Shortcuts in Windows 8
Everybody knows some shortcuts in Windows, like CTRL+C and CTRL+V to copy and paste. Some people also know shortcuts regarding the windows shell, like Windowskey+E to open the explorer and CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open the taskmanager. Many of this shortcuts stay the same in every version of Windows and sometime new shortcuts are added.
With the introduction of Windows 8, Microsoft also introduced some new shortcuts and in my opinion essential to know when want to work with Windows 8 in corporate environment. My personal favorite is Windowskey+X.
So here is a list of new shortcuts for Windows 8 that I know of:
Windows key + TAB | Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar |
Windows key + C | Access the charms bar |
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 + Pause/Break | Open the System page |
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 |
CTRL + ESC | Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application |
ALT + D | Select the Address Bar |
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