Shortcuts for Windows Key The Windows icon key located on the bottom of your PC's keyboard is a little-used treasure. Don't ignore it. It is the shortcut anchor for the following 10 commands. 1. Windows: Display Start menu. 2. Windows + D: Minimize or restore all Windows. 3. Windows + E: Display Windows Explorer. 4. Windows + Tab: Cycle through buttons on taskbar. 5. Windows + F: Display find: all files. 6. Windows + Ctrl + F: Display find: computer. 7. Windows + F1: Display Help. 8. Windows + R: Display Run command. 9. Windows + break: Display system properties dialog box. 10. Windows + shift + M: Undo minimize all windows.