Alternatively written as Control+Esc and C-Esc, Ctrl+Esc is a keyboard shortcut that opens the Start menu in Microsoft Windows.

How to use the Ctrl+Esc keyboard shortcut

To use this keyboard shortcut, press and hold the Ctrl key, and while continuing to hold, press the Esc key.

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Ctrl+Esc in Raspbian

In Raspbian, pressing Ctrl+Esc opens the system menu.

Ctrl+Esc in Windows

In all versions of Windows since Windows 95, Ctrl+Esc opens the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.1, it would open the task list.

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  • Alt+Esc
  • Ctrl
  • Ctrl+Shift+Esc
  • Esc
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