Windows key

For the Windows product key, see Microsoft Product Activation.
Windows 11 features a design reflecting the current Windows and Microsoft logos, using four equally sized squares.
The previous Windows key (center) shipping with Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10
The Windows key (center) with an orb surrounding the center-anchored Windows logo used for Windows Vista and Windows 7. For Windows XP, the logo had no orb surrounding it and was off-center to the left.
The first Windows key (center) used by Windows 95

The Windows key (also known as win, start, logo, flag or super[1] key) is a keyboard key which was originally introduced on Microsoft's Natural Keyboard in 1994. Windows 95 used it to bring up the start menu and it then became a standard key on PC keyboards. Ctrl+Esc performs the same function, in case the keyboard lacks this key.

  1. ^ "Ubuntu using Windows key(Super key) to Launch Gnome Main Menu - Ubuntu Sharing". Retrieved 8 March 2019.