Windows key
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The Windows key is a computer keyboard key originally introduced on Microsoft's Natural Keyboard in 1994. On Windows 95, it was used to open the start menu, and subsequently became standard on PC keyb
Current Windows key (center) with four equal squares, reflecting the Windows 11 and modern Microsoft logos in use since 2021
Windows 8 & 10 key with an isosceles trapezoid version of the Windows logo
Windows Vista & 7 key with a centered logo within an orb
Windows XP key with the logo offset to the top left, also features the word "start"
Command key
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The Command key, ⌘, formerly also known as the Apple key or open Apple key, is a modifier key present on Apple keyboards. The Command key's purpose is to allow the user to enter keyboard commands in a
Windows key
…same function, for keyboards which lack the key. The Windows key was introduced with Microsoft's Natural Keyboard in 1994. The key was predated by the ⌘ Command key on Apple computers in the 1980s, and before that by the Super (or Meta) key on Lisp/Unix workstation computers in the 1970s. The addition of two…
NeXT keyboard command key
A Bowen knot