Easy And Practical Ways to Use Windows 8

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.

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