Windows 8 Introduces New Sets of Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows 8 has some new sets of keyboard shortcuts which you can find in this blog post.- Article authored by Kunal Chowdhury on .
Windows 8 RTM is currently available for MSDN Subscribers and also a 90 days trial available for the general users. Microsoft already planned to release it for general consumers availability on 26th October 2012.
Windows 8 has some new sets of keyboard shortcuts which I am going to share here in this blog post. I hope, you will like it. So, continue reading.
Here are the new keyboard shortcuts which has been added to the Windows 8:
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
| Windows key | Switches between Windows 8 Start Screen and Desktop |
| Win + D | Brings back the Windows 8 desktop |
| Win + C | Brings up the Charms menu at the right side |
| Win + I | Brings up the Windows 8 Settings panel where you can change volume, wireless networks, shut down or adjust the brightness |
| Win + X | Brings up the Tools memu |
| Win + Z | Brings the AppBar of the currently running Windows 8 application |
| Win + H | Brings the Windows 8 Share panel |
| Win + Q | Brings the Windows 8 Application search panel at the right side |
| Win + W | Brings up the Windows 8 Settings search screen |
| Win + F | Brings up the Windows 8 File search screen |
| Win + K | Brings up the Devices panel from where you can connect to a projector or some other device |
| Win + P | Brings up the second screen to connect a projector directly |
| Win + , (comma) | Aero Peek at the desktop |
| Win + Tab | Brings the Windows 8 application switcher menu to switch between applications |
| Win + . (period) | Attaches the current Windows 8 application to one side of the screen |
| Win + Shift + . (period) | Attaches the current Windows 8 application to other side of the screen |
| Win + Print Screen | Captures screenshot as a File in the Pictures Library |
| Win + Page Up / Down | Moves the current app to the other monitor |
Bookmark this post for future reference. Also, if you find more keyboard shortcuts newly added to Windows 8, drop a line below and I will add them in this list.
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