WINDOWS 8 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

WINDOWS 8 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

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 – Additonal 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 InPrivate 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 – Menubar

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 InPrivate Mode Tab

Ctrl + L or F4 – Open address bar

Alt + Left Arrow – Back

Alt + Right Arrow – Forward