The Windows key (also known as win, start, logo, flag or super key) is a keyboard key which was originally introduced on Microsoft's Natural Keyboard...
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"Mac mini, Windows Keyboard". MacWorld. Mac Publishing. Retrieved December 23, 2006. Windows key acts as Apple/command. "How-To: Remap Windows keyboards...
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Keyboard layout (redirect from On-Screen Windows Keyboard)
key was created at the same time as the Windows key. This key is normally used when the right mouse button is not present on the mouse. Some Windows public...
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Windows added native support for Fn keys since Windows 2000 and Windows Me. There is not yet an agreed-upon standard for the placement of the Fn key,...
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provided sticky keys and mouse keys functionality. FilterKeys Mouse keys Slow keys "Make the keyboard easier to use in Windows 7 – Windows Help". Microsoft...
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between the right Windows logo key and the right control key (or between the right AltGr key and the right control key). While the Windows key is present on...
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insert ñ. Compose keys are most popular on Linux and other systems using the X Window System, but software exists to implement them on Windows and macOS. The...
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Alt code (redirect from Windows Alt keycodes)
that use Microsoft operating systems, such as Windows, many characters that do not have a dedicated key combination on the keyboard may nevertheless be...
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Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, made available...
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The Windows shell is the graphical user interface for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Its readily identifiable elements consist of the desktop...
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Super key (❖) is an alternative name for what is commonly labelled as the Windows key or Command key on modern keyboards, typically bound and handled as...
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window focus is controlled by what the documentation refers to as the 'Mod1' key (Alt key/Windows key) in addition to the right-hand home row keys (Mod1+J...
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of Alt+F4 in Microsoft Windows will trigger the shortcut for closing the active window; in this instance, Alt is the modifier key. In contrast, pressing...
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"Super" key is physically the same as the Windows key.) When only holding Alt while dragging with the mouse on Linux (X Window System), the window is moved...
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key?". 10 January 2024. Microsoft Support. "How to use the United States-International keyboard layout in Windows 7, in Windows Vista, and in Windows...
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The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt...
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Computer keyboard (section Enter key or Return key)
the Meta key is used as a modifier and for Windows keyboards, there is a Windows key. Compact keyboard layouts often use a Fn key. "Dead keys" allow placement...
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Table of keyboard shortcuts (redirect from Windows shortcut keys)
Microsoft Windows, all shortcuts with Alt+Space followed by another key are language dependent. The Alt+Space combination opens the window menu, and the...
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Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses. It is the direct successor to...
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Windows Aero (a backronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open) is the design language introduced in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system...
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by other keys such as the Windows key or Macintosh's Option key. However, software often provides another workaround, such as using the Alt key (which does...
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Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft and the first of its Windows 9x family of operating systems, released to manufacturing...
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In computing, Windows on Windows (commonly referred to as WOW) is a discontinued compatibility layer of 32-bit versions of the Windows NT family of operating...
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Windows 11. Microsoft Windows makes use of "Esc" for many key shortcuts. Many of these shortcuts have been present since Windows 3.0, through Windows...
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introduction of Microsoft Store (then named Windows Store), Microsoft encouraged third parties to use Windows Installer as the basis for installation frameworks...
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keys, 105 vs 104 on models with Windows keys) The extra key is added next to the Enter key to accommodate # (number sign) and ~ (tilde) The Alt key to...
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Microsoft Windows keyboard layouts that have the SGCAPS feature. The keyboard symbol for the Shift key (which is called Level 2 Select key in the international...
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IBM PC keyboard (section Standard key meanings)
Visual Studio. In combination with the Windows key, it opens the System Properties window in Microsoft Windows environments. Alt shifts the letters and...
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Windows 10 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. Microsoft described Windows 10 as an "operating system as a service"...
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