Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8
Here are some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows.
Press this |
To do this |
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| Windows logo key |
Search your PC |
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Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-) |
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
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Ctrl+scroll wheel |
Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen |
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| Windows logo key |
Open the charms |
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| Windows logo key |
Open the Search charm to search files |
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| Windows logo key |
Open the Share charm |
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| Windows logo key |
Open the Settings charm |
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| Windows logo key |
Switch the main app and snapped app |
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| Windows logo key |
Open the Devices charm |
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| Windows logo key |
Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape) |
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| Windows logo key |
Open the Search charm to search apps |
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| Windows logo key |
Open the Search charm to search settings |
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| Windows logo key |
Show the commands available in the app |
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| Windows logo key |
Switch input language and keyboard layout |
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| Windows logo key |
Change to a previously selected input |
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| Windows logo key |
Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) |
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| Windows logo key |
Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled |
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| Windows logo key |
Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order |
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| Windows logo key |
Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors) |
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| Windows logo key |
Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors) |
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| Windows logo key |
Snaps an app to the left |
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| Windows logo key |
Snaps an app to the right |