100 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 8
Rohini Priya
Hi friends here is the 100 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 8 Catch up! 
Windows 8 Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
Keystroke Function
Switch between Metro Start screen and the last accessed application
+ C Access the charms bar
Access the Metro Taskbar + Tab
+ I Access the Settings charm
+ H Access the Share charm
+ K Access the Devices charm
+ Q Access the Apps Search screen
+ F Access the Files Search screen
+ W Access the Settings Search screen
Access the Second Screen bar + P
+ Z Brings up the App Bar when you have a Metro App running
Access the Windows Tools Menu + X
+ O Lock screen orientation
+ . Move the screen split to the right
+ Shift + . Move the screen split to the left
+ V View all active Toasts/Notifications
+ Shift + V View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order
+ PrtScn
Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as
Screenshot (#)—incrementing the # with each successive screenshot
+ Enter Launch Narrator
PageUp Scroll forward on the Metro Start screen
PageDown Scroll backward on the Metro Start screen
Esc Close a charm
Ctrl + Esc Switch between Metro Start screen and the last accessed application
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel Activate the Semantic Zoom on the Metro screen
Compiled by Greg Shultz for TechRepublic. All shortcuts are based on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and are subject to change with the retail release.
Standard Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
Keystroke Function
+ E Open Computer
+ R Open the Run dialog box
Open Ease of Access Center + U
Open Find Computers dialog box + Ctrl + F
Open the System page + Pause/Break
+ 1..10
Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Or, access a running program on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
+ Shift + 1..10
Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the
number
+ Ctrl + 1..10
Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated
by the number
+ Alt + 1..10
Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the
number
+ 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
Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area + Ctrl + B
Cycle through the items on the Taskbar + T
Minimize all windows + M
Restore all minimized windows + Shift + M
Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all wind + Dows)
Lock computer + L
Maximize current window + Up Arrow
Minimize/restore current window + Down Arrow
Minimize all but the current window + Home
Tile window on the left side of the screen + Left Arrow
Tile window on the right side of the screen + Right Arrow
Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen + Shift + Up Arrow
Move the current window from one monitor to the next + Shift + Left/Right Arrow
Launch Windows Help and Support + F1
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
Compiled by Greg Shultz for TechRepublic. All shortcuts are based on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and are subject to change with the retail release.
Keystroke Function
Alt + F4
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
Compiled by Greg Shultz for TechRepublic. All shortcuts are based on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and are subject to change with the retail release.
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