We all are well familiar with the amazing features and usefulness of Windows 8. Few months earlier Microsoft has launched its latest operating system, Windows 8. The latest operating system comes with improved stability and high safety which is a great plus point for Windows 8 users.
After the launch of this latest operating system so many users are upgrading to it from older Windows version. The speciality of Windows 8 is that it works very smoothly on both desktop and touch devices.
The users who use Windows 8 on touch devices, they can perform their work very easily with swipe and by touching the device. But desktop users have not any more convenient option in the place of using the mouse to click. This is the main reason; Microsoft has included the keyboard shortcuts in this latest version of Windows operating system to make the work faster and easier.
Most of the Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts are just similar to the keyboard shortcuts existing in the previous Windows versions. In this version Microsoft has not added completely new keyboard shortcuts only added a few new, because users has habituated of using previous version keyboard shortcuts.
If you are using Windows 8 and want to do work very fast then you must use these Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts. These keyboard shortcuts will not only help you to do work fast but also will save your lots of time. These are some Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts that you must know:
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Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts ~
Shortcut Description
Windows Key + D Show Desktop
Windows Key + C Open Charms Menu
Windows Key + F Charms Menu – Search
Windows Key + H Charms Menu – Share
Windows Key + K Charms Menu – Devices
Windows Key + I Charms Menu – Settings
Windows Key + Q Search For Installed Apps
Windows Key + W Search Settings
Windows Key + Tab Cycle through open Modern UI Apps
Windows Key + Shift + Tab Cycle through open Modern UI Apps in reverse order
Windows Key + . Snaps app to the right (split screen multitasking)
Windows Key + Shift + . Snaps app to the left (split screen multitasking)
Windows Key + , Temporarily view desktop
Alt + F4 Quit Modern UI Apps
Windows Key + E Launch Windows Explorer Window
Windows Key + L Lock PC and go to lock screen
Windows Key + C Cycle through icons on taskbar (press Enter to
launch app)
launch app)
Windows Key + X Show Advanced Windows Settings Menu
Windows Key + E Launch Windows Explorer Window
Windows Key + Page Down Moves Start screen and apps to secondary monitor
on the right
on the right
Windows Key + M Minimize all Windows
Windows Key + Shift + M Restore all minimized Windows
Windows Key + R Open Run dialog box
Windows Key + Up Arrow Maximize current window
Windows Key + Down Arrow Minimize current window
Windows Key + Left Arrow Maximize current window to left side of the screen
Windows Key + Right Arrow Maximize current window to right side of the screen
Ctrl + Shift + Escape Open Task Manager
Windows Key + Print Screen Takes a Print Screen and saves it to your Pictures
folder
Windows Key + Page Up Moves Start screen and apps to secondary monitor
on the left
on the left
Windows Key + Pause Break Display System Properties
Shift + Delete Permanently delete files without sending it to Recycle Bin
Windows Key + F1 Open Windows Help and Support
Windows Key + V Cycle through notifications
Windows Key + Shift + V Cycle through notifications in reverse order
Windows Key + 0 to 9 Launch/show app pinned to taskbar at indicated
number
Windows Key + Shift + 0 to 9 Launch new instance of app pinned to taskbar at
indicated number
Alt + Enter Display Properties of selected item in File Explorer
Alt + Up Arrow View upper level folder of current folder in File Explorer
Alt + Right Arrow View next folder in File Explorer
Alt + Left Arrow View previous folder in File Explorer
Windows Key + P Choose secondary display modes
Windows Key + U Open Ease of Access Center
Alt + Print Screen Print Screen focused Window only
Windows Key + Spacebar Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows Key + Shift +Spacebar Switch to previous input language and keyboard
layout
layout
Windows Key + Enter Open Narrator
Windows Key + + Zoom in using Magnifier
Windows Key + - Zoom out using Magnifier
Windows Key + Escape Exit Magnifier
I hope you found these Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts helpful for you. Feel free to share your view with us through comments - you are enjoying your work with these Keyboard Shortcuts or not?
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