General Windows 8 Shortcuts

Win Display 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 + 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 picture library screenshot folder

Print Screen Saves a screenshot to clipboard

Alt + Tab Classic app switcher

Win + Tab Metro app switcher

Alt + F4 Close application (Desktop and Metro)

Tab Select different items

Ctrl + C Copy

Ctrl + X Cut

Ctrl + V Paste

Metro / Modern Shortcuts

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 + Shift + (period . ) Snap Metro app to the left

Arrow keys + spacebar Select app tile

Desktop Shortcuts

Win + D Show Desktop

Win + M Minimize to Desktop

Win + R Run

Win + T Taskbar previews

Win + U Ease of Access Center

Win + Pause / Break System Information

Win + comma Peek at desktop

Ctrl + Shift + Escape Task Manager

Win + Right Arrow Aero snap right

Win + Left Arrow Aero snap left

Win + Up Arrow Aero snap full screen

Win + 1 through 9 Launched applications pinned to the taskbar

File Explorer Shortcuts

Win + E Open File Explorer

Ctrl + N Additonal File Explorer window

Alt + F + P Open Command prompt at current location

Alt + F + r Open PowerShell prompt at current location

Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Wheel Change view

Ctrl + Shift + N New Folder

Alt + Enter Selected File/Folder Properties

F2 Rename selected item

Ctrl + F1 Show or Hide Ribbon

Alt + Up arrow Navigate up a folder

Alt + Left Arrow Navigate to previous folder

Alt + Right Arrow Navigate forward

Desktop Internet Explorer 10

Ctrl + B Favorites Manager

Ctrl + D Add site to Favorites

Ctrl + I Favorites List

Ctrl + G Feeds

Ctrl + H History

Ctrl + J View Downloads

Ctrl + N New Window

Ctrl + P Print

Ctrl + Shift + P Open InPrivate mode tab

Ctrl + T New tab

Ctrl + K Duplicate tab

Ctrl + W Close tab

Ctrl + Shift + T Reopen closed tab

Ctrl + Tab Switch between open tabs

Ctrl + R or F5 Refresh Page

Ctrl + U View Source

Ctrl + F or F3 Find on page

Ctrl + E Move cursor to address bar to search the web

Alt + Home Homepage

Alt + Left Arrow Back

Alt + Right Arrow Forward

F10 Menubar

F11 Toggle Full Screen Mode

F12 Developer Tools

Metro Internet Explorer 10

Ctrl + E Move cursor to address bar to search the web

Ctrl + F or F3 Find on page

Ctrl + R or F5 Refresh Page

Ctrl + P Print

Ctrl + T New tab

Ctrl + K Duplicate tab

Ctrl + W Close tab

Ctrl + Tab Switch between open tabs

Ctrl + Shift + T Reopen closed tab

Ctrl + Shift + P Open InPrivate Mode Tab

Ctrl + L or F4 Open address bar

Alt + Left Arrow Back

Alt + Right Arrow Forward