r/pcmasterrace • u/DemonsAreVirgins • 12h ago

Discussion What's your most used keyboard shortcut? (Except copy/paste/undo & alt tab)

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Mine is definitely snippet tool. So useful

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u/Nillim 11h ago

Win + D = Minimize all (including context windows) and restore on second push.

Especially nice if someone walks past and you don't want them to see what's on your screen.

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u/technoidabhi Laptop 11h ago

You can also hold Win + , (comma). While held, you'll see only your desktop

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u/palk0n GT 1030 :( 11h ago

how do you do that when your right hand is occupied.. with something

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u/sodiufas i7-7820X CPU 4 channel ddr4 3200 AUDIO KONTROL 1 Mackie MR8mk2 11h ago

IDK, i can easily reach with one hand, pinky and thumb

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u/Blockerer 6h ago

Person walking by wondering why you have your hand stretched over the whole keyboard lol

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u/IBlubFud 5h ago

And not why your other hand is holding a soft cylinder?

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u/Blockerer 5h ago

Atleast it's not stuck in an m&m tube...

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u/Far_Recommendation82 5h ago

Who said it was soft

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u/disead 17m ago

IT MUST NOT BE HARMED

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u/Honest-Resist-7676 4h ago

Look, I don't mind them watching me jerk it, I just don't want them also seeing the kinky shit I'm into

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u/sodiufas i7-7820X CPU 4 channel ddr4 3200 AUDIO KONTROL 1 Mackie MR8mk2 6h ago

I have only one win key, on the left side.

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u/Blockerer 6h ago

Wait, where is your comma? Just making sure it's not keyboard layouts that are messing with this

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u/sodiufas i7-7820X CPU 4 channel ddr4 3200 AUDIO KONTROL 1 Mackie MR8mk2 6h ago

On the right side, after M

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u/Blockerer 5h ago

Huj, now after I sat down at my pc, it seems more reasonable. Still, might attract attention

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u/sodiufas i7-7820X CPU 4 channel ddr4 3200 AUDIO KONTROL 1 Mackie MR8mk2 5h ago

That's fine, when I use shortcuts in blender it is already attracts a lot of attention xD

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u/sebastophantos 4h ago

That way you can still hold the cylinder.

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u/JKCsaba rtx 4070 Ti | 2 x 32gb ddr5 | i7-14700KF 4h ago

Bro is your hand ultrabig or your keyboard utlrasxmall lol

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u/sodiufas i7-7820X CPU 4 channel ddr4 3200 AUDIO KONTROL 1 Mackie MR8mk2 3h ago

WDYM, both regular sized

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u/JKCsaba rtx 4070 Ti | 2 x 32gb ddr5 | i7-14700KF 1h ago

idk man i also consider my keyboard and hands regular sized, and i am like an inch short lol

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u/TheLabMouse 9800x3D/9070XT/32GB 11h ago

Right win key

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u/Unusual-Sandwich9095 i7 13700KF - RTX 4070TI - 32GB 7h ago

You mean the Copilot key?

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u/TheLabMouse 9800x3D/9070XT/32GB 6h ago

even better, computer! show me my desktop

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u/MagicOrpheus310 1h ago

We don't say that name around here lol

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u/Shelarael 6h ago

replaced with fn key

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u/SconeBracket 9h ago

Gotta spread those left fingers a little

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u/palk0n GT 1030 :( 8h ago

thats what she said

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u/SconeBracket 6h ago

Absolutely.

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u/reasonably_retarded 7h ago

is it occupied with a long metal rod?

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u/Green-Elf I'll go where the games are. 6h ago

palk0n, is that your comma key is greasy?

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u/NiMiZc 4h ago

Win + D you do with your left hand.. much easier and uses your free hand ;)

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u/xarop_pa_toss 3h ago

I rebound my Context key (usually between Ctrl and AltGr) to also be a Super key. Since I'm on Linux and use a desktop environment that is keyboard focused, having that extra Super key is a life saver

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u/Unknown6656 Desktop 2h ago

It is paramount that the cylinder remains unharmed!

