Windows 10 is a new operating system that was released in October of 2015. It has a lot of new features and improvements that make it a much more user-friendly platform. One of the most important changes in Windows 10 is the addition of keyboard shortcuts. There are many different keyboard shortcuts that you can use to improve your Windows 10 experience. Here are some of the most essential ones:

  1. Start with the left hand side of the keyboard and press Win+R to open the Run dialog box. Type “cmd” and hit Enter to run the command prompt. This shortcut will open your default Windows 10 taskbar app, which you can use to manage your tasks more easily.
  2. To change how your computer responds when you type, press Alt+Tab to cycle through your active windows on your screen. This shortcut works best when you have several windows open at once and want to switch between them quickly.
  3. To minimize or maximize any window on your screen, press Win+X or Win+Y respectively. This shortcut will also minimize or maximize any other windows that are currently open on top of it on your screen if they are not already minimized or maximized.
  4. To close all opened windows on your screen, type Win+C (or just hit Enter). This shortcut will close all opened windows including those that were closed by other means such as Alt+F5 or Ctrl+Esc (or their corresponding key combinations).

The Windows key made its first appearance in 1994, and it’s still an essential tool for Windows 10 power users. Here are the most important Windows key keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10 you should know about.

Starting with Windows 95, the Windows key could perform basic desktop tasks like opening the start menu, minimizing all open windows, cycling through taskbar buttons, and so on. Windows 2000 brought the much welcome keyboard shortcut for locking your desktop. Windows XP brought new Windows Key shortcuts, such as selecting the first item in the notification area and opening “Search for Computers.” The story continued with Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8,  and 8.1. Windows 10 offers many useful shortcuts added to Windows over the last several decades as well as some new ones.

There are numerous keyboard shortcuts involving the Windows key. Here are 30 of the important important ones you should know about:

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