Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcut Tricks

Today, I want to introduce Keyboard Shortcuts so
that you can use Windows 8 quickly and
efficiently. So, let's useful Keyboard Shortcuts to
improve relationship with your new OS.
General Windows 8 Shortcuts
Win – Display Start Menu
Win + Mouse Scroll Wheel – Zoom in and out on
the Start Menu
Win + L – Lock your PC and return to logon
screen
Win + P – Projector options
Win + X – Admin tools menu
Win + Enter – Starts Windows Narrator
Win + (plus sign + ) – Screen zoom in
Win + (minus sign - ) – Screen zoom out
Win + Print Screen – Saves a screenshot in the
picture library screenshot folder
Print Screen – Saves a screenshot to clipboard
Alt + Tab – Classic app switcher
Win + Tab – Metro app switcher
Alt + F4 – Close application (Desktop and Metro)
Tab – Select different items
Ctrl + C – Copy
Ctrl + X – Cut
Ctrl + V – Paste
Metro / Modern Shortcuts
Win + C – Displays charms
Win + Z – Displays app bar
Win + I – Settings side menu
Win + K – Devices menu
Win + H – Share menu
Win + F – File search
Win + Q – Application search
Win + W – Settings search
Win + (period . ) – Snap Metro app to the right
Win + Shift + (period.) – Snap Metro app to the
left
Arrow keys + spacebar – Select app tile
Desktop Shortcuts
Win + D – Show Desktop
Win + M – Minimize to Desktop
Win + R – Run
Win + T – Taskbar previews
Win + U – Ease of Access Center
Win + Pause / Break – System Information
Win + comma – Peek at desktop
Ctrl + Shift + Escape – Task Manager
Win + Right Arrow – Aero snap right
Win + Left Arrow – Aero snap left
Win + Up Arrow – Aero snap full screen
Win + 1 through 9 – Launched applications pinned
to the taskbar
File Explorer Shortcuts
Win + E – Open File Explorer
Ctrl + N – Additional File Explorer window
Alt + F + P – Open Command prompt at current
location
Alt + F + r – Open PowerShell prompt at current
location
Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Wheel – Change view
Ctrl + Shift + N – New Folder
Alt + Enter – Selected File/Folder Properties
F2 – Rename selected item
Ctrl + F1 – Show or Hide Ribbon
Alt + Up arrow – Navigate up a folder
Alt + Left Arrow – Navigate to previous folder
Alt + Right Arrow – Navigate forward
Desktop Internet Explorer 10
Ctrl + B – Favorites Manager
Ctrl + D – Add site to Favorites
Ctrl + I – Favorites List
Ctrl + G – Feeds
Ctrl + H – History
Ctrl + J – View Downloads
Ctrl + N – New Window
Ctrl + P – Print
Ctrl + Shift + P – Open In Private mode tab
Ctrl + T – New tab
Ctrl + K – Duplicate tab
Ctrl + W – Close tab
Ctrl + Shift + T – Reopen closed tab
Ctrl + Tab – Switch between open tabs
Ctrl + R or F5 – Refresh Page
Ctrl + U – View Source
Ctrl + F or F3 – Find on page
Ctrl + E – Move cursor to address bar to search
the web
Alt + Home – Homepage
Alt + Left Arrow – Back
Alt + Right Arrow – Forward
F10 – Menu bar
F11 – Toggle Full Screen Mode
F12 – Developer Tools
Metro Internet Explorer 10
Ctrl + E – Move cursor to address bar to search
the web
Ctrl + F or F3 – Find on page
Ctrl + R or F5 – Refresh Page
Ctrl + P – Print
Ctrl + T – New tab
Ctrl + K – Duplicate tab
Ctrl + W – Close tab
Ctrl + Tab – Switch between open tabs
Ctrl + Shift + T – Reopen closed tab
Ctrl + Shift + P – Open In Private Mode Tab
Ctrl + L or F4 – Open address bar
Alt + Left Arrow – Back
Alt + Right Arrow – Forward
All above are the useful Shortcuts that you should
know while using Windows 8. Share this post so
that others also can know these Windows
Shortcuts. If you have any problem related these
Shortcuts then put your comments in below
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