WINDOWS 8 – SHORTCUT KEYS | |
| 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 + 1to10 | Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
| Windows key + Shift + 1to10 | Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
| Windows key + Ctrl + 1to10 | Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number |
| Windows key + Alt + 1to10 | 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 |
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