"15" Secret Combinations on Your Keyboard:
15 Secret Combinations on Your Keyboard Have you ever thought how many secrets are hidden inside of your computer? Only 20 years ago, the most advanced computers had a hard drive capacity of 320 Megabytes, and it was considered a great breakthrough in personal computers’ technology at that time. Since then a lot of things have changed. We almost don’t use mice anymore and prefer pads and touchscreens. But a keyboard is the only thing that seems to be unchanged. Here’s a list of all the hotkey combinations that will certainly come in handy. No matter Windows or OS X user you are. Let’s start with the Window keyboard and its’ 15 secret combinations. First, find Windows key. Usually, it's located on the lower row of the keyboard. To the left of the space bar. Found it? Great. This button will be involved in all the following combinations. So, just keep your finger on it. Ok, let’s go.
Combination #1
If you just press Win key, it will open the Start Menu. In Windows 8.1 it will open the previous window.
Combination #2
Press Win key followed by A. In Windows 10 it will open the Action Centre. The Action Centre gives you quick access to your computer settings. Easy!
Combination #3
The combination of Win key and B key selects the first icon in the Notification Area. You can then switch between the icons using the arrow keys.
Combination #4
Win key plus Ctrl key followed by B. This combination switches to a program indicating a new message in the Notification Area. Got it? All right, let’s move forward
Combination #5
Press Win key and C keys. It will show the Charm Bar in Windows 8 and8.1 versions. In Windows 10 it opens Cortana but only if you're using a supported language. For English, it should work just fine
Combination #6
This one is beneficial if you want to minimize all the opened windows immediately. Just press Win key followed by D key, and you will see your desktop in a split of a second.
Combination #7
It provides quick access to Windows Explorer. For that press Win key and E keys together. Easy as that. In Windows 10 it also opens the Quick Launch by default.
Combination #8
of Win key and F key pressed together opens ’Find files and folders.' In Windows 10 it opens Feedback hub.
Combination #9
Three keys: Win key plus Ctrl plus F open ’Find computers Good? Ok, what’s next?
Combination #10
Win key plus G key It works differently in different Windows Versions. In Window 7 and Vista it brings all the gadgets to the foreground that are in process at the moment. In Windows 10 it opens the Game bar. Wanna play? Now you know how to do it quickly.
Combination #11
Press Win and K keys. It will open a new Start menu — Connectionsin Windows 8 and 8.1 If you want to change the user or lock the workstation quickly, then use
Combination #12.
Just press the Win key followed by L (Love) and it will do it for you. Don’t you love it? Another hot key combination that you are going to use every day for sure.
Combination #13.
Keys Win and M minimize all windows
Combination #14
Will help to restore the last minimized window. Just press these 3 keys: Win, Shift, and M– and here you are.
Combination #15
of keys Win and O pressed together will lock your device orientation and will disable the gyroscope function on tablets.