Windows logo key shortcuts for Windows 10

scottstgelais June 14, 2015 Geek Tips Comments (2)

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

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