<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
logo	I-Device
key	I-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
win	O
,	O
start	O
,	O
logo	O
,	O
flag	O
,	O
OS	O
,	O
or	O
super	B-Device
key	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
key	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
introduced	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Natural	I-Device
keyboard	I-Device
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
key	O
became	O
a	O
standard	O
key	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
tapping	O
the	O
key	O
brings	O
up	O
the	O
start	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
performs	O
the	O
same	O
function	O
,	O
in	O
case	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
lacks	O
this	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Historically	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
two	O
Windows	B-Device
keys	I-Device
and	O
a	O
menu	B-Device
key	I-Device
marked	O
the	O
change	O
from	O
the	O
101/102	O
-key	O
to	O
104/105	O
-key	O
layout	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
keyboards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
layout	O
,	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
was	O
placed	O
between	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
another	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
and	O
the	O
menu	B-Device
key	I-Device
were	O
placed	O
between	O
the	O
right	O
(	O
or	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
right	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
is	O
predated	O
by	O
the	O
key	O
on	O
Apple	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
and	O
before	O
that	O
by	O
the	O
(	O
or	O
)	O
key	O
on	O
Lisp/Unix	O
workstation	O
computers	O
in	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
laptop	O
and	O
other	O
compact	O
keyboards	B-Device
it	O
is	O
common	O
to	O
have	O
just	O
one	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
(	O
usually	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Entertainment	O
Desktop	B-Application
sets	O
(	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
is	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
below	O
all	O
other	O
keys	O
(	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
thumbs	O
rest	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
keyboards	B-Device
during	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
7	O
era	O
feature	O
a	O
circular	O
bump	O
surrounding	O
the	O
logo	O
which	O
distinguishes	O
its	O
feeling	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
tablet	O
computers	O
,	O
hardware	O
certification	O
requirements	O
initially	O
mandated	O
that	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
be	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
bezel	O
below	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
except	O
on	O
a	O
convertible	O
laptop	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
button	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
off-center	O
in	O
a	O
tablet	O
configuration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
requirement	O
was	O
relaxed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
to	O
be	O
placed	O
on	O
any	O
bezel	O
or	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
centered	O
location	O
along	O
the	O
bottom	O
bezel	O
is	O
still	O
preferred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
regulates	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
logo	O
picture	O
with	O
a	O
specially	O
crafted	O
license	O
for	O
keyboard	B-Device
manufacturers	O
(	O
"	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Logo	O
Key	O
Logo	O
License	O
Agreement	O
for	O
Keyboard	B-Device
Manufacturers	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
logo	O
,	O
first	O
used	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
the	O
agreement	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
require	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
design	O
be	O
adopted	O
for	O
all	O
keyboards	B-Device
manufactured	O
after	O
1	O
September	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
published	O
guidelines	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Windows	B-Device
Logo	I-Device
key	I-Device
that	O
incorporates	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
logo	O
recessed	O
in	O
a	O
chamfered	O
lowered	O
circle	O
with	O
a	O
contrast	O
ratio	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
3:1	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
background	O
that	O
the	O
key	O
is	O
applied	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Common	B-Device
Building	I-Device
Block	I-Device
Keyboard	B-Device
Specification	O
,	O
all	O
CBB	O
compliant	O
keyboards	B-Device
were	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Hardware	O
Start	O
Button	O
specification	O
beginning	O
on	O
1	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
to	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
releases	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
tapping	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
by	O
itself	O
traditionally	O
revealed	O
Windows	B-Application
Taskbar	O
(	O
if	O
not	O
visible	O
)	O
and	O
opened	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2012	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
this	O
key	O
launches	O
the	O
Start	O
screen	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
show	O
the	O
taskbar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
added	O
back	O
into	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
key	O
in	O
combination	B-Device
with	I-Device
other	I-Device
keys	I-Device
allows	O
invoking	O
many	O
common	O
functions	O
through	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
down	O
will	O
not	O
substitute	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
in	O
these	O
combinations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Which	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
combinations	O
(	O
"	O
shortcuts	O
"	O
)	O
are	O
available	O
and	O
active	O
in	O
a	O
given	O
Windows	B-Application
session	O
depends	O
on	O
many	O
factors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
accessibility	O
options	O
,	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
the	O
session	O
(	O
regular	O
or	O
Terminal	O
Services	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
specific	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
IntelliType	B-Application
and	O
Group	O
Policy	O
if	O
applicable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
otherwise	O
noted	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
valid	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
shortcuts	O
are	O
valid	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
shows	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
(	O
hiding	O
even	O
non-minimizable	O
windows	B-Application
)	O
,	O
or	O
restores	O
hidden	O
windows	B-Application
when	O
pressed	O
a	O
second	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
opens	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
with	O
folder	O
pane	O
on	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
minimizes	O
all	O
windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
restores	O
windows	B-Application
that	O
were	O
minimized	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
opens	O
Windows	B-Application
Help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
key	O
combination	O
is	O
reassigned	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
adds	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
locks	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
adds	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Requires	O
Active	B-Protocol
Directory	I-Protocol
Domain	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
locks	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
and	O
(	O
if	O
Fast	O
User	O
Switching	O
is	O
enabled	O
)	O
shows	O
the	O
user	O
selection	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
adds	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
starts	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
adds	O
the	O
following	O
shortcuts	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
brings	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Sidebar	O
to	O
the	O
front	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
selects	O
next	O
Windows	B-Application
