Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows 8 has a new user experience that is primarily touch-based. But it still has many Keyboard Shortcuts to make our lives easier. These Keyboard Shortcuts are very similar to those of Windows 7.
- Start Screen
- Starting Programs
- Charms, Share, Search, Settings, and other Panels
- Managing Windows
- Taskbar Modifiers
- Viewing Folders With Explorer
- Other
Start Screen
Win
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Toggle
the new start menu on or off
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Win+D
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Switch
to classic Windows desktop
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Win+,
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Peek at
desktop
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←
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Select
the tile to the left
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→
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Select
the tile to the right
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Win+PgUp
|
Move
tiles to the left
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Win+PgDn
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Move
tiles to the right
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Win+B
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Switch
to classic Windows desktop and select notification tray
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Win+1
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Open
the first program on your Quick Launch bar
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Win+2
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Open
the second program on your Quick Launch bar
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Win+n
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Open
the nth program on your Quick Launch bar
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Win+Q
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Open
Application Search panel
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Win+F
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Open
File Search panel
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Win+E
|
Open
Explorer
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Win+R
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Open
the Run window
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Ctrl+Shift+Esc
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Open
Windows Task Manager
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Win+C
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Open
Charms panel to search, share, and change settings
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Win+H
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Open
Share panel
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Win+I
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Open
Settings panel to change settings for the current application, volume,
wireless networks, shut down
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Win+P
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Open
Projection panel (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)
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Win+K
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Open
Devices panel for connecting to a projector or other device
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Win+Z
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Open
the current application's application bar
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Win+Q
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Open
Application Search panel
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Win+W
|
Open
Settings Search panel
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Win+F
|
Open
File Search panel
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Win+Tab
|
Switch
between Metro applications
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Win+.
|
Snap
current Metro application to the right
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Win+Shift.
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Snap
current Metro application to the left
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Win+J
|
Cycle
through snapped Metro applications
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Alt+F4
|
Close
the active window
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Alt+Tab
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Switch
to previous active window
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Alt+Esc
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Cycle
through all open windows
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Win+T
|
Cycle
through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview)
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Win+M
|
Minimize
all open windows
|
Win+D
|
Toggle
showing the desktop
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Win+↑
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Maximize
the current window
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Win+↓
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If the
current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored,
minimize it
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Win+←
|
Dock
the current window to the left half of the screen
*If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size |
Win+→
|
Dock
the current window to the right half of the screen
*If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size |
Win+Shift+←
|
Move
current window to the left monitor (with dual monitors)
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Win+Shift+→
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Move
current window to the right monitor (with dual monitors)
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Win+Home
|
Minimize
all but the current window (press again to undo)
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Win+Y
|
Peek at
the desktop
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Win+[Plus
sign]
|
Zoom in
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Win+[Minus
sign]
|
Zoom
out
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Win+V
|
Cycle
through toasts
|
Win+ShiftV
|
Cycle
in reverse through toasts
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Shift+Click
|
Open a
new instance of the program
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Ctrl+Click
|
Cycle
between windows in a group
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Middle
Click
|
Open a
new instance of the program
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Ctrl+Shift+Click
|
Open a
new instance of the program as Administrator
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Shift+Right-Click
|
Show
window menu
|
Alt+P
|
Show/hide
the preview pane
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Alt+←
|
Go back
|
Alt+→
|
Go
forward
|
Alt+↑
|
Go up a
directory
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Alt+D
|
Move
focus to address bar
|
Alt+D,
Tab
|
Move
focus to search bar
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Alt+Enter
|
Open
the Properties window of the current selection
|
Ctrl+Mousewheel
|
Change
the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.)
|
Alt+P
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Show/hide
the preview pane
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Win+L
|
Lock
computer
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Win+B
|
Move
focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)
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Win+O
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Lock
device orientation (landscape/portrait); for devices with a gyroscope
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Win+Space
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Switch
input language and keyboard layout
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Win+Enter
|
Open
Narrator
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Win+Pause
|
Open
the System Properties portion from the Control Panel
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