Easy And Practical Ways to Use Windows 8

Written By Nohara Binti Parahita Niya on Monday, April 22, 2013 | 6:07 PM


Here\'s a shortcut we need to know and certainly very easy to use Windows 8 and other shortcuts you can simply look at other sources.

Win => Display the Start Menu
Win Mouse Scroll Wheel => Zoom in and out on the Start Menu
Win L => Lock your PC and return to logon screen
Win C => Displays charms
Win Z => Displays app bar
Win I => Settings side menu
Win K => Devices menu
Win H => Share menu
Win F => File search
Win Q => Application search
Win W => Settings search
Win (period.) => Snap Metro app to the right
Win P => Projector options
Win X => Admin tools menu
Win Enter => Starts Windows Narrator
Win (plus sign) => Screen zoom in
Win (minus sign -) => Screen zoom out
Win Print Screen => Saves a screenshot in the screenshots folder picture library
Win Tab => Metro app switcher
Win E => Open File Explorer
Win Shift (period.) => Snap Metro app to the left
Ctrl N => Additonal File Explorer window
Ctrl + Shift + N => New Folder
Ctrl C => Copy
Ctrl X => Cut
Ctrl V => Paste
Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Wheel => Change view
Alt Tab => Classic app switcher
Ctrl F1 => Show or Hide Ribbon
Alt F4 => Close application (Desktop and Metro)
Alt FP => Open command prompt at current location
Alt FR => Open PowerShell prompt at current location
Alt Enter => Selected File / Folder Properties
Alt Up arrow => Navigate up a folder
Alt Left Arrow => Navigate to previous folder
Alt Right Arrow => Navigate Forward
F2 => Rename selected item
Print Screen => Saves a screenshot to the clipboard
Tab => Select different items
Arrow keys spacebar => Select app tile

may be useful, thanks.