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by Eduard 1268 days ago
In the beginning, there was the "super key" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_key_(keyboard_button).

Its purpose: control the (global) desktop environment (versus e.g. Alt/Ctrl/etc, which control the currently focused/active/local application).

Many "Windows key" shortcuts do desktop environment actions, hence the Windows key is the super key.