Windows 8 keyboard Shortcuts

Microsoft officially launched Windows 8 and the report says it’s a huge success. Windows 8 was clearly designed for multi-touch interfaces but there are keyboard shortcuts for those of us who aren’t using a touch device. Windows 8 is designed in such a manner to operate in a smooth and seamless way, so keeping a mental note of the best keyboard shortcuts will certainly help you get the most out it.

No matter what program or OS you are using, you can increase your productivity by using keyboard shortcuts. Here are  shortcut keys to help improve your productivity and user experience with Windows 8.

Keys	Description
Windows Key	Switch between Modern Metro Desktop and last opened application
Win+Tab	Access Modern Desktop taskbar
Win+C	Access Charms Bar
Win+I	Access the Settings Charm
Win+H	Access the Share Charm
Win+K	Access the Devices charm
Win+Q	Access App search screen
Win+F	Access File search screen
Win+P	Access the Second Screen bar
Win+Z	Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running
Win+X	Access the Windows Tools Menu
Win+V	View all active Notifications
Win+PrntScrn	Takes a screenshot and automatically saves in Pictures folder
Win+Enter	Launch Narrator
Win+E	Open My Computer
Win+R	Open Run Box
Win+U	Open Ease of Access Center
Win+Pause/Break	Open the System page
Win+1 to 10	Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
Win+Shift+1 to 10	Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated  by the number
Win+B	Access the program that is displaying a message in theNotification Area
Win+T	Cycle through the items on the Taskbar
Win+M	Minimize all windows
Win+Shift+M	Restore all minimized windows
Win+D	Show/Hide Desktop
Win+L	Lock computer
Win+Up Arrow	Maximize current window
Win+Down Arrow	Minimize/restore current window
Win+Home	Minimize all but the current window
Win+Left Arrow	Tile window on the left side of the screen
Win+Right Arrow	Tile window on the right side of the screen
Win+Shift+Up Arrow	Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
Win+F1	Launch Windows Help and Support
Win+Ctrl+Mouse Scroll	Activate the Semantic zoom on Modern Desktop
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
Alt+Space Bar	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+PrntScrn	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
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 an item
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
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+Del	Access the Windows Security screen
Ctrl+Tab	Move forward through tabs
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Move backward through tabs
F1	Display Help
F2	Rename a File or Folder
F3	Open Search
F4	Display the Address bar list
F5	Refresh current screen
F10	Display hidden Menu Bar
F11	Toggle full screen display
Home	Move to the top of the active window
End	Move to the bottom of the active window
Delete	Delete the selected item

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