Quick Answer: What Does the Windows Key Do?
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Alternatively referred to as the winkey or WK, the Windows key is a key found on IBM compatible keyboards used with the Microsoft Windows operating system.

The Windows key has the Microsoft logo on it and is found between the left Ctrl and Alt keys on the keyboard.

What does the Windows key and l do?

When the desktop can be accessed, all usual actions can be performed in the previously locked user session. When this problem occurs, if you press Windows Key+L again, nothing happens and the user session remains open. Then, if you press CTRL+ALT+DEL, you receive a message box for the user’s credentials.

How do I use the Windows button on my keyboard?

Look at your keyboard. Along the bottom row of keys, between the Alt and Ctrl keys, do you see a key with the Windows Logo on it? It may have the word “Start” on it also. Some keyboards will have it on both sides, to the outside of the Alt key, some will only have it on the left.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

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Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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