Using the Windows Key

If your keyboard has the Windows key (a key with the Windows logo on it usually found between the [Alt] and [Ctrl] keys), you have access to additional keyboard shortcuts in Windows. Here are a few shortcuts you can use.

Open the Start menu Press the [Windows] key

Minimize all windows [Windows]M or [Windows]D

Undo Minimize all windows [Shift][Windows]M

Cycle through the taskbar icons [Windows][Tab]

Open the Find: All Files dialog box [Windows]F

Open Windows Explorer [Windows]E

Open the Run dialog box [Windows]R

Open the Help window [Windows Key][F1]

Display the Systems Properties dialog box [Windows][Break]