Windows key Shortcuts

Let’s check the keyboard shortcuts involving the Windows logo key. 

1. Win + F1 [Open Windows Help and support]
2. Win [Display or hide the Start screen]
3. Win + B [Set focus in the notification area]
4. Win + C [Open Charms]
5. Win + D [Display and hide the desktop]
6. Win + E [Open File Explorer]
7. Win + F [Open the Search charm and search for files]
8. Win + H [Open the Share charm]
9. Win + I [Open the Settings charm]
10. Win + K [Open the Devices charm]
11. Win + L [Lock your PC or switch people]
12. Win + M [Minimize all windows]
13. Win + O [Lock device orientation]
14. Win + P [Choose a presentation display mode]
15. Win + Q [Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search)]
16. Win + R [Open the Run dialog box]
17. Win + S [Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web]
18. Win + T [Cycle through apps on the taskbar]
19. Win + U [Open Ease of Access Center]
20. Win + V [Cycle through notifications]
21. Win + SHIFT + V [Cycle through notifications in reverse order]
22. Win + W [Open the Search charm and search for settings]
23. Win + X [Open the Quick Link menu]
24. Win + Z [Show the commands available in the app]
25. Win + , [Temporarily peek at the desktop]
26. Win + PAUSE [Display the System Properties dialog box]
27. Win + CTRL + F [Search for PCs (if you’re on a network)]
28. Win + SHIFT + M [Restore minimized windows on the desktop]
29. Win + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, it switches to that app.]
30. Win + SHIFT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]
31. Win + CTRL + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]
32. Win + ALT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number]
33. Win + CTRL + SHIFT + (NUMBER 1-9) [Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator]
34. Win + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]
35. Win + CTRL + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]
36. Win + SHIFT + TAB [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order]
37. Win + CTRL + B [Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area]
38. Win + UP ARROW [Maximize the window]
39. Win + DOWN ARROW [Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window]
40. Win + LEFT ARROW [Maximize the app or desktop window to the LEFT side of the screen]
41. Win + RIGHT ARROW [Maximize the app or desktop window to the RIGHT side of the screen]
42. Win + HOME [Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)]
43. Win + SHIFT + UP ARROW [Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen]
44. Win + SHIFT + DOWN ARROW [Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width]
45. Win + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW [Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another]
46. Win + SPACEBAR [Switch input language and keyboard layout]
47. Win + CTRL + SPACEBAR [Change to a previously selected input]
48. Win + ENTER [Open Narrator]
49. Win + SHIFT + . [Cycle through open apps]
50. Win + . [Cycle through open apps]
51. Win + / [Initiate IME reconversion]
52. Win + ALT + ENTER [Open WindowsMedia Center]
53. Win + +/- [Zoom in or out using Magnifier]
54. Win + ESC [Exit Magnifier]