How to Access the Power User or WinX Menu on Windows 11 or 10?

Everyone knows that you can hit Ctrl+Alt+Delete to access the Task Manager, or you can access it by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc., but what about the Power User Menu? The Power User Menu offers convenient access to essential utilities, important locations, and menus.

The Power User Menu can also be called the Power User Task Menu, Win+X Menu, WinX Menu, Power User Hotkey, and Windows Tools Menu. It is a pop-up menu containing shortcuts to frequently used tools, providing users with a convenient way to access programs, and saving time. And it first appeared in Windows 8 and continued into Windows 10 and 11.

This risewindows post will guide you on two ways to access the Power User Menu in Windows 11 and 10. You can either use the keyboard shortcut or click the mouse button.

How to Open the Power User Menu with a Keyboard Shortcut?

Here, the WinX menu, also called Power Menu, offers quick access to some of the core features of Windows Administrative applications. The Power User Menu can be accessed by pressing Windows+X. Then, it will appear on your computer just above the Start button.

How to Access the Power User Menu using the Mouse?

You can access the Power User Menu by right-clicking on the Start button, which will open the WinX menu immediately.

The Power User Menu on Windows 11 includes what?

Here, you could almost everything ever need to manage a computer is available in the Windows 11 Power User menu. So, it contains 18 options for different features. Now, in addition to the options listed in the Power User Menu, each one has a hotkey that can be used to select it — if you use a few options a lot, you might want to memorize the key.

Then, you can select Mobility Center by opening the Power User Menu and pressing the B key on the keyboard. The option will appear as Mobility Center (B) in the list.

• Installed apps (P) lets you adjust program installation settings and remove installed programs.
• Mobility Center (B) – This allows you to adjust brightness, audio, battery settings, etc.
• Power Options (O) – Accesses settings related to power saving, device performance, and battery use.
• Event Viewer (V) – This feature allows you to view important events occurring within the operating system, your device’s drivers, or programs on your computer.
• System (Y) – Opens the About settings page and provides an overview of the system specifications.
• Device Manager (M) – Opens Device Manager, where you can control all the peripherals and hardware attached to your PC.
• Network Connections (W) – It allows you to change all the settings on your network.
• Disk Management (K) lets you format drives and manage partitions.
• Computer Management (G) – Access a variety of administrative utilities and functions in a single window.
• Terminal (i) – Opens up the regular Windows Terminal app.
• Terminal (Admin) (A) – Opens up an elevated Windows Terminal.
• Task Manager (T) – Launches the Task Manager, where you can monitor your hardware, view running applications, and select startup programs.
• Settings (N) – Opens up the Settings window. Alternatively, you can use the Windows+I keyboard shortcut.
• File Explorer (E) – Opens up File Explorer, which allows you to browse files and folders on your PC.
• Search (S) – Opens up the Search Men, where you can search files, folders, or the web.
• Run (R) – Opens up a Run dialog box.
• Shut Down or Sign Out (U) – It provides options for shutting down, restarting, signing out, or sleeping on your computer.
• Desktop (D) – Displays your desktop and minimizes all desktop applications. You can even use the Windows+D keyboard shortcut.

What has been included in Windows 10’s Power User Menu?

Similarly to Windows 11, Windows 10’s Power User Menu includes the following options:-

• Apps and Features (F): This will open Apps & Features in the Settings, where you can manage Apps settings or uninstall the apps.
• Mobility Center (B): This allows you to adjust brightness, audio, battery settings, etc.
• Power Options (O): Opens the Power & Sleep Settings, where you can set the time when your screen will turn off and sleep mode time.
• Event Viewer (V): This allows you to view a log of app and system messages.
• System (Y): This opens up the About Settings page that displays your PC system information.
• Device Manager (M): This opens the Device Manager, which allows you to configure and troubleshoot your PC hardware.
• Network Connections (W): This allows you to configure network-related options, including Ethernet and Wi-Fi.
• Disk Management (K): This Opens Disk Management, which shows all the information about HDD & SSD on your PC. From here, you can also create or manage partitions.
• Computer Management (G): Opens the Computer Management window containing admin tools like Event Viewer, Task Scheduler and Disk Management.
• Windows PowerShell (I): It launches Windows PowerShell.
• Windows PowerShell (Admin) (A): It opens up Windows PowerShell with an administrative privilege.
• Task Manager (T): Task Manager displays resource usage and running process statistics. Here, you can also manage the Startup apps or programs.
• File Explorer (E): Opens up File Explorer where you can view or manage files or folders.
• Settings (N): Opens the Windows Settings. Alternatively, you can use Windows+I hotkey.
• Search (S): It opens Windows Search, allowing you to search files, folders, and web pages.
• Run (R): This opens the Run dialog box, where you can run programs and commands.
• Shut Down or Sign Out (U): This opens a flyout. Press the I key to Sign Out, S to Sleep, U to Shut Down, or R to Restart.
• Desktop (D): This minimizes all opened windows at once and shows the desktop.

That’s it for the article.

I hope this post will be helpful to you.

Good luck & stay healthy, guys.