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    • ]]>     Ubuntu has a dropdown menu to launch applications at right top of the screen.If you used to be Windows user,you may prefer to launch the start menu by windows key.Here is an easy way to have windows key launch the dropdown menu on ubuntu.

    Just navigate to System–>Preferences–>Keyboard Shortcuts.Scroll down to find the line says “Show the panel’s main menu”.Click on it,then hit the Windows key,you will see following screen.

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    Close the window and when you hit windows key,the dropdown menu at right top will pop up.Use right arrow key to turn to Places/System menu.

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