Important Shortcut Keys of Windows 8

Hello everyone, Today I am posting a collection of Important Shortcut Keys of Windows 8 as now many of us are using windows 8, which will make windows 8 more easy and user-friendly to you. Windows 8 is designed for tablets as well as PCs. Windows 8 is comparatively easy to use when it is in a touch screen device. When you’re using Windows 8 on a tablet, it’s easy enough to navigate the new OS. But if you don’t have a touch screen, there’s no need to mouse around to make key functions appear. If you know the correct keyboard shortcuts, you can work faster and more efficiently, keyboard shortcuts are a very efficient method for quickly getting work done without removing your hands away from keyboard.
No matter the type of Windows 8 PC. Knowing at least some of the windows 8 keyboard shortcuts will make your Windows 8 experience much more enjoyable. Try to memorize the below Windows 8 shortcut keys.

Some Important Shortcut Keys for Windows 8

Windows Key: Open the Start Screen 
Win + B: Set focus to Notification Area 
Win + C: Open Charms bar 
Win + D: Toggle “Show Desktop” 
Win + E: Show Windows Explorer with File’s Tree View 
Win + F: Search for the Files in Computer 
Win + G: Toggle through Windows Desktop Gadgets 
Win + H: Open Share Panel 
Win + I: Open Settings Panel (To change Settings for the Wireless Networks, Volume, Brightness, Notifications, Keyboard and Power options like Sleep, Hibernate, Shut Down, Restart) 
Win + J: Toggle foreground between the filled and snapped applications 
Win + K: Open Device Connections 
Win + L: Lock your computer 
Win + M: Minimize all windows 
Win + N: Create new OneNote (If Microsoft Office-OneNote is installed) 
Win + O: Disable screen rotation / orientation 
Win + P: Display Projection Options 
Win + Q: Open Windows Apps Search 
Win + R: Open Run dialog box 
Win + S: Open OneNote Screenshot Creator (If Microsoft Office-OneNote is installed) 
Win + T: Set focus to Taskbar and toggle through Programs 
Win + U: Open Ease of Access Centre 
Win + V: Switch among notifications 
Win + X: Open Windows Mobility Centre 
Win + W: Search in Settings of the system 
Win + Shift + M: Restore minimized windows 
Win + Ctrl + F: Search for Computers in a network 
Win + Shift + V : Switch among notifications (in reverse manner) 
Win + Enter : Open Windows Narrator 
Win + Alt + Enter : Open Media Centre (If Media Centre is Installed on PC) 
Win + Spacebar : Change the Keyboard Layout / Input Language 
Win + Page Up : Move Start Screen to the left side of screen 
Win + Page Down : Move Start Screen to the right side of screen 
Win + Plus : Magnifier Zoom-In 
Win + Minus : Magnifier Zoom-Out 
Win + Esc : Close Magnifier 
Win + Left Arrow : Dock the current window to left half of the screen 
Win + Right Arrow : Dock the current window to right half of the screen 
Win + Up Arrow : Maximize the currently active window 
Win + Down Arrow : Minimize / Restore the currently active window 
Win + Shift + Up Arrow : Maximize the currently active window vertically, while maintaining its width 
Win + Shift + Down Arrow : Minimize / Restore the currently active window vertically, while maintaining its width 
Win + Shift + Left Arrow : Move the currently active window to the left side of monitor 
Win + Shift + Right Arrow : Move the currently active window to the right side of monitor 
Win + Home : Toggle (Minimize/Maximize) all non-active windows 
Windows + number : Launch the program from taskbar sequence (e.g. To open 1st program window, use Windows + 1) 
Windows + Shift + number : Launch a new instance of the currently active program from taskbar sequence (e.g. To open an instance of 1st program window, use Windows + Shift + 1) 
Win + Break : Display System Properties dialog box 
Win + F1 : Open Windows Help and Support 
Win + Forward Slash (/) : Initiate IME (Input Method Editor) reconversion 
Win + Tab : Toggle through all Applications 
Win + Ctrl + Tab : Toggle through Applications and snap them as they cycle 
Win + Shift + Tab : Toggle through Applications in reverse order 
Win + Dot (.) : Move the gutter to the right 
Win + Shift + Dot (.) : Move the gutter to the left 
Win + Comma (,) : Look Temporarily at the desktop

Shortcuts starting with Alt Key:

Alt + A: Open the “special features” 
Alt + C + O: Copy selected items 

Alt + C + P: Copy path to the file or folder 

Alt + D: Delete selected files or folder 
Alt + E: Edit selected files 

Alt + H: Show the history of file versions 

Alt + M: Move the files 

Alt + N: Create a new folder 

Alt + P + E: Display “Open With…” dialog box 
Alt + P + R: Open properties 
Alt + P + S: Insert label 
Alt + R: Rename selected files 
Alt + S + A: Select all 
Alt + S + I: Invert the selection 
Alt + S + N: Deselect 
Alt + T: Cut 
Alt + V: Paste 
Alt + W: Create a new document or select a template

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