Windows 8 shortcut keys || Windows 8 solutions
Windows
key: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last
accessed application
Windows key + C: Access the
charms bar
Windows key + Tab: Access the
Modern Desktop Taskbar
Windows key + I: Access the
Settings charm
Windows key + H: Access the
Share charm
Windows key + K: Access the
Devices charm
Windows key + Q: Access the
Apps Search screen
Windows key + F: Access the
Files Search screen
Windows key + W: Access the
Settings Search screen
Windows key + P: Access the
Second Screen bar
Windows key + Z: Brings up the
App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running
Windows key + X: Access the
Windows Tools Menu
Windows key + O: Lock screen
orientation
Windows key + . : Move the screen
split to the right
Windows key + Shift + . : Move
the screen split to the left
Windows key + V: View all
active Toasts/Notifications
Windows key + Shift + V: View
all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order
Windows key + PrtScn: Takes a
screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as
Screenshot
Windows key + Enter: Launch
Narrator
Windows key + E: Open Computer
Windows key + R: Open the Run
dialog box
Windows key + U: Open Ease of
Access Center
Windows key + Ctrl + F: Open
Find Computers dialog box
Windows key + Pause/Break: Open
the System page
Windows key + 1..10: Launch a
program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Windows key + Shift + 1..10:
Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position
indicated by the number
Windows key + Ctrl + 1..10:
Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the
position indicated by the number
Windows key + Alt + 1..10:
Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position
indicated by the number
Windows key + B: Select the
first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle
through the items Press Enter to open the selected item
Windows key + Ctrl + B: Access
the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area
Windows key + T: Cycle through
the items on the Taskbar
Windows key + M: Minimize all
windows
Windows key + Shift + M:
Restore all minimized windows
Windows key + D: Show/Hide Desktop
(minimize/restore all windows)
Windows key + L: Lock computer
Windows key + Up Arrow:
Maximize current window
Windows key + Down Arrow:
Minimize/restore current window
Windows key + Home: Minimize
all but the current window
Windows key + Left Arrow: Tile
window on the left side of the screen
Windows key + Right Arrow: Tile
window on the right side of the screen
Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow:
Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
Windows key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow:
Move the current window from one monitor to the next
Windows key + F1: Launch
Windows Help and Support
PageUp: Scroll forward on the
Modern Desktop Start screen
PageDown: Scroll backward on
the Modern Desktop Start screen
Esc: Close a charm
Ctrl + Esc: Switch between
Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel:
Activate the Semantic Zoom on the Modern Desktop screen
Alt: Display a hidden Menu Bar
Alt + D: Select the Address Bar
Alt + P: Display the Preview
Pane in Windows Explorer
Alt + Tab: Cycle forward
through open windows
Alt + Shift + Tab: Cycle
backward through open windows
Alt + F: Close the current
window Open the Shut Down Windows dialog box from the Desktop
Alt + Spacebar: Access the
Shortcut menu for current window
Alt + Esc: Cycle between open
programs in the order that they were opened
Alt + Enter: Open the
Properties dialog box of the selected item
Alt + PrtScn: Take a screen
shot of the active Window and place it in the clipboard
Alt + Up Arrow: Move up one
folder level in Windows Explorer (Like the Up Arrow in XP)
Alt + Left Arrow: Display the
previous folder
Alt + Right Arrow: Display the
next folder
Shift + Insert: CD/DVD Load
CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun
Shift + Delete: Permanently
delete the item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin)
Shift + F6: Cycle backward
through elements in a window or dialog box
Shift + F10: Access the context
menu for the selected item
Shift + Tab: Cycle backward
through elements in a window or dialog box
Shift + Click: Select a
consecutive group of items
Shift + Click on a Taskbar button:
Launch a new instance of a program
Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar button:
Access the context menu for the selected item
Ctrl + A: Select all items
Ctrl + C: Copy the selected
item
Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item
Ctrl + V: Paste the selected
item
Ctrl + D: Delete selected item
Ctrl + Z: Undo an action
Ctrl + Y: Redo an action
Ctrl + N: Open a new window in
Windows Explorer
Ctrl + W: Close current window
in Windows Explorer
Ctrl + E: Select the Search box
in the upper right corner of a window
Ctrl + Shift + N: Create new
folder
Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open the
Windows Task Manager
Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use arrow
keys to cycle through open windows
Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Access the
Windows Security screen
Ctrl + Click: Select multiple
individual items
Ctrl + Click and drag an item:
Copies that item in the same folder
Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an item:
Creates a shortcut for that item in the same folder
Ctrl + Tab: Move forward
through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move
backward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar button:
Launch a new instance of a program as an Administrator
Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar button:
Cycle through the instances of a program in the group
F1: Display Help
F2: Rename a file
F3: Open Search
F4: Display the Address Bar
list
F5: Refresh display
F6: Cycle forward through
elements in a window or dialog box
F7: Display command history in
a Command Prompt
F10: Display hidden Menu Bar
F11: Toggle full screen display
Tab: Cycle forward through
elements in a window or dialog box
PrtScn: Take a screen shot of
the entire screen and place it in the clipboard
Home: Move to the top of the
active window
End: Move to the bottom of the
active window
Delete: Delete the selected
item
Backspace: Display the previous
folder in Windows Explorer Move up one folder level in Open or Save
dialog box
Esc: Close a dialog box
Num Lock Enabled + Plus (+):
Display the contents of the selected folder
Num Lock Enabled + Minus (-):
Collapse the selected folder
Num Lock Enabled + Asterisk (*):
Expand all subfolders under the selected folder
Press Shift 5 times Turn StickyKeys on or off
Hold down right Shift for 8 seconds Turn
FilterKeys on or off
Hold down Num Lock for 5 seconds Turn
ToggleKeys on or off
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