Chances are pretty good that unless you have a Mac, you’ve got a keyboard that has the “Windows” key on it. You know the one, that little funky symbol between the Ctrl and the Alt keys on the left side of the keyboard (sometimes in different places on a laptop). Ever do anything useful with that key? Yea, me neither. But there are actually some good uses for the key, and Lifehack and Simplehelp both have pretty good references. My favorite two uses for it are:
Windows + R — Open the Run Dialog. (Instead of hitting the Start button then run, or Ctrl+Esc then R.)-
Windows + L — Locks the workstation. (Beware if you have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard with Microsoft Intellitype installed, which changes this sequence to Log you off instead of locking the system.)
Uses For The Windows Key [Lifehack]
Wow.. The Windows Key is useful after all [Simplehelp]
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