Windows: Windows Logo Key Shortcuts

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Here's list of the Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts.

Speech to Text, Dictation, Voice Typing

❖ Windows+h

start online speech recognition

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❖ Windows+Ctrl+Shift

start local speech recognition (very bad. old.)

window show hide, maximize, etc

❖ Window+Tab

Show all windows.

❖ Window+d

Show desktop by minimize all windows.

❖ Window+m

Minimize all windows.

❖ Window+Shift+m

restores Minimize all windows, if pressed right away after ❖ Window+m

❖ Window+Home

Hide all other windows. Press again to show.

❖ Window+↑

Maximize window.

❖ Window+↓

Restore window size.

❖ Window+Shift+↑

Maximize window vertically.

❖ Window+Shift+↓

Restore vertical size or hide window.

❖ Window+←

Align window to the left side, max it vertically.

❖ Window+→

Align window to the right side, max it vertically.

❖ Window+Shift+←

Move window to the previous monitor.

❖ Window+Shift+→

Move window to the next monitor.

screenshot

❖ Window+Shift+s

Start screenshot.

❖ Window+PrintScreen

Screenshot whole screen to file, at ~/Pictures/Screenshots/ folder.

❖ Window+Alt+PrintScreen

Screenshot current window to file, at ~/Videos/Captures/ folder.

launch app etc

❖ Window

Start menu.

❖ Window+r

Run program by name.

❖ Window+e

open file explorer.

❖ Window+1 to 9 and 0

Launch/Switch taskbar app 1, 2 etc. 0 is 10th.

❖ Window+Shift+1 to 9 and 0

Start a new taskbar app 1, 2, etc. 0 is 10th.

❖ Window+Alt+1 to 9 and 0

list options for taskbar app 1, 2, etc. 0 is 10th.

screen zoom

❖ Window+=

screen zoom-in.

❖ Window+-

screen zoom-out.

❖ Window+Esc

Exit screen zoom.

quick link, restart shutdown, system

❖ Window+x

Opens Quick Link menu.

❖ Window+x f

Apps and features

❖ Window+x o

Power options

❖ Window+x v

Event viewer

❖ Window+x y

System

❖ Window+x m

Device manager

❖ Window+x w

Network connections

❖ Window+x k

Disk management

❖ Window+x g

Computer management

❖ Window+x i

Windows PowerShell

❖ Window+x a

Windows PowerShell (Admin)

❖ Window+x t

Task manager

❖ Window+x n

Settings

❖ Window+x e

File explorer

❖ Window+x s

Search

❖ Window+x r

Run

❖ Window+x u i

Sign out

❖ Window+x u s

Sleep

❖ Window+x u u

Shutdown

❖ Window+x u r

Restart

❖ Window+x d

Desktop

editing, emoji, paste

❖ Window+v

Paste from clipboard history. Must turn on clipboard history in [settings, system, clickboard].

❖ Window+.

Open emoji panel.

settigs

❖ Window+k

Open the Connect quick action.

❖ Window+Space

Switch language or keyboard layout.

❖ Window+i

Open settings.

❖ Window+u

Open display settings.

❖ Window+t

Cycle thru apps on task bar.

❖ Window+L

Lock screen.

❖ Window+a

Open action center (notifications).

❖ Window+s

Open search.

❖ Window+g

Open game bar.

❖ Window+Pause

Open System Properties.

❖ Window+b

Select the first icon in the Notification Area.

❖ Window+p

Choose a presentation display mode (set screen to clone on 2nd monitor, etc.).

❖ Window+f

Open feedback.

❖ Window+Alt+Enter

Start Windows Media Center interface.

❖ Window+F1

Open Windows Help.

❖ Window+Ctrl+f

Open Search for Computers. Requires Active Directory Domain Services.

Ctrl+❖ Window+Shift+Return

to launch as administrator.

Ctrl+❖ Window+Shift+1

to launch the first application of the menu bar as administrator (2 for the second etc.)

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts