The Windows 8 keyboard-shortcut cheat sheet

If there's one feature of Windows 8 that plays no favorites with finger-swiping on touch

screens, it's the vastly expanded keyboard shortcuts. Although most work with a

combination of the Windows key (shortened below to WinKey) and one other key, the

Ctrl and Alt keys are there to help you navigate quickly, too.

    WinKey — The most important keyboard shortcut; toggles between Metro and

Desktop

    WinKey + B — Go to the Desktop from the Metro Start Screen

    WinKey + C — Bring up the Charms menu (where you can search, share, and

change settings)

    WinKey + D — Go to the Desktop from the Start screen

    WinKey + E — Launch File Explorer with Computer view displayed

    WinKey + F — Bring up the Files search box

    WinKey + H — Open the Start Share panel

    WinKey + I — Open the Settings panel (to adjust settings for the current app,

change volume, access wireless networks, shut down, or adjust the brightness)

    WinKey + J — Switch focus between snapped Start applications (see further

Window Snap navigation below)

    WinKey + K — Open the Devices panel (for connecting to a projector or some

other device)

    WinKey + L — Lock PC and return to Lock screen

    WinKey + M — Minimize all Windows on the desktop   WinKey + O — Lock device orientation on tablets

    WinKey + P — Choose between available displays if you have the proper

graphics card and an additional monitor attached.

    WinKey + Q — Bring up the Start App Search screen

    WinKey + R — Switch to Desktop and display the Run box

    WinKey + U — Switch to Desktop and launch the Ease of Access Center

    WinKey + V — Cycle through app notifications (these appear in the upper-right

corner when appropriate to a particular app)

    WinKey + W — Bring up the Start Settings search box

    WinKey + X — Launch Start shortcuts menu

    WinKey + Y — Temporarily peek at the desktop

    WinKey + Z — Open the App bar for the current Start application

    WinKey + Tab — Open the Metro application switcher menu (toggles between

applications)

    WinKey + Page Up/Down — Moves tiles to the left or right

    WinKey + , (comma) — Aero Peek at the desktop

    WinKey + . (period)* — snap right

    WinKey + Shift + , (comma)* — snap left

* On keyboards with separate arrow and numeric keypads, use WinKey + right

or left arrow.

    Ctrl + Tab — Show the Apps window

    Ctrl + F1 — Expand the ribbon in File Explorer, Paint, and other native Win8

apps

    Ctrl + + (plus) — Zoom in

    Ctrl + - (minus) — Zoom out (or hold down Ctrl and use Mouse wheel to zoom

in and out)

    Alt + F4 — Close an application 

 Published By

S.G.Godwin Dinesh.MCA

Sr.System Administrator