Windows Key+X open the menu — power user’s Windows Key+L lock your PC — switch between windows Alt+Tab — Alt+F4 close the current window — Windows Key+PrtScr take a screenshot saved to your Pictures folder — Windows Key+plus/minus zoom in/out using the Magnifier utility — Windows Key+Q open up Cortana ready for voice input — Windows Key+S open up Cortana ready for typed input — Windows Key+E launch File Explorer — go up one level in File Explorer Alt+Up — Alt+Left/Right go to the previous/next folder in File Explorer — Windows Key+D minimize apps to go straight to the desktop — Windows Key+Home minimize all windows except the one using — you’re actively Ctrl+Shift+Esc open the Task Manager — Windows Key+T cycle through taskbar items — Windows Key+Any Number Key open the app pinned to the taskbar in the numbered position — launch a new instance of the app in the numbered taskbar slot Windows Key+Shift+Any Number Key — Windows Key+Ctrl+Shift+Any Number Key same, but launch the app with admin powers enabled — Windows Key+R open the Run dialog box — Alt+Enter show the properties of the currently selected file — Windows Key+U open the Ease of Access Center — Windows Key+Ctrl+D create a new virtual desktop — Windows Key+Ctrl+Left/Right scroll through your desktops — close the current desktop Windows Key+Ctrl+F4 — Windows Key+Tab see all your desktops via the Task View page — Windows Key + G Open the Game menu to take screenshots or record what is occurring on screen. –
Windows Key+X — open the power user’s menu Windows Key+L — lock your PC Alt+Tab — switch between windows Alt+F4 — close the current window Windows Key+PrtScr — take a screenshot saved to your Pictures folder Windows Key+plus/minus — zoom in/out using the Magnifier utility Windows Key+Q — open up Cortana ready for voice input Windows Key+S — open up Cortana ready for typed input Windows Key+E — launch File Explorer Alt+Up — go up one level in File Explorer Alt+Left/Right — go to the previous/next folder in File Explorer Windows Key+D — minimize apps to go straight to the desktop Windows Key+Home — minimize all windows except the one you’re actively using Ctrl+Shift+Esc — open the Task Manager Windows Key+T — cycle through taskbar items Windows Key+Any Number Key — open the app pinned to the taskbar in the numbered position Windows Key+Shift+Any Number Key — launch a new instance of the app in the numbered taskbar slot Windows Key+Ctrl+Shift+Any Number Key — same, but launch the app with admin powers enabled Windows Key+R — open the Run dialog box Alt+Enter — show the properties of the currently selected file Windows Key+U — open the Ease of Access Center Windows Key+Ctrl+D — create a new virtual desktop Windows Key+Ctrl+Left/Right — scroll through your desktops Windows Key+Ctrl+F4 — close the current desktop Windows Key+Tab — see all your desktops via the Task View page Windows Key + G – Open the Game menu to take screenshots or record what is occurring on screen.
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