A Guide to Opening the Power User Tasks Menu in Windows 11

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The post guides students and new users on how to launch and use the Power User Tasks Menu on Windows 11, initially introduced in Windows 2008. This menu provides quick access to essential features unavailable on the standard Start menu, but it is hidden to avoid inexperienced users causing system instability. It can be accessed…

This post shows students and new users steps to launch and use the Power User Tasks Menu when using Windows 11. First launched in Windows 2008, the Power User Tasks Menu (power user menu) provides quick access to essential Windows 11 features.

Several settings and features on the power user menu are unavailable on the standard Start menu. This menu isn’t readily available to prevent inexperienced users from stumbling upon it and using it to cause system instability.

If you’re a power user and want to use the power user menu, the steps below show you how to launch it and use shortcut hotkeys to open additional settings and features. Remember that this menu gives you access to advanced features that may cause system instability or loss of data if used incorrectly.

There are several ways to open the power user menu, and we’ll show you how to launch this menu using several methods below.

To get started launching the power user menu on Windows 11, follow the steps below:

How to open the power user menu on Windows 11

As mentioned above, Windows has a power user tasks menu for power users to access advanced and essential settings on Windows quickly. It is hidden so inexperienced users can not stumble on it and start using it.

Press the Windows key and X on your keyboard to launch or open the power user menu.

Pressing the keyboard shortcut above will launch the power user menu. The menu should open ready for keyboard command Hotkeys: Below are Hotkeys and descriptions of the commands:

OptionHotKeysDescription
Programs (Apps) & FeaturesFOpens Windows Programs & Features
Mobility CenterBLaunch Windows Mobility Center
Power OptionOOpens Windows Power Options
Event ViewerVOpens Windows Events viewer
SystemYOpens Windows Systems Properties
Network ConnectionsWOpens Network Connection pane
Disk ManagementKOpens Disk Management on Windows
Computer ManagementGOpens Computer Management settings
Command PromptCOpens Windows Command Prompt
Command Prompt as AdminAOpens the Command Prompt as Admin
Tasks ManagerTOpens Windows Tasks Manager
Control PanelPOpens Windows Control Panel
File ExplorerEOpens Windows File Explorer
Run command boxROpens the Run command box
DesktopDHide all windows and display desktop

When you open the power menu using the Windows key + X, you can use the hotkeys above to open the above features and settings.

For example, Win key + XU, and S put your computer to sleep.

Another way to launch the Power user menu is to right-click on the Start menu on the Taskbar.

When you right-click the Start button to open, you can’t use the hotkeys above but navigate using your mouse.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to launch or open the power user menu on Windows 11. Please use our comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.

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