| Windows key |
Open Start menu. |
| Windows key + A |
Open Action center. |
| Windows key + S ( or Q) |
Open Search. |
| Windows key + D |
Display and hide the desktop. |
| Windows key + L |
Locks computer. |
| Windows key + M |
Minimize all windows. |
| Windows key + B |
Set focus notification area in the taskbar. |
| Windows key + C |
Launch Cortana app. |
| Windows key + F |
Launch Feedback Hub app. |
| Windows key + G |
Launch Game bar app. |
| Windows key + Y |
Change input between desktop and Mixed Reality. |
| Windows key + O |
Lock device orientation. |
| Windows key + T |
Cycle through apps in the taskbar. |
| Windows key + Z |
Switch input between the desktop experience and Windows Mixed Reality. |
| Windows key + J |
Set focus on a tip for Windows 10 when applicable.k |
| Windows key + H |
Open dictation feature. |
| Windows key + E |
Open File Explorer. |
| Windows key + I |
Open Settings. |
| Windows key + R |
Open Run command. |
| Windows key + K |
Open Connect settings. |
| Windows key + X |
Open Quick Link menu. |
| Windows key + V |
Open Clipboard bin. |
| Windows key + W |
Open the Windows Ink Workspace. |
| Windows key + U |
Open Ease of Access settings. |
| Windows key + P |
Open Project settings. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Enter |
Open Narrator. |
| Windows key + Plus (+) |
Zoom in using the magnifier. |
| Windows key + Minus (-) |
Zoom out using the magnifier. |
| Windows key + Esc |
Exit magnifier. |
| Windows key + Forward-slash (/) |
Start IME reconversion. |
| Windows key + Comma (,) |
Temporarily peek at the desktop. |
| Windows key + Up arrow key |
Maximize app windows. |
| Windows key + Down arrow key |
Minimize app windows. |
| Windows key + Home |
Minimize or maximize all but the active desktop window. |
| Windows key + Shift + M |
Restore minimized windows on the desktop. |
| Windows key + Shift + Up arrow key |
Stretch desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen. |
| Windows key + Shift + Down arrow key |
Maximize or minimize active windows vertically while maintaining width. |
| Windows key + Shift + Left arrow key |
Move active window to monitor on the left. |
| Windows key + Shift + Right arrow key |
Move active window to monitor on the right. |
| Windows key + Left arrow key |
Snap app or window left. |
| Windows key + Right arrow key |
Snap app or window right. |
| Windows key + Number (0-9) |
Open app in number position in the taskbar. |
| Windows key + Shift + Number (0-9) |
Open another instance of the app in number position in the taskbar. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Number (0-9) |
Switch to last active window of the app in number position in the taskbar. |
| Windows key + Alt + Number (0-9) |
Open Jump List of the app in number position in the taskbar. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + Number (0-9) |
Open another instance as an administrator of the app in number position in the taskbar. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Spacebar |
Change previous selected input option. |
| Windows key + Spacebar |
Change keyboard layout and input language. |
| Windows key + Tab |
Open Task View. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + D |
Create a virtual desktop. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + F4 |
Close active virtual desktop. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Right arrow |
Switch to the virtual desktop on the right. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Left arrow |
Switch to the virtual desktop on the left. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + B |
Wake up the device when black or a blank screen. |
| Windows key + PrtScn |
Capture full screenshot in the “Screenshots” folder. |
| Windows key + Shift + S |
Create part of the screen screenshot. |
| Windows key + Shift + V |
Cycle through notifications.. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + F |
Open search for device on domain network. |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Q |
Open Quick Assist. |
| Windows key + Alt + D |
Open date and time in the taskbar. |
| Windows key + Period (.) or semicolon (;) |
Open emoji panel. |
| Windows key + Pause |
Show System Properties dialog box. |
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