Google just gave every Windows 10 and 11 PC a Gemini key — I tried it, and it’s the easiest way to use its AI yet

Google’s new Gemini app brings its AI assistant directly to Windows 10 and 11 Pressing [Alt] + [Space] summons Gemini without interrupting your current workflow It’s remarkably convenient, although there's still room for improvement You can say goodbye to opening a browser every time you want to use Gemini on your PC.

Google has just released a Windows version of its Gemini app, and it’s by far the easiest and quickest way to get Google’s AI to answer your questions on Windows.

Gemini has had a macOS app for a while now, and now it has finally been joined by a dedicated Windows version, complete with its own keyboard shortcut.

You can summon it from anywhere, no matter what you’re doing on your PC, by pressing [Alt] + [Space].

But here’s the thing: [Alt] + [Space] is already a little crowded on Windows.

It traditionally opens the active window’s system menu, and is also the default shortcut for Microsoft’s PowerToys Run utility, a quick launcher for Windows power users that provides instant access to applications, files, calculator functions and system commands.

Google's new Windows Gemini app. (Image credit: Google / Microsoft) On my PC On my PC, installing the Gemini app caused it to take over the [Alt] + [Space] keyboard shortcut, so it now launches Gemini instead.

I’ve been using the new app for a few hours, and the shortcut is a great way to access Gemini almost instantly.

It saves me from messing around with browser tabs and breaking my workflow.

I love it.

The Gemini app can also connect to other Google apps, including Gmail and Drive.

Provided you’re in an eligible country, such as the US or Australia, and subscribe to Google AI Pro or Google AI Ultra, you can also hand multi-step tasks over to Gemini Spark, Google’s personal AI agent.

Spark is currently not available in the UK.

The app does everything the web version does, so you can create custom images with Nano Banana and even make high-quality videos with Gemini Omni from inside it.