Think of all the time you spend in Windows 8 using your mouse to accomplish simple actions—opening the Charms bar, opening a new window in Internet Explorer, showing the Desktop. It’s plenty of time and plenty of movement.
It doesn’t have to be that way. You can get a lot done just using your keyboard. Use out the following tables for keyboard shortcuts, and you’ll save miles of mouse movements, and plenty of time as well. Here is a list of the most common Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts.
Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
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KEYBOARD COMBINATION
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WHAT IT DOES
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Windows key
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Goes to Start screen or toggles between
the Start screen and your current action
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Windows key+C
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Open Charms bar
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Windows key+D
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Show the Desktop
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Windows key+E
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Open Windows Explorer
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Windows key+F
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Go to Files in the Search charm
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Windows key+H
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Go to the Share charm
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Windows key+I
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Go to the Settings charm
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Windows key+K
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Go to the Devices charm
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Windows key+L
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Locks your PC
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Windows key+M
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Minimize all windows (only on the
Desktop)
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Windows key+O
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Lock the screen orientation
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Windows key+P
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Open Projection Mode pane
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Windows key+Q
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Go to the Search charm
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Windows key+R
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Launch the Run box
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Windows key+T
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Put the focus on the Taskbar and cycle
through your running Desktop apps
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Windows key+U
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Open the Ease of Access Center
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Windows key+V
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Cycle through your notifications
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Windows key+W
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Go to Settings in the Search charm
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Windows key+X
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Open the power user menu
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Windows key+Z
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Go to the app bar
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Windows key+1
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through 9 Go to the app on the
corresponding position on the Taskbar (Desktop only)
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Windows key++
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Zoom in (when using Magnifier)
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Windows key+−
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Zoom out (when using Magnifier)
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Windows key+,
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Peek at the Desktop (on Desktop only)
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Windows key+.
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Snap a Windows 8 native app to the right
(Windows key+Shift+. snaps it to the left)
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Windows key+
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Enter Opens the Narrator
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Windows key+
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Spacebar
Switches the input language and keyboard layout
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Windows key+Tab
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Cycle
through the Windows 8 native app history
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Windows key+Esc
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Exit
the magnifier
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Windows key+Home
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Minimize
non-active desktop windows
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Windows key+Page Up
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Move
Start screen or any Windows 8 native app to left monitor
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Windows key+Page Down
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Move
Start screen or any Windows 8 native app to right monitor
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Windows key+Break
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Open
System Properties
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Windows key+Left arrow
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Snap
desktop window to the left
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Windows key+Right arrow
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Snap
desktop window to the right
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Windows key+Up arrow
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Maximize
desktop window
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Windows key+Down arrow
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Restore/minimize
desktop window
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Windows key+F1
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Run
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