With a paradigm shift in how we are looking at a Start Screen, Windows 8 has added a lot of shortcuts for easier navigation.
- 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 Setting 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 Setting 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
+ 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 select 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 except 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 windows Alt + Esc: Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened Alt + F4: Close Application - Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item
- Alt + PrtScn: Take a screenshot of the active Windows and place it in the clipboard
- Alt + Up Arrow: Move up one folder level in Windows Explorer (Like the Up Arrow in XP)
- Alt + Down Arrow: Move down 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: 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 Windows or dialog box
- Shift + F10: Access the context menu for the selected item
- Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through elements in a Windows or dialog box
- Shift + Click: Select a consecutive group of items
- Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of 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 Copy/Cut 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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