Win+Left arrow key: Snaps a desktop app's window to the left. Win+Home: Same as Aero Shake (minimizes all windows except the foreground window) Win+Print screen: Takes a screenshot in Windows 8 and saves it to the Screenshots folder Win+1/2/3.0: Opens or switches to the correspondingly numbered Taskbar button Win+Z: Shows the App Bar in a Modern app, same as right clicking inside a Modern app On Windows 7/Vista, it opens Mobility Center Win+X: Opens the Power Users menu on Windows 8 and later. Win+W: Opens the search pane with Settings selected Win+V: Focuses on the Metro style toast notifications and cycles through them Win+U: Opens Ease of Access Center (or Utility Manager in Windows XP/2000) Pressing Win+T again moves the focus to the next icon. Win+S: Opens the search with "Everywhere" selected
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In PC Settings, it will search Settings and so on. In Modern IE, it will search Internet Explorer. Win+Q: Opens the app specific search in Windows 8.1. Win+P: Opens the UI to project to another display or projector Win+O: Locks or unlocks the orientation of the device if it's a tablet PC so if even if you rotate it, it won't rotate In Microsoft OneNote, it opens a new Note. Win+L: Locks the PC or lets you switch users Win+I: Opens the Settings charm on Windows 8 Win+H: Opens the Share charm on Windows 8 Win+G: Brings gadgets to the top of other windows. Win+Ctrl+F: Opens the Find Computers dialog (for Active Directory/domain joined PCs) Now it opens the Search pane with Files selected for searching Prior to Windows 8, this opened Explorer search. When you press Win+D again, it restores the open windows.
Win+C: Shows Charms, and the date & time (Windows 8 and later) Win+B: Moves the focus to the notification area (System tray) Win+A: Does nothing in Windows 8.x, opens Action Center in Windows 10. Here are all the other Win key combinations which you may not be aware of: The Win key when pressed by itself opens the Start Menu on systems which have it.