Windows: Windows Logo Key Shortcuts

Speech to Text, Dictation, Voice Typing

❖ Windows+h

start online speech recognition

❖ Windows+Ctrl+Shift

start local speech recognition (very bad. old.)

window show hide, maximize, etc

❖ Windows+Tab

Show all windows.

❖ Windows+d

Show desktop by minimize all windows.

❖ Windows+m

Minimize all windows.

❖ Windows+Shift+m

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

❖ Windows+Home

Hide all other windows. Press again to show.

❖ Windows+↑

Maximize window.

❖ Windows+↓

Restore window size.

❖ Windows+Shift+↑

Maximize window vertically.

❖ Windows+Shift+↓

Restore vertical size or hide window.

❖ Windows+←

Align window to the left side, max it vertically.

❖ Windows+→

Align window to the right side, max it vertically.

❖ Windows+Shift+←

Move window to the previous monitor.

❖ Windows+Shift+→

Move window to the next monitor.

screenshot

❖ Windows+Shift+s

Start screenshot.

❖ Windows+PrintScreen

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

❖ Windows+Alt+PrintScreen

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

launch app etc

❖ Windows

Start menu.

❖ Windows+r

Run program by name.

❖ Windows+e

open file explorer.

❖ Windows+1 to 9 and 0

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

❖ Windows+Shift+1 to 9 and 0

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

❖ Windows+Alt+1 to 9 and 0

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

screen zoom

❖ Windows+=

screen zoom-in.

❖ Windows+-

screen zoom-out.

❖ Windows+Esc

Exit screen zoom.

quick link, restart shutdown, system

❖ Windows+x

Opens Quick Link menu.

❖ Windows+x f

Apps and features

❖ Windows+x o

Power options

❖ Windows+x v

Event viewer

❖ Windows+x y

System

❖ Windows+x m

Device manager

❖ Windows+x w

Network connections

❖ Windows+x k

Disk management

❖ Windows+x g

Computer management

❖ Windows+x i

Windows PowerShell

❖ Windows+x a

Windows PowerShell (Admin)

❖ Windows+x t

Task manager

❖ Windows+x n

Settings

❖ Windows+x e

File explorer

❖ Windows+x s

Search

❖ Windows+x r

Run

❖ Windows+x u i

Sign out

❖ Windows+x u s

Sleep

❖ Windows+x u u

Shutdown

❖ Windows+x u r

Restart

❖ Windows+x d

Desktop

editing, emoji, paste

❖ Windows+v

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

❖ Windows+.

Open emoji panel.

settigs

❖ Windows+k

Open the Connect quick action.

❖ Windows+Space

Switch language or keyboard layout.

❖ Windows+i

Open settings.

❖ Windows+u

Open display settings.