Display The Windows START Menu Using This Keyboard Shortcut
Open The Windows START Menu with the touch of only two keys
If your mouse stops working, how do you shut down your computer to fix it? Easy … learn the keyboard shortcut to open the start menu <CTRL> + <ESC>. Once you have the menu open, you can use your arrow keys (up, down, left, right) to navigate and press the <ENTER> or <RETURN> key depending on your keyboard type to select items in the menu.
Using only the keyboard, you can start programs or shut down Windows programs. Comes in handy every once in a while, especially if your mouse dies and you need to open a program or even shut down the computer. So, try this one out a few times just for good measure and you will remember it next time you need a handy shortcut to the START menu.
Keyboard Shortcuts Will Impress Your Friends
I could stop writing the article now, but really this is a great trick to impress your family and co-workers. I call it Windows magic because people are always very impressed when you touch the keyboard a couple times up down left right and then this and that happens. Wow, you didn’t even touch the mouse! I know, it seems simple but for some reason folks love keyboard shortcuts and it’s one very easy way to impress your peers.
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Display the START Menu
<CTRL> + <ESC>
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