Use the Windows Key

Category: Windows 98/ME/2000

Use the Windows Key

Use the Windows key (denoted by the Microsoft symbol) to open commands quickly. For example, to open the Start Menu, simply press the Windows key. To launch Windows Explorer, hold down the Windows key, and press the letter E. To launch the File Finder, hold down the Windows key, and press the letter F. To minimize all windows, hold down the Windows key, and press the letter M. To maximize all windows, hold down the Windows key, and press Shift+M. To access the Run command from the Start Menu, hold down the Windows key, and press the letter R.