Using the Windows key
Ever wonder what the Windows key can be used for? Here are some useful
keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows key.
The Windows key is on the bottom left of the keyboard between “Ctrl” and “Alt”
and has the Windows symbol on it.
The position on laptops may vary.
In this list of shortcuts “WK” stands for “Windows Key”
WK – Displays the Start Menu
WK + D Toggles Minimise all windows and Restore all windows
e.g. Press WK + D and all the windows will be minismised
Press WK + D again and all the windows are restored
WK + E Opens a new Explorer window
WK + F Displays the Find dialog box
WK + L Locks your Windows XP computer
WK + M Minimises all open windows. Different to WK + D
in that there is no restore when you press this combination again.
See below for the restore combination.
WK + R Display the Run command
WK + F1 Displays the Help menu for MS Windows
WK + Pause/Break Displays the System Properties dialog box
WK + Tab Cycles through buttons of open applications on the task bar
WK + Shift + M Restores all windows that were open before you
pressed WK + M
