When you’ve been with Ubuntu a while, the little reminders of Windows can be a source of mild irritation. I mean, what is one to do with the Windows Key in Ubuntu? Well, as it happens, here’s what, thanks to How-to-geek:

Ubuntu has a dropdown menu at the top of the screen to launch applications, which is very similar to the way Windows has the start menu at the bottom of the screen. If you are a windows user new to Ubuntu, you may prefer to have the windows key launch the applications menu. Thankfully this is an easy thing to do in Ubuntu.

Go to the details at How-To-Geek here