If you’re using Ubuntu Linux, you may be familiar with the Windows key—or the “Windows key” as it’s commonly known on Ubuntu. This key is located on the top left of your keyboard, just to the right of the “Ctrl” key. When you press this key, a menu will pop up that includes all of your installed applications and files. This menu can be really helpful if you want to quickly access something on your computer. For example, if you’re working on a document and want to open up a different application to look for a specific file, you can just hit the Windows key and hit “Applications.” From there, you can easily find whatever application you’re looking for. If you’re not sure how to use this feature yet, here are some tips:

  1. To open the Start Menu in Ubuntu Linux, first press the Windows key and then hit “Start.” From there, all of your installed applications and files will be listed in a menu. You can also use this menu to access settings for various applications.
  2. If you want to quickly access a specific application or file without having to go through all of the menus, just type its name into the search bar at the top of the Start Menu and hit enter. You’ll then be taken directly to that application or file. ..

Ubuntu has a dropdown menu at the top of the screen to launch applications, which is very similar to the way Windows has the start menu at the bottom of the screen. If you are a windows user new to Ubuntu, you may prefer to have the windows key launch the applications menu. Thankfully this is an easy thing to do in Ubuntu.

Go to the System \ Preferences \ Keyboard Shortcuts menu item:

Scroll down till you see the “Show the panel menu” item. Click in the Shortcut column, and when it changes to “New accelerator…”, hit the Windows Key. Click the close button. You’re done!

Now when you hit the windows key, the application menu will pop up. If you hit the right arrow key, you can go to the Places or System menu as well.