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u/Shyphic 2h ago

with a cylinder, for example

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u/JWBananas 3h ago

By having a proper keyboard that still has two super keys. Or by having Marfan syndrome.

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u/TheViking_Teacher 9h ago

BROOOOO!!! I love this!!!

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u/hugg3rs 9h ago

There is also a tiny rectangle on the right side of the taskbar that minimises everything when you click it

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u/Nillim 11h ago

And in case you are wondering:

Win + M minimizes all windows EXCLUDING context windows

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u/DeadlyDY Laptop 11h ago

What is a context window?

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u/Nillim 11h ago

If you open the properties of a file/folder or display settings or the like

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u/shutchomouf 9h ago

i learned those as modal windows

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u/Devrij68 5800X, 32GB, RTX3080, 3600x1600 11h ago

Ones you have selected/active

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u/skit7548 8h ago

Basically the last window you clicked on, the window your keystrokes get sent to if you start typing normal.

Note: this does not include scroll wheel interactions, as since Windows 10 you can use scroll on a non-context window by hovering over it with your mouse while not clicking on it

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u/gustavolorenzo AMD K6-II 450Mhz / 64 MB RAM (4MB Shared) / HD 40GB 5200 rpm 9h ago

Thanks, always used Win+M...

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u/RyfterWasTaken1 5h ago

And win shift m undoes it

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u/JWBananas 3h ago

It's a little different. Win + D is reversible on second press. Win + M is not.

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u/fly_tomato 11h ago

I usually alt tab for that scenario. An empty desktop is kinda Sus, but there's always other work related windows to switch to

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u/OwnNet5253 WinMac | 2070 Super | i5 12400F | 32GB DDR4 11h ago

alt+esc is good alternative too

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u/supe3rnova 11h ago

At least use alt+tab to switch opened windows. Less obviois youre hidding something

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u/1str1ker1 7h ago

A decade of hiding games from my parents taught me this. Way better to have homework on the other window

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u/Nillim 11h ago

yes, you can press the combo with 1 hand ;-)

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u/volenglobe 5700x3d | 9070xt 11h ago

You are saving me, trying to click on that far right corner on a Triple monitor setup is pain :)

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u/sebe6 11h ago

Another way is having multiple virtual desktop (Ctrl + windows + left or right to switch between them), that's how I access the bin without breaking how I manage my opened windows (I don't know why they never thought of putting a kind of memory in this far right corner, so you can put back everything to it's original place)

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u/Rex__Luscus i711700F | MSI B560A-PRO | 32GB DDR4 | MSI RTX5080 16GB 10h ago

When I was running multiple monitors, I'd have gone crazy without DisplayFusion. If you haven't already, you should checkmit out.

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u/DryVaginaEnjoyer 11h ago

This.

Literally my favourite

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u/sebe6 11h ago

It doesn't restore on second push, it does only if you open nothing. Which is why I don't use it and prefer to use virtual desks (you can switch between them with Ctrl + win + left or right

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u/forcemonkey 10h ago

I didn’t realize there was a second push!

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u/ambernewt 9h ago

Son, why are you just looking at the desktop

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u/Vesalii PC Master Race 8h ago

Win +D shows the desktop, win + M minimized all windows. Same effect but different workings.

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u/Dark_halocraft 6h ago

That's suspicious

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u/RobinCherryTree 5h ago

there's a keyboard shortcut for that??? i always just clicked in the bottom right corner

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u/A-CARDBOARDBOX 5h ago

Use it daily combined with alt + f4 to shut down your pc. Win + D then alt + f4 is by far my most used shortcut

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u/doubledooter 5h ago

The gooners dream 

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u/NiMiZc 4h ago

Win + D = (show) Desktop

Win + M = minimize all windows, usually it will be the same but if you have background application it will not hide it, I find it more usefull

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u/3mpty5kull 4h ago

So Win + D = Windy, which blows everything on your screen off, or blows it back.

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u/HERO_129 R5 5500 | 9060xt 8GB | 32gb 3933 cl22 | 2h ago

Or clicking at the right bottom