Must Know Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Few months back, Microsoft has launched its latest operating system, Windows 8. Windows 8 comes with improved stability and safety. Users are also upgrading to it and leaving older Widows version. Windows 8 is designed to work in both touch devices and desktop. Touch users can do their work easily with swipe and touch on the device. But desktop users can take time in moving mouse to click. To make the work faster, Microsoft has also added the keyboard shortcuts in this version of Windows like previous versions. Most of the keyboard shortcuts are identical to the keyboard shortcuts present in the previous versions and also added few new.
If you have already upgraded to Windows 8, I recommend you to learn some important keyboard shortcuts of Windows 8 to make your work faster.
These are some must Know Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts.
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Shortcut
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Description
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Windows
Key + D |
Show Desktop
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Windows
Key + C |
Open Charms Menu
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Windows
Key + F |
Charms Menu – Search
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Windows
Key + H |
Charms Menu – Share
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Windows
Key + K |
Charms Menu – Devices
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Windows
Key + I |
Charms Menu – Settings
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Windows
Key + Q |
Search For Installed Apps
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Windows
Key + W |
Search Settings
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Windows
Key + Tab |
Cycle through open Modern UI Apps
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Windows
Key + Shift + Tab |
Cycle through open Modern UI Apps in reverse order
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Windows
Key + . |
Snaps app to the right (split screen multitasking)
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Windows
Key + Shift + . |
Snaps app to the left (split screen multitasking)
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Windows
Key + , |
Temporarily view desktop
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Alt + F4
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Quit Modern UI Apps
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Windows
Key + E |
Launch Windows Explorer Window
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Windows
Key + L |
Lock PC and go to lock screen
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Windows
Key + C |
Cycle through icons on taskbar (press Enter to launch
app) |
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Windows
Key + X |
Show Advanced Windows Settings Menu
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Windows
Key + E |
Launch Windows Explorer Window
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Windows
Key + Page Down |
Moves Start screen and apps to secondary monitor on the right
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Windows
Key + M |
Minimize all Windows
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Windows
Key + Shift + M |
Restore all minimized Windows
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Windows
Key + R |
Open Run dialog box
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Windows
Key + Up Arrow |
Maximize current window
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Windows
Key + Down Arrow |
Minimize current window
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Windows
Key + Left Arrow |
Maximize current window to left side of the screen
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Windows
Key + Right Arrow |
Maximize current window to right side of the screen
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Ctrl + Shift + Escape
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Open Task Manager
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Windows
Key + Print Screen |
Takes a Print Screen and saves it to your Pictures folder
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Windows
Key + Page Up |
Moves Start screen and apps to secondary monitor on the left
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Windows
Key + Pause Break |
Display System Properties
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Shift + Delete
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Permanently delete files without sending it to Recycle Bin
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Windows
Key + F1 |
Open Windows Help and Support
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Windows
Key + V |
Cycle through notifications
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Windows
Key + Shift + V |
Cycle through notifications in reverse order
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Windows
Key + 0 to 9 |
Launch/show app pinned to taskbar at indicated number
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Windows
Key + Shift + 0 to9 |
Launch new instance of app pinned to taskbar at indicated
number |
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Alt + Enter
|
Display Properties of selected item in File Explorer
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Alt + Up Arrow
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View upper level folder of current folder in File Explorer
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Alt + Right Arrow
|
View next folder in File
Explorer |
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Alt + Left Arrow
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View previous folder in File
Explorer |
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Windows
Key + P |
Choose secondary display modes
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Windows
Key + U |
Open Ease of Access Center
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Alt + Print Screen
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Print Screen focused Window only
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Windows
Key + Spacebar |
Switch input language and keyboard layout
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Windows
Key + Shift +Spacebar |
Switch to previous input language and keyboard layout
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Windows
Key + Enter |
Open Narrator
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Windows
Key + + |
Zoom in using Magnifier
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Windows
Key + – |
Zoom out using Magnifier
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Windows
Key + Escape |
Exit Magnifier
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Deepanker Verma is the founder of Techlomedia. He is a tech blogger, developer and gadget freak.
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