Hidden powers of the "Windows" key on your keyboard. 8 situations where it can help you (+video inside)

Step 1 The list of the commands

Here's the list of the commands shown in the video:
(for the users with narrow bandwidth/dialup)

Press "Win key" : Opens Start Menu

Press "Win key+ E": Opens up Windows Explorer

Press "Win key+ R": Opens the Run command.

Press "Win key+ F": Opens up the Search Files window

Press "Win key+ D": Shows the Desktop

Press "Win key+ D" again: Brings up all the windows back

Press "Win key+ M": Minimizes all open windows

Press "Win key+ F1": Brings up the Help Menu

Press "Win key+ Pause/Break": Shows the System Properties box

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Comments

[gamerguy13]

Check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_key#Shortcuts for them all!

[aiden120000]

win key + l swtiches users

[erikals]

Yes, you are correct. On a computer with Fast User Switching enabled (such as a home computer) Win Key + L would switch out your user and return to the home screen. On a computer with Fast User Switching disabled (such as a school computer) Win Key + L would lock your computer. Hope that helps a bit

[Brianne]

win key + any of the numbers opens up the corresponding quicklaunch icon ie. the person who wrote that win key + 3 opens IE has that as their 3rd quick launch icon.... my 3rd one happens to be my documents and that is what is opened when I press win key + 3.

[erikals]

cool ill try it now

[memyselfand1]

Win + L locks PC. Just found out.

[Noodle93]

Win + M Minimizes, but Win + Shift + M opens them up again ;) Also, to piss people off at school hold Win + E or Win + F1 down on their computers.

[memyselfand1]

Everybody holds down Windows + E while you go out of the room. Fun if you do it, but not if youre on the receiving end.

[MrMystery96]

win key+u opens accessibility options just noticed that you missed that good instructables and really cool!!!

[big-mac]

Winkey+3 opens internet explorer

[girrrrrrr2]

you should add all of the other ones that people suggest to your list...