Saturday, 16 April 2016

Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

The shortcuts here rely on the "Windows Key" or "Windows logo key" (which we will abbreviate to "WIK") which was first introduced in the curve-shaped Microsoft Natural keyboard in 1994.

In some cases, the shortcuts also have a "non Windows key" alternative.

Windows Key on its own (henceforth abbreviated to WIK) - will pop by the operating system's Start Menu if it has one. Without this key, Control-Escape performs the same function.  The Start Menu in Windows 10 shows your most frequently used applications.

There are lots of cool Windows shortcuts to learn. Here are just a few interesting ones.
  • WIK-TAB (Windows Key-Tab) - provides a more attractive alternative to Alt-Tab.
  • WIK-I (Windows Key-I)  - quickly gets you into Settings.  This starts off with Display settings which are best not to touch unless you are troubleshooting a specific problem.

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