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• Windows logo key: Open or close Start.

• Windows logo key + A: Open Action center.

• Windows logo key + B: Set focus in the notification area.

• Windows logo key + C: Open Cortana in listening mode.

• Windows logo key + Shift + C: Open the charms menu.

• Windows logo key + D: Display and hide the desktop.

• Windows logo key + Alt + D: Display and hide the date and time on the desktop.

• Windows logo key + E: Open File Explorer.

• Windows logo key + F: Open Feedback Hub and take a screenshot.

• Windows logo key + G: Open Game bar when a game is open.

• Windows logo key + H: Start dictation.

• Windows logo key + I: Open Settings.

• Windows logo key + J: Set focus to a Windows tip when one is available.

• Windows logo key + K: Open the Connect quick action.

• Windows logo key + L: Lock your PC or switch accounts.

• Windows logo key + M: Minimize all windows.

• Windows logo key + O: Lock device orientation.

• Windows logo key + P: Choose a presentation display mode.

• Windows logo key + Ctrl + Q: Open Quick Assist.

• Windows logo key + R: Open the Run dialog box.

• Windows logo key + S: Open search.

• Windows logo key + Shift + S: Take a screenshot of part of your screen.

• Windows logo key + T: Cycle through apps on the taskbar.

• Windows logo key + U: Open Ease of Access Center.

• Windows logo key + V: Open the clipboard.

• Windows logo key + Shift + V: Cycle through notifications.

• Windows logo key + X: Open the Quick Link menu.

• Windows logo key + Y: Switch input between Windows Mixed Reality and your desktop.

• Windows logo key + Z: Show the commands available in an app in full-screen mode.

• Windows logo key + period (.) or semicolon (;): Open emoji panel.

• Windows logo key + comma (,): Temporarily peek at the desktop.

• Windows logo key + Pause: Display the System Properties dialog box.

• Windows logo key + Ctrl + F: Search for PCs (if you're on a network).

• Windows logo key + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows on the desktop.

• Windows logo key + number: Open the desktop and start the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number. If the app is already running, switch to that app.

• Windows logo key + Shift + number: Open the desktop and start a new instance of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

• Windows logo key + Ctrl + number: Open the desktop and switch to the last active window of the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

• Windows logo key + Alt + number: Open the desktop and open the Jump List for the app pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

• Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + number: Open the desktop and open a new instance of the app located at the given position on the taskbar as an administrator.

• Windows logo key + Tab: Open Task view.

• Windows logo key + Up arrow: Maximize the window.

• Windows logo key + Down arrow: Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window.

• Windows logo key + Left arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen.

• Windows logo key + Right arrow: Maximize the app or desktop window to the right side of the screen.

• Windows logo key + Home: Minimize all except the active desktop window (restores all windows on second stroke).

• 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/minimize active desktop windows vertically, maintaining width.

• Windows logo key + Shift + Left arrow or Right arrow: Move an app or window in the desktop from one monitor to another.

• Windows logo key + Spacebar: Switch input language and keyboard layout.

• Windows logo key + Ctrl + Spacebar: Change to a previously selected input.

• Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter: Turn on Narrator.

• Windows logo key + Plus (+): Open Magnifier.

• Windows logo key + forward slash (/): Begin IME reconversion.

• Windows logo key + Ctrl + V: Open shoulder taps.

• Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + B: Wake PC from blank or black screen