From the appearance of Windows 95 the Windows key (or Win key) is ubiquitous on the PC keyboards. With each new version of Windows, Microsoft has added new keyboard shortcuts with the Win key. Here is a complete list of all Win key shortcuts.
The Win key when pressed by itself opens the menu Start on systems that have it. In Windows 8 it opens the Start screen. Below are all the other combinations with the Win key that you may not know:
Win + A: Does nothing
Win + B: Moves the focus to the System tray
Win + C: Displays the right setting bar as well as the date and time (Windows 8 and above)
Win + D: Displays the surface work. When you press the Win + D key again, it restores the open windows (the absolute keys in desktop and when the boss comes!!).
Win + E: Opens Explorer
Win + F: Opens searchable search in files. Prior to Windows 8, this combination opened search in Explorer.
Win + Ctrl + F: The "Find: Computers" window opens
Win + G: Cyclic selection of in operation Gadgets (each program is different).
Win + H: Opens the right "Sharing" bar in Windows 8
Win + I: Opens the right "Settings" bar in Windows 8
Win + J: Does nothing
Win + K: Opens the right "Devices" bar
Win + L: Locks the computer or allows you to change a user
Win + M: Shrinks all windows and displays the desktop. With Win + Shift + M it reappears
Win + N: It does nothing in Windows. In Microsoft OneNote, a new Note opens.
Win + O: Locks or unlocks Locks its orientation deviceif you have a tablet and so if you turn your tablet the image will not turn.
Win + P: Opens the right “View” bar to connect to another monitor or projector
Win + Q: Opens the application that searches in Windows 8.1
Win + R: The "Run" window opens
Win + S: Opens the search with the default "Everywhere"
Win + T: Goes to the taskbar icons. Tap Win + T again and scroll to the next icon.
Win + U: Opens the "Accessibility Center" (or Utility Manager in Windows XP / 2000)
Win + V: Goes to the Metro notifications and moves cyclically to them
Win + W: Opens the search with the default “Settings”
Win + X: Opens the menu in Windows 8 and up. In Windows 7 / Vista, the Mobility Center was opened
Win + Y: Does nothing
Win + Z: Displays the lower orange bar (application bar) on the Metro screen, that is, right click on your mouse
Win + 1/2/3… .0:: Opens or minimizes the corresponding icons on your Taskbar in numerical order
Win+'+': Opens the magnifying glass and magnifies (zoom out)
Win+'-': Diminishes (tightens) the magnifying lens
Win + Esc: Exits the magnifying glass if it "runs"
Win + F1: Opens the "Windows Help and Support"
Win + Pause / Break: Opens the properties of the System
Win + Print screen: Takes a screenshot in Windows 8 and saves it in the My Documents -> My Images -> Screenshots folder
Win + Home: Minimizes all windows except the window you are working on
Win + Left Arrow: Goes to the left half of the screen the window that you work in Windows 8.1, It also does the same for applications in the Metro screen.
Win + Right Arrow: Goes to the right half of the screen the window you are working in, Windows 8.1, It also does the same in applications on the Metro screen.
Win + Up Arrow: Maximizes a window. In Windows 8.1, the Metro screen makes a full screen application.
Win + Down Arrow: Minimizes a window. In Windows 8.1, it suspends a Metro app and takes you either to the desktop or to the startup screen according to the Start screen settings
Win + Page Down: In Windows 8.0, moves a Metro app window to the next screen if you have multiple monitors connected to your computer. In Windows 8.1, this shortcut moves to Win + Shift + right key arrow to be consistent with desktop applications
Win + Page Up: In Windows 8.0, move the Metro application window to the foreground screen if you have multiple screens attached to your computer. In Windows 8.1, this shortcut moves the Win + Shift + left arrow key to be consistent with desktop applications
Win + Enter: Launches the Narrator (on Windows 8 and above)
Win + Alt + Enter: Media Center starts
Win + Space: In Windows 7, it displayed the desktop as long as you pressed it. In Windows 8, it changes the keyboard languages
Win + Party (,): In Windows 8, it displays the desktop as long as it is pressed
Win + Period (.): Shows you what the active window is.
Win + Tab: In Windows 8 and above, when you press Win + Tab and leave it, you can move between Metro, Start and Desktop applications. In Windows 7 / Vista, Win + Tab displays the Flip 3D that works in a similar way.
Ctrl + Win + Tab: Displays the above option but with a function that "hangs" so that you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard or mouse to jump. Ctrl + Win + Tab also opens Flip 3D in stuck mode in Windows 7 / Vista
