Most Useful Windows 8 Shortcut Keys

Microsoft has launched windows 8 with many new features.From than million of people has been purchased and start using windows 8 and many of them are fighting for the Windows 8 Start Menu.Windows 8 came with many changes and improvements as compared to previous windows version of windows OS.So windows 8 have larger number of keyboard shortcuts.Now in this article I am going share the Keyword and Shortcuts for the Windows 8.With this you can able to use Windows 8 very easily.
Lets see the shortcuts of Windows 8.

Microsoft has launched windows 8 with many new features.From than million of people has been purchased and start using windows 8 and many of them are fighting for the Windows 8 Start Menu.Windows 8 came with many changes and improvements as compared to previous windows version of windows OS.So windows 8 have larger number of keyboard shortcuts.Now in this article I am going share the Keyword and Shortcuts for the Windows 8.With this you can able to use Windows 8 very easily. Lets see the shortcuts of Windows 8.    Windows 8 Keyboard shortcut list:-   Windows key: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application Windows key + C: Access the charms bar Windows key + Tab: Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar Windows key + I: To the Settings charm Windows key + H: To the Share charm Windows key + K: To the Devices charm Windows key + Q: To  the Apps Search screen Windows key + F: To the Files Search screen Windows key + W: To  the Settings Search screen Windows key + P: To  the Second Screen bar Windows key + Z: Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running Windows key + X: To  the Windows Tools Menu Windows key + O: Lock screen orientation Windows key + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications Windows key + Shift + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order Windows key + PrtScn: Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot Windows key + Enter: Launch Narrator Windows key + E: Open Computer Windows key + R: Open the Run dialog box Windows key + U: Open Ease of Access Center Windows key + Ctrl + F: Open Find Computers dialog box Windows key + Pause/Break: Open the System page Windows key + B: Select the first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the items Press Enter to open the selected item Windows key + Ctrl + B: Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area Windows key + T: Cycle through the items on the Taskbar Windows key + M: Minimize all windows Windows key + Shift + M: Restore all minimized windows Windows key + D: Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows) Windows key + L: Lock computer Windows key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window Windows key + Down Arrow: Minimize/restore current window Windows key + Home: Minimize all but the current window Windows key + Left Arrow: Tile window on the left side of the screen Windows key + Right Arrow: Tile window on the right side of the screen Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow: Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen Windows key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Move the current window from one monitor to the next Windows key + F1: Launch Windows Help and Support  And you can also use the Windows 7 Shortcut key in Windows 8.That will also works in Windows 8.With these Windows 8 Shortcuts you can able to use the Windows 8 very easily and its save some time.Just say your feedback in our comment box given bellow if you have any Doubt.Stay Tuned at Triposoft.com

Windows 8 Keyboard shortcut list:-

Windows key: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
Windows key + C: Access the charms bar
Windows key + Tab: Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar
Windows key + I: To the Settings charm
Windows key + H: To the Share charm
Windows key + K: To the Devices charm
Windows key + Q: To  the Apps Search screen
Windows key + F: To the Files Search screen
Windows key + W: To  the Settings Search screen
Windows key + P: To  the Second Screen bar
Windows key + Z: Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running
Windows key + X: To  the Windows Tools Menu
Windows key + O: Lock screen orientation
Windows key + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications
Windows key + Shift + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order
Windows key + PrtScn: Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot
Windows key + Enter: Launch Narrator
Windows key + E: Open Computer
Windows key + R: Open the Run dialog box
Windows key + U: Open Ease of Access Center
Windows key + Ctrl + F: Open Find Computers dialog box
Windows key + Pause/Break: Open the System page
Windows key + B: Select the first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the items Press Enter to open the selected item
Windows key + Ctrl + B: Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area
Windows key + T: Cycle through the items on the Taskbar
Windows key + M: Minimize all windows
Windows key + Shift + M: Restore all minimized windows
Windows key + D: Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows)
Windows key + L: Lock computer
Windows key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window
Windows key + Down Arrow: Minimize/restore current window
Windows key + Home: Minimize all but the current window
Windows key + Left Arrow: Tile window on the left side of the screen
Windows key + Right Arrow: Tile window on the right side of the screen
Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow: Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
Windows key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Move the current window from one monitor to the next
Windows key + F1: Launch Windows Help and Support

And you can also use the Windows 7 Shortcut key in Windows 8.That will also works in Windows 8.With these Windows 8 Shortcuts you can able to use the Windows 8 very easily and its save some time.Just say your feedback in our comment box given bellow if you have any Doubt.Stay Tuned at Triposoft.com

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