One of the most under-utilized keyboard shortcut mechanisms is the Windows Important. This important (pictured) is located amongst Ctrl and Alt on most modern
Windows keyboards and provides a veritable treasure trove of productivity goodness. And I’d be willing to bet you’ll find some nuggets in here you didn’t know existed
These types of shortcuts are best applied to “motor memory” (a concept I plan on delving into a little deeper in a future post). The basic idea is that after you’ve executed a keyboard shortcut a sufficient number of times, it will be come a reflexive action and you literally won’t think about doing it, you’ll just do it. So, give yourself some time to get very familiar with these and before you know it, you’ll be dancing along the keyboard like you were born knowing how,
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Now, on to the shortcuts!
Windows Key – Opens the Start Menu
Windows Crucial + R – Opens the Run Dialog Box
Windows Important + D – Toggle “Show Desktop” (hit this once to show the desktop,
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Windows Key + M – Minimize everything, Shift + Windows Key + M to undo
Windows Key + E – Open Windows Explorer
Windows Essential + F – Open Find Files and Folders Dialog
Ctrl + Windows Crucial + F – Open Find Computer Dialog
Windows Important + Tab – Cycle through Taskbar buttons, hit Enter to open once you’re arrived at the desired button
Windows Important + L – Lock the computer
Windows Essential + Break – Open System Properties Dialog
That’s about all I can come up with – I imagine there are more out there, please feel free to share any I missed. Happy Keyboarding,
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