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⊞ Win+ ⇧ Shift+ M restores windows that were minimized with ⊞ Win+ M.

⊞ Win+ E opens Windows Explorer with folder pane on left side of window.

⊞ Win+ D shows the desktop (hiding even non-minimizable windows), or restores hidden windows when pressed a second time.

The following shortcuts are valid in Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. Using aftermarket scripts, users can also make custom shortcuts. Unless otherwise noted, they are valid in the next version of Windows.

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Which Windows key combinations ('shortcuts') are available and active in a given Windows session depends on many factors, such as accessibility options, the type of the session (regular or Terminal Services), the Windows version, the presence of specific software such as IntelliType and Group Policy if applicable.īelow is a list of notable shortcuts which work natively. Holding down Ctrl+ Esc will not substitute for the Windows key in these combinations. Pressing the key in combination with other keys allows invoking many common functions through the keyboard. However, this feature was added back into Windows 10. In Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, this key launches the Start screen but doesn't show the taskbar.

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Wikipedia uses the Unicode character U+229E ⊞ SQUARED PLUS as a simulation of the logo.įrom the Windows 95 to Windows 7 releases of the operating system, tapping the Windows key by itself traditionally revealed Windows Taskbar (if not visible) and opened the Start menu. In Common Building Block Keyboard Specification, all CBB compliant keyboards were to comply with the Windows Vista Hardware Start Button specification beginning on 1 June 2007. However, with the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft published guidelines for a new Windows Logo key that incorporates the Windows logo recessed in a chamfered lowered circle with a contrast ratio of at least 3:1 with respect to background that the key is applied to. With the introduction of a new Microsoft Windows logo, first used with Windows XP, the agreement was updated to require that the new design be adopted for all keyboards manufactured after 1 September 2003.

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Microsoft regulates the appearance of the Windows key logo picture with a specially crafted license for keyboard manufacturers ('Microsoft Windows Logo Key Logo License Agreement for Keyboard Manufacturers').

This requirement was relaxed in Windows 8.1, allowing the Windows key to be placed on any bezel or edge of the unit, though a centered location along the bottom bezel is still preferred.

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On Windows 8 tablet computers, hardware certification requirements initially mandated that the Windows key be centered on the bezel below the screen, except on a convertible laptop, where the button is allowed to be off-center in a tablet configuration. Some keyboards during the Windows Vista and 7 era feature a circular bump surrounding the logo which distinguishes its feeling from the other buttons. On Microsoft's Entertainment Desktop sets (designed for Windows Vista), the Windows key is in the middle of the keyboard, below all other keys (where the user's thumbs rest). In laptop and other compact keyboards it is common to have just one Windows key (usually on the left). The key is predated by the ⌘ Command key on Apple computers in the 1980s, and before that by the Super (or Meta) key on Lisp/ Unix workstation computers in the 1970s. The first laptop series to bear Windows keys on its keyboard was the Gateway Solo. The Windows key was introduced with Microsoft's Natural Keyboard in 1994. Compared to the former layout, a Windows key was placed between the left Ctrl and the left Alt and another Windows key and the menu key were placed between the right Alt (or AltGr) and the right Ctrl key.

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Historically, the addition of two Windows keys and a menu key marked the change from the 101/102-key to 104/105-key layout for PC keyboards. Ctrl+ Esc performs the same function, in case the keyboard lacks this key. In Windows, pressing the key brings up the start menu. This key became a standard key on PC keyboards. The Windows logo key (also known as Windows, win, start, logo, flag, OS, or super key ) is a keyboard key which was originally introduced on Microsoft's Natural Keyboard in 1994. The first Windows key (center) appeared with Windows 95. For Windows XP, the logo had no orb surrounding it and was off-center to the left. The Windows key (center) with an orb surrounding the center-anchored Windows logo used for Windows Vista and Windows 7.

The previous Windows key (center) shipping with Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.

Windows 11 features a design reflecting the current Windows logo, using four equally sized squares. It has been suggested that this article be merged with Super key (keyboard button).