What is that odd looking Windows Logo on my keyboard?
It’s the called the Windows Logo Key (clever, eh?). The Windows Logo Key is used like your CTRL or ALT keys for shortcuts to frequently (or infrequently) used functions. For example, my favorite is the Window Logo Key + L combination. Window Logo Key + L is used to Lock your keyboard. Leaving your office for a meeting? Gotta grab some lunch? Gonna be right back? A quick Window Logo Key + L will lock your keyboard and keep your stuff safe!
Windows Logo Key (by itself)
Pulls up the START menu.
Manually type the name of a program to run in the “Run dialog box”.
Minimize all applications (quite handy!).
Undo minimize all applications (not sure why you would need to do this).
Locks your computer desktop (quite handy!).
Windows Help.
Starts Windows Explorer (quite handy!)
Starts “Find files or folders”. If you have Windows Desktop Search installed, it will open the Windows Search Box.
Minimizes all open windows and displays the desktop. Same as Windows Logo Key+M.
Opens the Find computer window. If you have Windows Desktop Search installed, it will open the Windows Search Box.
Cycles through the open applications on the taskbar (the bar at the bottom of your desktop). When you highlight the application you want, hit the enter key to display that application.
Shows the System Properties Window.