Windows key shortcuts:-
Let’s check the keyboard shortcuts involving the Windows logo key. Most of them are introduced in Windows 8’s Metro UI, and can be used in Windows 8 and above.
Win + F1 [Open Windows Help and support]
Win [Display or hide the Start screen]
Win + B [Set focus in the notification area]
Win + C [Open Charms]
Win + D [Display and hide the desktop]
Win + E [Open File Explorer]
Win + F [Open the Search charm and search for files]
Win + H [Open the Share charm]
Win + I [Open the Settings charm]
Win + K [Open the Devices charm]
Win + L [Lock your PC or switch people]Win + M [Minimize all windows]
Win + O [Lock device orientation]
Win + P [Choose a presentation display mode]
Win + Q [Open the Search charm to search everywhere or within the open app (if the app supports app search)]
Win + R [Open the Run dialog box]
Win + S [Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web]
Win + T [Cycle through apps on the taskbar]
Win + U [Open Ease of Access Center]
Win + V [Cycle through notifications]
Win + Shift + V [Cycle through notifications in reverse order]
Win + W [Open the Search charm and search for settings]
Win + X [Open the Quick Link menu]
Win + Z [Show the commands available in the app]
Win + , [Temporarily peek at the desktop]
Win + Pause [Display the System Properties dialog box]
Win + Ctrl + F [Search for PCs (if you’re on a network)]
Win + Shift + M [Restore minimized windows on the desktop]
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.]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Win + Tab [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]
Win + Ctrl + Tab [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)]
Win + Shift + Tab [Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order]
Win + Ctrl + B [Switch to the app that displayed a message in the notification area]
Win + Up Arrow [Maximize the window]
Win + Down Arrow [Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window]
Win + Left Arrow [Maximize the app or desktop window to the LEFT side of the screen]
Win + Right Arrow [Maximize the app or desktop window to the RIGHT side of the screen]
Win + Home [Minimize all but the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke)]
Win + Shift + Up Arrow [Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen]
Win + Shift + Down Arrow[Restore/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width]
Win + Shift + Left Arrow or Right Arrow [Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another]
Win + Spacebar [Switch input language and keyboard layout]
Win + Ctrl + Spacebar [Change to a previously selected input]
Win + Enter [Open Narrator]
Win + Shift + . [Cycle through open apps]
Win + . [Cycle through open apps]
Win + / [Initiate IME reconversion]
Win + Alt + Enter [Open WindowsMedia Center]
Win + +/- [Zoom in or out using Magnifier]
Win + Esc [Exit Magnifier]
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