We have covered at length quite a few of Windows 10's many keyboard shortcuts that might help improve your productivity and help speed things up. We've covered a list of new Windows 10's shortcuts, shortcuts to help within File Explorer, and also many of the powerful shortcuts that utilize the Windows key. In that last article, there is one particular shortcut, the Win+X shortcut, which can be quite powerful when you press an additional keystroke immediately after it. Below is an additional list of helpful follow-up keys to use after you press the Win+X shortcut.
| Shortcut | Follow-up | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win+X | Open Quick Link menu | |||
| Win+X | A | Open a new Command Prompt (Admin) (If Command Prompt is set to be displayed in the menu. If PowerShell is set a new PowerShell Prompt (Admin) will open.) | ||
| Win+X | C | Open a new Command Prompt (If Command Prompt is set to be displayed in the menu. If PowerShell is set a new PowerShell Prompt will open.) | ||
| Win+X | F | Open Apps and Features | ||
| Win+X | G | Open Computer Management | ||
| Win+X | K | Open Disk Management | ||
| Win+X | M | Open Device Manager | ||
| Win+X | O | Open the Power Options window of the Control Panel | ||
| Win+X | P | Open the Control Panel | ||
| Win+X | V | Open the Event Viewer | ||
| Win+X | U | Open the Shutdown menu | ||
| U then R | Restart your Computer | |||
| U then S | Sign out of your PC | |||
| U then U | Shut down your computer | |||
| Win+X | T | Open the Task Manager | ||
| Win+X | W | Open Network Connections window |
The idea of using the Win+X followed by the follow-up key will allow you to launch their corresponding results quickly on your computer. As you become more used to using these combinations, you'll discover you can perform tasks faster, thus saving time.
This tip (7616) applies to Windows 10.
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Discover More2020-08-17 14:17:36
Eric
@JMorgana @Torgrim the follow-up is the key pressed after pressing the Win+X key combination. For example to open a new Command Prompt/PowerShell (based on your computer setup) you would press Win+X and then press A. This will open again either Command Prompt or PowerShell depending on your computers setup.
2020-08-03 08:24:12
JMorgana
There's no followup list here.
2020-08-03 06:28:04
Torgrim Sandvoll
Seems like the list of helpful follow-up keys is missing?
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