Windows Users, it is recommended you access remote desktop in full
screen to enable sending shortcut keys into Windows Server 2012. You can
adjust this setting as well, but this is the easiest. Once you've done
that, here are some shortcut keys that we highly recommend learning:
Windows Key – Opens Start Menu
Windows Key + q – opens applications window
Windows Key + w – opens Search under settings
Windows Key + e – opens ‘My Computer”
Windows Key + R – opens Run
Windows Key + X – opens A Short list of admin utilities
Windows Key + n – Opens windows Explorer
Windows Key + f – opens search for files
Windows Key + p – opens protect to another screen (does not work on a VPS)
Windows Key + I – opens windows settings, (where power off etc is located.)
Windows Key + u – opens ease of access center
Windows Key + T – scrolls through the task bar pinned applications
Windows Key + numbers above the letters opens the application on the task bar that is pinned eg, 1 opens server manager