There are several combinations on the keyboard of computers when using Word, Excel or applications such as Photoshop. Probably you know most of them, but these are not the only ones that exist. No need to have anything open Win button serves more than just to open the start menu We will show you all the combinations you can do with the start button and the variety of functions you can perform with it. And yes, it’s not just for opening and closing the menu. Are you ready to learn them all?
The combinations

The keyboard has many functions and there are many combinations that when joining keys help us to do things more efficiently and quickly. Below we will show you the combinations you can do using the start button.
⊞ Win

The Start button or "Win" is on the lower left side of our keyboards, and since we started using the computer we learn that it is to open and close the menu, but that is not the only usage if we combine it with other keys .
⊞ Win + D

This helps us to show the desktop or go back to hidden windows without removing our hands from the keyboard.
⊞ Win + M

⊞ Win + M serves to minimize all windows, so you can leave your screen free if you take a break or start doing something else.
⊞ Win + ⇧ Shift + M

While ⊞ Win + ⇧ Shift + M restores the windows that were minimized with the previous key combination.
⊞ Win + L

This is one of the easiest and fastest ways to lock the desktop or change user. Many people do not know this combination and do it the traditional way.
⊞ Win + U

By combining the ⊞ Win + U keys you open the Windows Utilities Manager, the one shown in the image.
⊞ Win + 1 ...

Depending on the number that is removed, this helps us to maximize or open the program in the taskbar according to its order (from Windows Vista). In this image we can see that pressing the 1 after the start button opened Explorer.
⊞ Win + ↑

The combination of the ⊞ Win + ↑ buttons is to maximize the active window, but only from Windows 7.
⊞ Win + ↓

This demaximizes or makes the active window smaller, returning it to the previous size to be maximized, and also starting from Windows 7.
⊞ Win + ⇧ Shift + ↑ o ↓

These combinations are to adjust the window vertically, maximizing or recovering the original size.
⊞ Win + Home

This is to minimize all the windows, except the one in use, so the screen looks cleaner and neater.
⊞ Win + Space

These two keys help us to make all the windows transparent to see the desktop in Windows 7; and also to change language, but only in Windows 8 and 10.
⊞ Win + +

This activates the Magnifying Glass to increase the image 100% from Windows 7, and is very useful for observing a close-up image, directing the magnifying glass to the desired place.
⊞ Win + —

⊞ Win + - they are used so that the activated magnifying glass reduces the image to 100% or to the original size if it was increased with the previous option.
⊞ Win + Esc

And these two keys are used to disable the Magnifier from Windows 7.
⊞ Win + Pause

⊞ Win + Pause is to open the System Properties dialog, which is shown in the image.
⊞ Win + E

This combination is used to open Windows Explorer; in Windows 10 opens "Quick access".
⊞ Win + F

⊞ Win + F is used to open the search window like the one shown in the image.
⊞ Win + Ctrl + F

⊞ Win + Ctrl + F is to open the "Search equipment" window, which is the one shown in the image.