Brief Summary
This video provides a comprehensive guide to the most useful Windows key keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10, designed to improve user experience and productivity. It covers shortcuts for accessing the Action Center, Cortana, desktop, File Explorer, share charm, settings, lock screen, search, and narrator.
- Windows key + A opens Action Center for quick access to notifications and settings.
- Windows key + D shows or hides the desktop, allowing quick access to desktop items.
- Windows key + I opens the Settings app for system configurations.
The video introduces a series of tutorials focused on Windows key keyboard shortcuts, acknowledging that not all shortcuts will be covered in one video due to previous separate videos and future explanations tied to specific functionalities. The aim is to enhance the user experience and improve work efficiency by mastering these shortcuts.
Pressing the Windows key and the "A" key together opens the Action Center on the right side of the screen. This provides quick access to notifications, messages, and settings, such as Twitter notifications or security and maintenance alerts.
The Windows key combined with the "C" key launches Cortana, the virtual assistant, allowing users to make requests or give commands. Note that this shortcut may be affected by regional settings and account configurations.
Using the Windows key and "D" key together either displays the desktop or returns to the previously used app or program. This shortcut allows users to quickly access desktop files or programs and then return to their previous task.
The Windows key plus "E" opens File Explorer, providing access to files, folders, and drives on the computer. This allows users to quickly navigate and manage their files.
Pressing the Windows key and "H" activates the Share charm, enabling users to share content from various apps, such as email or pictures, via different platforms like mail or social media.
The Windows key combined with the "I" key opens the Windows Settings panel, providing access to system settings and configurations, distinct from the traditional Control Panel.
Using the Windows key and "L" locks the PC, requiring a password to regain access, or allows switching to another user account. This is a quick way to secure the computer when leaving it unattended.
The Windows key plus "S" opens the search bar, enabling users to search for files, settings, and apps on their computer.
Holding the Windows key and pressing the comma key offers a temporary peek at the desktop, allowing users to view items without fully switching to the desktop. Releasing the keys returns the user to the current app.
The Windows key combined with the Enter key launches Narrator, a screen-reading tool that reads on-screen text aloud, which is particularly useful for users with disabilities or visual impairments.
The video concludes by encouraging viewers to try out these Windows key shortcuts to enhance their computer experience and productivity, noting that while some shortcuts may work on Windows 8, most are specific to Windows 10. The presenter encourages viewers to subscribe for more content, like the video, and ask questions or suggestions in the comments.
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0:00 welcome to this Windows Channel and today we're going to show you the top Windows key keyboard shortcuts that you can use I've decided to do videos separate about the different key key combinations because there's a lot of shortcuts uh today we're going to show you the ones with the windows key now one thing I need to mention before somebody mentions it on the channel uh it's true that I'm not going to show all the shortcuts with this because there are some Windows key shortcuts that I've already done videos separately and there's also some uh keyboard shortcuts that I'll show when I actually explain the functionality that goes with that keyboard shortcut so using the
0:49 Windows key there's a good number of keyboard shortcuts actually you can use and a lot of them can be very useful if you get used to learning them uh you know what your computer experience going to be great and you're actually going to be able to um even work faster on your computer first one is Windows key plus a brings up the action center so you hold the Windows key you just tap the letter a and the action center is there on the right side of your screen pops up very very fast so um it's really useful because sometimes it has messages here I got my Twitter messages I've gotten even one message from security and maintenance that says I can disable apps to improve performance so uh it's interesting to uh you know see
1:36 that the second one is Windows key plus C which will open corten now it doesn't work here because my computer I've set it up my main computer set up as Canada uh the reason I came back to Canada by the way is because I use uh Groove music and I could not have my groove music password right when my computer was in us because my account was Canada my computer was us and groove music was all mixed up and it didn't work well so uh Windows key plus C brings up Cortana and she's waiting for you to actually ask whatever you want so uh just a quick way to bring up Cortana without having to
2:22 click for example on the microphone on the screen Windows key plus d shows our eyes the desk toop so if I hold the Windows key I press D I'm on the desktop I can do whatever I want on the desktop open a file click on something whatever I want to do maybe it's something I you know I want to read maybe that there's a document on the screen that I need to access because uh I'm working on something that has a relation to It Whatever open the browser whatever and if I all the windows key and do uh letter D again brings me back to the app or program I was using before so it's really nice for that Windows key plus e opens file explorer so I just you know Windows key
3:09 and E and here it goes I've got my file explorer open I can do whatever I want I can go into my different uh folders whatever I want to uh go through Windows key plus h opens the share charm the share charm is that bar that is like in the charms bar in Windows 8 but it only has a share function so let's say for example I go to mail app and I go into my accounts and I click uh an account whatever I want to share something from one of my accounts uh by actually using that shortcut which is uh Windows key plus h
3:54 so I hold the Windows key and press h i have the share functionality on the right side so I can share through mail one not Twitter whatever I want to share an email a picture works everywhere uh just Windows key plus h for share then you have Windows key and plus I which opens the settings so if you hold the Windows key just tap High here is the Windows settings that's not the control panel uh don't mix mix things up it's really the settings panel in Windows uh 10 so um that's another very easy way to go there Windows key plus I
4:40 Windows key plus L log PC or change accounts I won't do it here because it's going to bring me out of my um screen recorder but if uh you press the Windows key all the windows key and press L your PC is going to be locked so it means that you're going to go back to that screen where you need to enter a password for example it's also going to uh enable you to go into another account if you want but it's a very quick way to go to the lock screens if you have a password you know that you know you've gone to the lock screen nobody can enter your computer and view your stuff Windows key plus s opens the
5:25 search so if you hold the Windows key s here it goes search on the left side you just type whatever you want to search for in the computer in a setting or a file or whatever you want to search for it's here uh in the search so Windows key plus s for search Windows key plus comma peek at the desktop now you're going to say oh but you showed that a little earlier with Windows key plus d no that's not the same thing Windows key plus d gave you access to the desktop you could open files you could do whatever you want Windows key plus Comma just gives you a Peak it doesn't give you the access to the desktop it could be useful if on the desktop there's something you wanted to see say you wanted to name a file and you don't remember if you already gave a
6:12 file the same name or what version or you know there's all sorts of things that can be useful with this so you hold the Windows key you press the comma but the difference is that here you see that desktop as long as you hold the Windows key if you release it pop you're back at your app or program that you were using so it's pretty cool for that and finally Windows key plus enter opens the narrator narrator is that voice that can read the screen and it's useful you know if you by the way I will be doing a um video on this uh because it's a very cool feature for people that are disabled have problem reading the
6:57 screen or you know even the blind that cannot not read at all um what you can do is the narrator will read for you whatever you will show it so it's a very nice feature so when those keep plus enter we'll open the narrator and it's a very very nice little feature so these are the Windows key shortcuts that I've chosen to be useful that uh you might want to use use so um if you're on windowss 8 some of them work by the way but these are a lot of these are actually um really specific to Windows 10 so uh check them out these
7:44 are the Windows key keyboard shortcuts the top ones that you should know and use to um you know simply make your computer access faster and uh make you more productive if you enjoy my videos want to subscribe to my channel you'll be informed when your videos are online give us thumbs up if you like the videos helps us on the ratings also if you have any comments questions suggestions why not ask if maybe have a problem why not ask we'll try to help you if we can and hopefully you enjoy your videos and follow us it's always fun to have you uh guys and girls out there watching my videos and giving me great comments
