

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+Shift+M - Restore minimized windows on the desktop

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+Tab - Open Task view

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+Home - Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)

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+Shift+Left arrow or Right arrow - Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another

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+Spacebar - Switch input language and keyboard layout

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+Ctrl+Spacebar - Change to a previously selected input

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+Enter - Narrator
 
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sharpuser

sharpuser

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(Part 3 of 3)

Here are Windows logo key
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Shortcuts

Items in blue may be particularly useful to Surface or Tablet users.

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+forward slash (/) - Initiate IME reconversion

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+number - Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.

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+Shift+number - Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number

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+Ctrl+number - Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number

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+Alt+number - Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number

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+Ctrl+Shift+number - Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator
 

ScottyS

Active Member
Seriously, I copied/paste all of @sharpcolorado 's shortcuts to a word document.
Send me a PM if you want me to email it to you, or you can copy/paste one for yourself.
 
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sharpuser

sharpuser

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The Windows logo character counts as an image, of which I can only post 25 on a page. That is why I put the list into three parts.
 

Tsurugaya

Active Member
Seriously, I copied/paste all of @sharpcolorado 's shortcuts to a word document.
Send me a PM if you want me to email it to you, or you can copy/paste one for yourself.
Wonderful! I use multiple monitors and use themes to get a little variation. Wonder if there is a hack that let's you make it a permanent wallpaper on one of the monitors?
 
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