Windows 10's New Keyboard Shortcuts
O Windows 10 arrived and those who already had Windows 7 or 8.1 are entitled to a free upgrade, we have already tutorial on how to update your computer and a special with all the news of the new version of the operating system. And among the various additions, the ecosystem also included some new keyboard shortcuts.
Among the new shortcuts are easy access to virtual desktops, activating Cortana, ease of handling more than one monitor, among others. They all use the Windows key. For those who have a notebook, some of the functions can be activated differently: by tapping with three fingers on the trackpad, Cortana is activated (you can change this command); by dragging three fingers the virtual desktop is displayed; dragging three fingers left or right switches between apps.
| keyboard shortcut | Description |
| Windows key + Tab | Activate the virtual desktop |
| Windows key + A | Activate the Action Center |
| Windows key + C | Activate Cortana with speech |
| Windows key + D | show the desktop |
| Windows key + E | Open File Explorer |
| Windows key + G | Activates the new Xbox Game that allows you to record games or take screenshots. |
| Windows key + H | Enable sharing feature in Windows 10 apps |
| Windows key + I | Open Windows 10 Settings |
| Windows key +K | Enables Connect function to stream to audio and video devices wirelessly |
| Windows key + L | block the machine |
| Windows key + P | Screen saver |
| Windows key + R | run a command |
| Windows key + S | Activate Cortana |
| Windows key + X | Open the Quick Link menu |
| Windows key + Left / Right / Up / Down | Snaps apps to one side of the screen |
| Windows key + Ctrl + D | Create a new virtual desktop |
| Windows key + Ctrl + F4 | Close the virtual desktop |
| Windows key + Ctrl + Left or Right | Switch between virtual desktops |
| Windows key +Shift+Left ou Right | Move apps from one monitor to another |
| Windows key +1/2/3… | Open the programs that are pinned to the taskbar. The first program is number 1 and so on |
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