Windows: Keyboard shortcut to view calendar

Still working on January 2020

New in Windows 10 Anniversary Update:

Win+Alt+d

This will pop-open the calendar and pressing it again will close it.

For a full list of windows shortcuts go here.


Keyboad shortcut

You can display the calendar with a combination of three keyboard shortcuts:

Win+B, Arrow right, Enter

Explanation

  • Win+B selects the Windows system tray
  • Arrow right selects the calendar
  • Enter opens the calendar

Screenshot

clock Image source: How-To Geek.


Write this AutoHotKey script:

!d:: send #t{tab}{tab}{left}{enter}

Now Alt+D will open the date/clock window.

If you don't know what Autohotkey is, just google it, download it, open a notepad document, insert the script line and save the file. rename it as filename.ahk. The file logo will become a green H. Double-click it. The logo will appear in the right hand task bar icons, and the script should work. To change the hotkey, exchange ! for #, ^, or + for Win, Ctrl, or Shift, respectively (or keep ! for Alt). And change the letter if you want. Or learn about AHK and do anything you like:)