A mouse can be very handy when it comes to navigating around the documents you have to work on, but it can also slow you down. Fortunately, key command shortcuts exist for situations just like these, and as Windows 10 has continued to improve, more shortcuts have been included to accomplish more tasks with improved efficiency.<\/p>\n
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Quick Access to the Start Menu<\/strong> For users seeking a more advanced experience, there\u2019s an additional menu, the Power Users<\/strong> menu<\/strong>, that offers utilities like your device\u2019s Event Viewer<\/strong>, Device Manager<\/strong>, and Command Prompt<\/strong> module.<\/p>\n Greater Accessibility of Your Apps<\/strong> Utilizing a Virtual Desktop<\/strong> With these shortcuts now in your arsenal, you have the tools to help you stay productive–with or without a mouse. For more tips, tricks, and handy information, keep coming back to COMPANYNAME\u2019s blog!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A mouse can be very handy when it comes to navigating around the documents you have to work on, but it can also slow you down. Fortunately, key command shortcuts exist for situations just like these, and as Windows 10 has continued to improve, more shortcuts have been included to accomplish more tasks with improved […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[115,39,40],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8029"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nTake, for instance, the Start menu<\/strong>. Almost anyone who has sat at a computer knows that by clicking the Windows icon in the bottom left-hand corner, a comprehensive menu of your available content is revealed. However, for those those cases when a mouse is unavailable and a trackpad (if working on a laptop) is inefficient, you can navigate the Start menu exclusively with your keyboard. Press the Windows key<\/strong> to open the menu and navigate up and down the column with the arrow keys<\/strong>. You may also begin a search by just typing, once you have opened the Start menu.<\/p>\n
\nYou can also press the Windows Key<\/strong> in combination with a number key<\/strong> to open the associated apps that appear on your taskbar. If the app is already open, it\u2019s a quick way to minimize and maximize a window. Adding the Control key<\/strong> to the combination will open a new window for an app. For example, if you want a separate Chrome window, and Chrome is the fifth app on your taskbar, you would press Ctrl+Windows+5<\/strong>. Alternatively, to open a new app from your taskbar, you can use Windows+T<\/strong> to highlight your first toolbar app by selecting which app to launch with the arrow keys<\/strong> and Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\nIf you are one to heavily use virtual desktops in your day-to-day, you can quickly create one by pressing Windows key+Shift+D<\/strong>. Once you are finished, Windows key+Ctrl+F4<\/strong> will close the virtual desktop back down.<\/p>\n