Why do we need "extra" button Win?


22 Useful Features

Win key features far beyond a simple menu Start. C it means you can call a variety of system utilities to manage windows, lock your computer, and more.

Especially important to refresh knowledge about these hotkeys due to Windows 8 where, because of the lack of familiar Start button, namely the use of keyboard shortcuts is the most convenient way to perform many operations.

1. Win - call the Start menu (shift mode in Windows 8 Metro);

2. Win B - select an icon in the system tray. You can then switch between icons with cursor keys;

3. Win D - show the desktop;

4. Win E - open the Explorer;

5. Win F - open search;

6. Win L - lock your computer;

7. Win M - Minimize all windows;

8. Win P - mode switching additional monitor or projector;

9. Win R - open the Run dialog box;

10. Win T - to activate the taskbar with the first app released on the panel. Then pressing this combination you can go to the following key, and then press Enter to run right;

11. Win U - open the Ease of Access Center;

12. Win X - Center for mobile applications in Windows 7. In Win 8 opens the "hidden" Start menu.

13. Win Pause - to open the properties of the system;

14. Win F1 - open help Windows;

15. Win 1,2,3, ... - similar to clicking on the button with the corresponding number of applications in the taskbar;

16. Win Shift 1,2,3, ... - similar to clicking the middle button on the button with the corresponding number of applications in the taskbar, that is launching a new copy of the program;

17. Win Ctrl 1,2,3, ... - to switch between different windows of the same program;

18. Win Up Arrow - expand the window to full screen;

19. Win Down Arrow - to restore, minimize the window;

20. Win the right or left arrow - "press" the window to the right or left side of the screen;

21. Win Shift left or right arrow - move the window to another monitor;

22. Win Spacebar - to look at the desktop in Windows 7, or switch between layouts in Windows 8.