Oct 05
The Windows key or Windows logo key ("WinKey") is found on most modern keyboards. Microsoft introduced the key with the Windows 95 operating system. There are a number of very handy keyboard shortcuts defined using the WinKey.
To execute a WinKey shortcut, for example, WinKey + E:
- Press and hold the Windows key
- Press and release the E key
- Release the Windows key
Following are the standard Windows key shortcuts:
| WinKey Shortcut | Command |
| WinKey | Windows Start Menu |
| WinKey + B | Focus first System Tray icon |
| WinKey + D | Show Desktop |
| WinKey + D again | Undo Show Desktop |
| WinKey + E | Windows Explorer |
| WinKey + F | Windows Search |
| WinKey + Ctrl + F | Search For Computers |
| WinKey + F1 | Windows Help and Support |
| WinKey + L | Lock desktop |
| WinKey + M | Minimize all windows |
| WinKey + Shift + M | Undo minimize all windows |
| WinKey + P | Switch projection mode (Windows 7) |
| WinKey + Pause | System Properties |
| WinKey + R | Run dialog |
| WinKey + Tab | Switch between open windows |
| WinKey + U | Ease of Access Center |
| WinKey + X | Windows Mobility Center (Vista+ only) |
| WinKey + Y | Yahoo Messenger (if installed) |
| WinKey + 1 to 9 | Quick Launch program |
Article published on October 5, 2011
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October 5th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
The show system properties one is pretty nice — I wasn’t aware of that previously.
Another one not on there that I’ve been finding useful is WinKey + Up/Down/Left/Right for moving windows around on Windows 7. This comes in handy with multiple monitors as I can switch a maximized window from one monitor to the next (say, right to left) with WinKey-Left (dock to left side of right monitor), WinKey-Left (dock to left side of right monitor), WinKey-Up (maximize).
October 8th, 2011 at 7:23 am
Thanx, i got new shortcut key………