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Hardware Specifications and Configurations
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Windows Keys
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The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.
Figure 1-10. Windows-specific Keys
Table 1-9. Windows-specific Keys
Key Description
Windows
Logo key Pressed alone, this key has the same effect as clicking on the Windows
Start button; it launches the Start menu. It can also be used with other
keys to provide a variety of functions.
Functions supported by Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7:

: Open or close the Start menu

+ R : Open the Run dialog box
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+ M : Minimizes all windows

Shift + + M : Restore minimized windows to the desktop
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+ F1 : Show the Help window
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+ E : Open Windows Explorer
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+ F : Search for a file or folder

+ D : Display the desktop
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Ctrl + + F : Search for computers (if you are on a network)
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Ctrl + + L : Lock your computer (if you are connected to a network
domain), or switch users (if you're not connected to a network
domain)

Ctrl + + Tab : Moves focus from Start menu, to the Quick Launch
toolbar, to the system tray (use or to move focus to items on the
Quick Launch toolbar and the system tray)

+ Tab : Cycle through programs on the taskbar
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+ Break : Display the System Properties dialog box
Functions supported by Windows XP:

+ Break : Display the System Properties dialog box
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+ U : Open the Ease of Access Center window
Application
key This key has the same effect as clicking the right mouse button; it opens
the application's context menu.