Decks · Gym Pass · Windows keyboard
Windows desktop
The Windows logo key family: desktop, File Explorer, lock, clipboard history, snapping windows, screenshots.
Drilling this deck is part of the Gym Pass, $1.95 a month or $19.50 a year. Free during preview The list below is free to read and print.
| Action | Keys | In a drill | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Show or hide the desktop | ⊞ WinD | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open File Explorer | ⊞ WinE | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Lock the computer | ⊞ WinL | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open Settings | ⊞ WinI | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open the clipboard history | ⊞ WinV | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Capture part of the screen to the clipboard | Shift⊞ WinS | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open the emoji panel | ⊞ Win. | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open Task View | ⊞ WinTab | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open the Run box | ⊞ WinR | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open the Quick Link menu (same as right-clicking Start) | ⊞ WinX | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open notifications and the calendar | ⊞ WinN | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Snap the window to the left half | ⊞ Win← | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Snap the window to the right half | ⊞ Win→ | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Maximize the window | ⊞ Win↑ | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Switch between open windows | AltTab | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Close the active window | AltF4 | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Open Task Manager | CtrlShiftEsc | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Rename the selected file (File Explorer) | F2 | Press it | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
| Make a new folder (File Explorer) | CtrlShiftN | Pick from four | Keyboard shortcuts in Windows |
“Pick from four”: the browser or the operating system keeps that combination for itself, so a web page never sees it pressed. Pressing it during a drill would do the real thing (open a tab, switch apps), so the drill asks you to pick it instead.