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Windows logo key shortcuts for Windows 10

Updated February 11, 2025

Back in 1995, Microsoft released Windows 95 with a new way to navigate the GUI (Graphic User Interface) called the Start menu. To make it easy to use, they added a new key to the standard keyboard called the Windows logo key and added some useful shortcuts. Since then, Microsoft has integrated Windows logo key shortcuts into every version of Windows. Here is a complete list of Windows logo key shortcuts for Windows 10.

Windows logo key shortcuts for Windows 10
Windows logo key shortcuts for Windows 10

There are now more than sixty different Windows logo key shortcuts inside Windows 10 (all of them are listed below). For more keyboard shortcuts for Windows, see the links at the bottom of this article.

Windows logo key shortcuts for Windows 10

Press To
Windows logo key Start menu
Windows logo key + A Open action center
Windows logo key + B Set focus in the notification are
Windows logo key + C Open Cortana in listening mode (turned off by default)
Windows logo key + D Show desktop
Windows logo key + E Open File Explorer
Windows logo key + F Open Feedback Hub
Windows logo key + H Open a dictation window
Windows logo key + I Settings
Windows logo key + J Set focus on a Windows tip when available
Windows logo key + K Connect to devices
Windows logo key + L Switch users (Lock computer if on a domain)
Windows logo key + M Minimize all windows (desktop)
Windows logo key + P Project options
Windows logo key + R Run...
Windows logo key + S Opens Search
Windows logo key + T Set focus on the taskbar and cycle through pinned/running desktop apps
Windows logo key + U Ease of Access Center
Windows logo key + V Displays clipboard history
Windows logo key + W Opens the Start menu with the Search box highlighted
Windows logo key + X Open the Power User menu
Windows logo key + Y Switch input between your desktop and Windows Mixed Reality
Windows logo key + Z Show commands available in full-screen app
Windows logo key + 1-9 Go to the app at the given position on the taskbar
Windows logo key + Period (.) or Semicolon (;) Open the emoji, kaomoji, and symbol panel
Windows logo key + + (plus) Zoom in (Magnifier)
Windows logo key + - (minus) Zoom out (Magnifier)
Windows logo key + , (comma) Peek at the desktop
Windows logo key + / (forward slash) Begin IME reconversion
Windows logo key + Enter Open Narrator
Windows logo key + Spacebar Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key + Tab Show all open apps and view additional desktops
Windows logo key + Esc Exit Magnifier
Windows logo key + Home Minimize non-active desktop windows
Windows logo key + Pause/Break System Properties
Windows logo key + Left Arrow Snap desktop window to the left (+Shift to move window to left monitor)
Windows logo key + Right Arrow Snap desktop window to the right (+Shift to move window to right monitor)
Windows logo key + Up Arrow Maximize desktop window (+Shift to keep width)
Windows logo key + Down Arrow Restore/minimize desktop window (+Shift to keep width)
Windows logo key + F1 Windows Help and Support
Windows logo key + Alt + Enter (on Taskbar item) Open Taskbar settings
Windows logo key + Alt + 1-9 Open the Desktop and open the Jump List for the app at the given position on the taskbar
Windows logo key + Ctrl + F Find computers (if on a network)
Windows logo key + Ctrl + D Add a desktop
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Q Open Quick Assist
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Right arrow Switch between desktops you’ve created on the right
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Left arrow Switch between desktops you’ve created on the left
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter Turn on Narrator
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Spacebar Change to previously selected input
Windows logo key + Ctrl + F4 Close the desktop you’re using
Windows logo key + Ctrl + 1-9 Open the Desktop and switch to the app at the given position on the taskbar
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + B Wake computer from black/blank screen
Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + 1-9 Open the Desktop and open a new instance of the app at the given position on the taskbar
Windows logo key + Shift + M Restore minimized windows
Windows logo key + Shift + S Open the Snipping Bar
Windows logo key + Shift + V Cycle through notifications
Windows logo key + Shift + 1-9 Open the Desktop and go to the app at the given position on the taskbar
Windows logo key + Shift + Up arrow Stretch the desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen
Windows logo key + Shift + Down arrow Restore or minimize the active desktop windows
Windows logo key + Shift + Right arrow Move an app to a monitor on the right
Windows logo key + Shift + Left arrow Move an app to a monitor on the left
The following seven (7) Windows logo key shortcuts are for the Game Bar
Windows logo key + G Open the Game bar
Windows logo key + Alt + B Turn HDR on or off
Windows logo key + Alt + G Record the last few moments of game play (you can change the amount of time recorded in Game bar > Settings)
Windows logo key + Alt + R Start/stop recording
Windows logo key + Alt + Print Screen Take a screenshot of your game
Windows logo key + Alt + T Show/hide the recording timer
Windows logo key + Alt + M Start/stop microphone recording

For more keyboard shortcuts for Windows, see the links below:

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts

General keyboard shortcuts

Natural keyboard shortcuts

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

Accessibility keyboard shortcuts

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

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Drew Dawson

Good Stuff

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thank you so much

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