Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts
Win+Y : Temporarily peek at the desktop Win+X : Launch Start Menu Win+J : Swap foreground or switch focus between the snapped and filled apps Win+O : Locks device orientation Win+M : Minimize all Windows on the desktop Win+V : Cycles through toasts Win+Shift+V : Cycles through toasts in reverse order Win+Enter : Launches Narrator Win+PgUp : Moves tiles to the left Win+PgDn : Moves tiles to the right Win+Shift+. : Moves the split to the left Win+B : Switch to the (classic) Windows desktop Win+P : Choose between available display Win+D : Show Desktop Win+U : Open Ease of Access Center Win+. : Moves the split to the right Win+, : Peek at the desktop Win+/ : Initiate input method editor reconversion Win+F : Opens Metro File Search Win+C : Opens Charms Bar Win+E : Opens Windows Explorer Computer folder Win+R : Opens Run Win+I : Opens Settings charm Win+K : Opens Connect charm Win+H : Opens Share charm Win+Q : Opens Search pane Win+W : Opens Settings Search app Win+L : Lock computer Win+Z : Opens App Bar Win Key : Bring up Start Screen Win+Enter : Launches Narrator Win+Arrow Keys :– Enable Aero Sna Win+spacebar : Switch input language and keyboard layout Win+Tab : Cycle through apps Win+Shift+Tab : Cycle through apps in reverse order Win+Ctrl+Tab : Cycle through apps and snap them as they cycle Ctrl+Tab : Launches All Apps list on Start Screen.
Complete list of Windows 8 shortcuts
You can check out the COMPLETE LIST of Windows 8 shortcuts here at Microsoft. The list includes Start Screen shortcuts, General keyboard shortcuts, Dialog box keyboard shortcuts, Windows logo keyboard shortcuts, Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts, Taskbar keyboard shortcuts, Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts, Magnifier keyboard shortcuts, Narrator keyboard shortcuts, Narrator touch keyboard shortcuts, Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts, Paint keyboard shortcuts, WordPad keyboard shortcuts, Calculator keyboard shortcuts, Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts and Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts. Windows 8.1 users may want to see this post too: New keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8.1. Ken Walters of Microsoft has also uploaded the complete list of Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts. You can download both the PDF and XPS formats here. If you are unable to download it from there, you may download the XPS file from our server. Keyboard junkies may want to have a look at these posts too:
