At this time of life where the survival is almost impossible without having short cuts due to the busy schedules, Windows 8 has played a safer game by introducing many hotkeys that are an added feature which is responsible for windows 8 consumer preview’s popularity. We have been sharing some best tips and tricks with our readers to make their windows 8 experience an easy one. After discussing in detail how you can create the shortcuts and set them to your desktop, it is time to learn simple hotkeys to make windows 8 handling quick, efficient and interesting. Think about how it would have been if you had to always copy and paste by using the mouse in spite of simply pressing “ctrl + C” and “ctrl+ V”, the thought itself is irritating. Isn’t it?
So here are some of the most useful short keys that will surely reduce your work, making life easy and obviously saving your time collectively.
1.Windows key:
I will be referring it as Win from now, is the queen of Windows 8. You can see your metro Start screen by pressing it; you can switch your screen between start screen and the last-running Metro app
2.Win + D:
Now this one is easy to remember with ‘D’ and Desktop. With this hotkey you can minimize or restore all the open windows in your desktop mode.
3.Win + Q:
You can see all installed applications with this short key without following a long path to control panel’s program option.
4.Win + type keyword :
Search for your applications as simply as possible with it.
5.Win + W :
You cannot search for settings and options with the above stated shortkey. There is a separate short key to search settings that is win + W.
6.Win + I:
Set your sidebars including settings of control panel, screen brightness, sound, etc.
7. Win + P:
Enables you to connect multi monitors to your machine, especially needed when attaching an external projector.
8.Win + Z:
9.Win + X :
10. Win + J:
11. Win + Page Up / Down:
12. Win + Left / Right arrow :
13. Win + Tab:
14. Win + L:
15. Win + C :
16.Win + E :
17.Win + F :
18.Win + H :
19. Win + K :
20. Win + M :
21.Win + O :
22. Win + Q :
23. Win + R :
24.Win + U :
25. Win + V :
26. Win + + :
27.Win + – :
28. Win + , :
29. Win + Enter :
30. Windows Key + Shift + :
Docks the app to the left, middle, or right side of the screen with each press.
These were the most important Short Keys that one should know if he plans to switch to Windows 8 consumer Preview. Using Hot keys reduces your times and you should start utilizing the short cuts that Microsoft has created for you only. Do share your favorite short cuts if I have missed some.
Wishes,
wow thats a great help
I will have to install Windows 8 to make them work. Still at Win7
Really useful post, it is little difficult to use windows 8 without this shortcut keys
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