Sidebar	O
gadget	O
item	O
,	O
bringing	O
all	O
gadgets	O
to	O
the	O
foreground	O
in	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gadgets	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shows	O
up	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
game	O
bar	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
invokes	O
Windows	B-Application
Mobility	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
key	O
combination	O
is	O
reassigned	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requires	O
desktop	B-Application
composition	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Aero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aero	O
Flip	O
3D	O
is	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
this	O
key	O
is	O
reassigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrow	O
keys	O
or	O
mouse	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
navigate	O
between	O
windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quick	O
Launch	O
is	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
this	O
key	O
is	O
reassigned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
adds	O
the	O
following	O
shortcuts	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Reassigned	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
options	O
are	O
video	O
projector	O
only	O
,	O
both	O
showing	O
the	O
same	O
image	O
and	O
both	O
showing	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
desktop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Press	O
multiple	O
times	O
to	O
cycle	O
through	O
the	O
application	O
's	O
open	O
windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
minimizes	O
all	O
windows	B-Application
other	O
than	O
the	O
active	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
minimizes	O
all	O
windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Reassigned	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
opens	O
Quick	O
Links	O
menu	O
and	O
grants	O
access	O
to	O
several	O
frequently	O
used	O
features	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
accessing	O
desktop	B-Application
or	O
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
update	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
shortcut	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
or	O
restart	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
switcher	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
windows	B-Application
that	O
appear	O
on	O
desktop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
instantly	O
saves	O
a	O
screenshot	B-Application
to	O
the	O
"	O
Screenshots	B-Application
"	O
folder	O
in	O
"	O
Pictures	O
"	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
screenshots	B-Application
are	O
saved	O
as	O
PNG	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
introduces	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
introduces	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
activates	O
Cortana	B-Application
listening	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
opens	O
the	O
Game	O
DVR	O
bar	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Bar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
instantly	O
saves	O
a	O
screenshot	B-Application
to	O
the	O
"	O
Captures	O
"	O
folder	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Images	O
"	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
screenshots	B-Application
are	O
saved	O
as	O
PNG	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
creates	O
a	O
new	O
virtual	O
desktop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
closes	O
the	O
active	O
virtual	O
desktop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opens	O
website	O
(	O
or	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
365	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
installed	O
software	O
may	O
introduce	O
other	O
shortcuts	O
using	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
various	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
applications	O
add	O
shortcuts	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
take	O
a	O
screenshot	B-Application
for	O
OneNote	O
;	O
conflicts	O
with	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
open	O
Skype	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Business	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
other	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Unix	B-Application
and	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
key	O
is	O
usually	O
given	O
the	O
X	B-Operating_System
keysym	O
"	O
Super	B-Device
"	O
(	O
on	O
earlier	O
versions	O
"	O
Meta	B-Device
"	O
was	O
often	O
used	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
turns	O
on	O
the	O
shift	O
bit	O
called	O
MOD4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
desktop	B-Application
environments	O
use	O
it	O
much	O
like	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
with	O
press+release	O
popping	O
up	O
a	O
primary	O
menu	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
start	O
menu	O
(	O
GNOME	B-Language
Shell	I-Language
bringing	O
up	O
the	O
Activities	O
Overview	O
,	O
KDE	B-Language
Plasma	I-Language
,	O
Cinnamon	B-Language
and	O
most	O
other	O
desktop	B-Application
environments	O
pop	O
up	O
their	O
main	O
system	O
menus	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
combinations	O
with	O
letters	O
performing	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
run-command	O
,	O
often	O
with	O
the	O
shortcuts	O
and	O
actions	O
copied	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
action	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
shared	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
is	O
for	O
the	O
key	O
to	O
allow	O
dragging	O
a	O
window	O
around	O
from	O
any	O
location	O
without	O
raising	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Compiz	B-Language
window	O
manager	O
it	O
causes	O
the	O
scroll	O
wheel	O
to	O
zoom	O
in	O
or	O
out	O
of	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
plugs	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
keyboard	I-Application
into	O
a	O
macOS	B-Application
computer	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
acts	O
as	O
the	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
swaps	O
the	O
locations	O
of	O
and	O
from	O
standard	O
Macintosh	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plugging	O
a	O
Macintosh	O
keyboard	B-Device
into	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
(	O
or	O
Linux	O
)	O
machine	O
makes	O
act	O
like	O
,	O
again	O
with	O
the	O
locations	O
swapped	O
with	O
from	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
plugs	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
keyboard	I-Application
into	O
a	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
computer	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
acts	O
as	O
the	O
key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
key	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
location	O
where	O
the	O
Caps	O
Lock	O
key	O
would	O
be	O
on	O
other	O
keyboards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
plugs	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
keyboard	I-Application
into	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
performs	O
the	O
same	O
action	O
as	O
the	O
Guide	O
button	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
360	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
or	O
remote	O
controls	O
,	O
opening	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
down	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
and	O
pressing	O
M	O
opens	O
a	O
pop	O
up	O
conversation	O
window	O
over	O
gameplay	O
,	O
if	O
an	O
instant	B-Application
message	I-Application
conversation	O
is	O
in	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
performs	O
the	O
same	O
action	O
as	O
the	O
PS	O
Button	O
on	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
opening	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
plugs	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
keyboard	I-Application
into	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
or	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S|X	I-Device
,	O
pressing	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
key	I-Device
performs	O
the	O
same	O
action	O
as	O
pressing	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
button	O
on	O
a	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
