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Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts Working Hotkeys

Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts – is a collection of 112 working shortcuts for Windows 8. These hot

keys are working well on Windows 8. These shortcut keys or the combination of keys will help you to use

your Windows 8 system easily and effectively and save working time.

Serial No Shortcut Keys or Combo Keys Function of that Shortcut or Combo keys

1. Windows keySwitch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last

accessed application

2. Windows key + C Access the charms bar

3. Windows key + Tab Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar

4. Windows key + I Access the Settings charm

5. Windows key + H Access the Share charm

6. Windows key + K Access the Devices charm

7. Windows key + Q Access the Apps Search screen

8. Windows key + F Access the Files Search screen

9. Windows key + W Access the Settings Search screen

10. Windows key + P Access the Second Screen bar (Projector Setting)

11. Windows key + ZBrings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop

App running

12. Windows key + X Access the Windows Tools Menu (Win + X menu)

13. Windows key + O Lock screen orientation

14. Windows key + . Move the screen split to the right

15. Windows key + Shift + . Move the screen split to the left

16. Windows key + V View all active Toasts/Notifications

17. Windows key + Shift + V View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order

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18. Windows key + PrtScnTakes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves

it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot

19. Windows key + Enter Launch Narrator

20. Windows key + E Open My computer

21. Windows key + R Open the Run dialog box

22. Windows key + U Open Ease of Access Center

23. Windows key + Ctrl + F Open Find Computers dialog box

24. Windows key + Pause/Break Open the System page

25. Windows key + 1 ~ 10Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position

indicated by the number

26. Windows key + Shift + 1~10Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the

Taskbar in the position indicated by the number

27. Windows key + Ctrl + 1~10Access the last active instance of a program pinned on

the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number

28. Windows key + Alt + 1~10Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar

in the position indicated by the number

29. Windows key + B

Select the first item in the Notification Area of the

taskbar and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the

items Press Enter to open the selected item

30. Windows key + Ctrl + BAccess the program that is displaying a message in the

Notification Area

31. Windows key + T Cycle through the items on the Taskbar

32. Windows key + M Minimize all Windows

33. Windows key + Shift + M Restore all minimized windows

34. Windows key + D Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows)

35. Windows key + L Lock computer

36. Windows key + Up Arrow Maximize current window

37. Windows key + Down Arrow Minimize/Restore current window

38. Windows key + Home Minimize all but the current window

39. Windows key + Left Arrow Tile window on the left side of the screen

40. Windows key + Right Arrow Tile window on the right side of the screen

41. Windows key + Shift + Up ArrowExtend current window from the top to the bottom of the

screen

42.Windows key + Shift + Left/Right

ArrowMove the current window from one monitor to the next

43. Windows key + F1 Launch Windows Help and Support

44. PageUp Scroll forward on the Modern Desktop Start screen

45. PageDown Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen

46. Esc Close a charm

47. Ctrl + EscSwitch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last

accessed application

48. Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheelActivate the Semantic Zoom on the Modern Desktop

screen

49. Alt Display a hidden Menu Bar

50. Alt + D Select the Address Bar

51. Alt + P Display the Preview Pane in Windows Explorer


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52. Alt + Tab Cycle forward through open windows

53. Alt + Shift + Tab Cycle backward through open windows

54. Alt + FClose the current window Open the Shut Down Windows

dialog box from the Desktop

55. Alt + Spacebar Access the Shortcut menu for current window

56. Alt + EscCycle between open programs in the order that they were

opened

57. Alt + Enter Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item

58. Alt + PrtScnTake a screen shot of the active Window and place it in

the clipboard

59. Alt + Up Arrow Move up one folder level in Windows Explorer

60. Alt + Left Arrow Display the previous folder

61. Alt + Right Arrow Display the next folder

62. Shift + InsertCD/DVD Load CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or

Autorun

63. Shift + DeletePermanently delete the item (rather than sending it to the

Recycle Bin)

64. Shift + F6Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog

box

65. Shift + F10 Access the context menu for the selected item

66. Shift + TabCycle backward through elements in a window or dialog

box

67. Shift + Click Select a consecutive group of items

68. Shift + Click on a Taskbar button Launch a new instance of a program

69.Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar

buttonAccess the context menu for the selected item

70. Ctrl + A Select all items

71. Ctrl + C Copy the selected item

72. Ctrl + X Cut the selected item

73. Ctrl + V Paste the selected item

74. Ctrl + D Delete selected item

75. Ctrl + Z Undo an action

76. Ctrl + Y Redo an action

77. Ctrl + NOpen a new window in Windows Explorer or in other

active program

78. Ctrl + W Close current window in Windows Explorer

79. Ctrl + ESelect the Search box in the upper right corner of a

window

80. Ctrl + Shift + N Create a New folder

81. Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open the Windows Task Manager

82. Ctrl + Alt + Tab Use arrow keys to cycle through open windows

83. Ctrl + Alt + Delete Access the Windows Security screen

84. Ctrl + Click Select multiple individual items

85. Ctrl + Click and drag an item Copies that item in the same folder

86.Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an

itemCreates a shortcut for that item in the same folder


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87. Ctrl + Tab Move forward through tabs

88. Ctrl + Shift + Tab Move backward through tabs

89.Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar

buttonLaunch a new instance of a program as an Administrator

90.Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar

buttonCycle through the instances of a program in the group

91. F1 Display Help

92. F2 Rename a file

93. F3 Open Search

94. F4 Display the Address Bar list

95. F5 Refresh display

96. F6Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog

box

97. F7 Display command history in a Command Prompt

98. F10 Display hidden Menu Bar

99. F11 Toggle full screen display

100. TabCycle forward through elements in a window or dialog

box

101. PrtScnTake a screen shot of the entire screen and place it in the

clipboard

102. Home Move to the top of the active window

103. End Move to the bottom of the active window

104. Delete Delete the selected item

105. BackspaceDisplay the previous folder in Windows Explorer Move

up one folder level in Open or Save dialog box

106. Esc Close a dialog box

107. Num Lock Enabled + Plus (+) Display the contents of the selected folder

108. Num Lock Enabled + Minus (-) Collapse the selected folder

109. Num Lock Enabled + Asterisk (*) Expand all subfolders under the selected folder

110. Shift (5 times) Turn StickyKeys on or off

111. Right Shift (8 Seconds) Turn FilterKeys on or off

112. Num Lock (5 Seconds) Turn ToggleKeys on or off

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