They just seem to do the work faster than mouse clicks. I, for one, am a keyboard shortcut type of user.
Windows 10 was designed keeping touchscreen in mind, but Microsoft didn’t forget their loyal keyboard users.
Maximize the app or desktop window to the left side of the screen. Clicking the mouse may get your task done, but keyboard shortcuts are fun. To create a new desktop, click on the Task View icon on the taskbar, and then-with the Task View interface open-click the text link that says “+ New Desktop” in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. Remove current app from screen or minimize the desktop window. To create a new virtual desktop open Task View. Type these shortcuts into the task field to quickly add details like. With Windows, you have to actively create a new desktop, which can take a few seconds the first time you do it. On non-Windows systems, you’re typically given at least the impression that those desktops are always there. Windows 10 lets you use a seemingly unlimited number of virtual desktops, but if you’ve ever used OS X or Linux, don’t expect Microsoft’s take to work the same way. Then the third can be for your music player, or distractions for those quick five minute breaks-like YouTube or a game. The second desktop is where you keep all your communication and daily planning stuff, such as calendar, email, and Skype. On the first, you put your current work project in Microsoft Excel, Word, Adobe Photoshop…whatever. You could, for example, create three virtual desktops. This is an extremely helpful feature for those times when you have tons of windows open at once. Windows key + Right arrow: Maximize the app. Windows key + Left arrow: Maximize the app window to the left side of the screen. Windows key + Down arrow: Remove the current app from the screen.You can use this Windows 10 keyboard shortcut to minimize the desktop window. Windows key + Up arrow: Maximize the app window. As you can see above, it shows all my open windows so I can quickly return to a specific program or document. Windows key + D: Minimize apps and go to the desktop.
For that, you’ll need to learn a few keyboard shortcuts, which we’ll discuss shortly.īut first let’s click on the new Task View icon.
We’ll start with that, but let me stress this is neither the easiest nor the most efficient way to use the new feature. The simplest way to get to Task View and multiple desktops is to click the new icon next to the Cortana entry box on your taskbar. Task View takes a different approach by showing all your open windows in a permanent view that doesn’t disappear until you dismiss it or pick a window to be in the foreground. But the Alt + Tab feature disappears as soon as you let go of the keyboard. Windows has had something similar for years-you’ve seen it if you’ve ever used the keyboard shortcut Alt + Tab to cycle through open programs. Further reading: PCWorld’s Windows 10 review