Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts.

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.
Go through the following simple Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts, and be an expert.


Windows Key Shortcuts:

KEYBOARD COMBINATION     WHAT IT DOES

Windows key+C         Open Charms bar
Windows key+D         Show the Desktop
Windows key+E         Open Windows Explorer
Windows key+F         Go to Files in the Search charm
Windows key+H         Go to the Share charm
Windows key+I         Go to the Settings charm
Windows key+K         Go to the Devices charm
Windows key+L         Locks your PC
Windows key+M         Minimize all windows (only on the Desktop)
Windows key+O         Lock the screen orientation
Windows key+P         Open Projection Mode pane
Windows key+Q         Go to the Search charm
Windows key+R         Launch the Run box
Windows key+T         Put the focus on the Taskbar and cycle through your running Desktop apps
Windows key+U         Open the Ease of Access Center
Windows key+V         Cycle through your notifications
Windows key+W         Go to Settings in the Search charm
Windows key+X         Open the power user menu
Windows key+Z         Go to the app bar
Windows key+1         through 9 Go to the app on the corresponding position on the Taskbar .
Windows key++         Zoom in (when using Magnifier)
Windows key+−         Zoom out (when using Magnifier)
Windows key+,         Peek at the Desktop (on Desktop only)
Windows key+.         Snap a Windows 8 native app to the right    
                                  (Windows key+Shift+. snaps it to the left)
Windows key+Enter     Opens the Narrator
Windows key+Spacebar     Switches the input language and keyboard layout
Windows key+Tab     Cycle through the Windows 8 native app history
Windows key+Esc     Exit the magnifier
Windows key+Home     Minimize non-active desktop windows
Windows key+Page     Up Move Start screen or any Windows 8 native app to left monitor
Windows key+Page     Down Move Start screen or any Windows 8 native app to right monitor
Windows key+Break     Open System Properties
Windows key+Left     arrow Snap desktop window to the left
Windows key+Right     arrow Snap desktop window to the right
Windows key+Up         arrow Maximize desktop window
Windows key+Down     arrow Restore/minimize desktop window
Windows key+F1         Run Windows Help and Support Other Keyboard


Other basic Keyboard Shortcuts:

KEYBOARD COMBINATION     WHAT IT DOES

Ctrl+A             Select all
Ctrl+C             Copy
Ctrl+E or F4    Select the Search box in Internet Explorer    
                        (Select Address Bar in Desktop version)
Ctrl+N             Open new window in Internet Explorer (Desktop version only)
Ctrl+R or F5    Refresh
Ctrl+V             Paste
Ctrl +X            Cut
Ctrl+Y             Redo
Ctrl+Z             Undo
Ctrl+Tab         Cycle through the Windows 8 native app history
Ctrl+Esc         Go to the Start screen
Ctrl+Ins          Copy
Ctrl+F4           Close the active document (closes the current tab in Internet Explorer)
Ctrl+click        Select multiple items in File Explorer
Ctrl+Shift        Select a group of contiguous items in File Explorer
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4     Close the current window in Internet Explorer (Desktop version)
Ctrl+Shift +Esc     Run the Task Manager
Ctrl+Shift+N         Create a new folder in Windows Explorer
Ctrl+Alt+D         Dock the Magnifier at the top of the screen
Ctrl+Alt+L         Put Magnifier into lens mode
Ctrl+Alt+I         Invert the Magnifier’s colors
PrtScn               Take a screenshot and place it on the Clipboard

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