Do you want to save time? Check out these keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8!

The new interface of Windows 8 has revolutionized how we imagine using a PC. It is such an important change that some users can get lost at the beginning after years of various operating systems with few differences in terms of their visual section. However, once used it is very easy to use.

But what about keyboard shortcut lovers, who know each and every one of them? Is there a place for them in the new Windows 8? Well yes, and thanks to these combinations, a user can save a lot of time while using their PC, since they allow us to skip a series of steps that we would have to follow with the mouse.Let's see what Microsoft brings us in this new version.

Windows key keyboard shortcuts

Windows Key: Toggles between the Start screen and the last used app (traditional desktop also counts). Windows Key + C: Access the right side menu (Charms Bar) Windows Key + Tab:Accesses the Modern UI taskbar (left bar), and with each press of Tab you can advance in the selection of the one you want to open. Windows Key + I: Access the Settings option from the right side menu. Windows Key + H: Access the Share option on the right side menu. Windows Key + K: Access the Devices option on the right side menu. Windows Key + Q: Accesses the application search option. Windows Key + F: Access the file search option. Windows Key + W: Accesses the setup options search option.Windows Key + P: Accesses the Second Screen menu. Windows Key + Z: Show all the hidden bars of an application. Windows Key + X: Accesses the Tools Menu. Windows Key + O: Locks the screen orientation. Windows key + . : Moves the current window to the right side. Windows Key + Shift + . : Moves the current window to the left side. Windows Key + V: View all pending notifications. Windows Key + Shift + V: View all pending notifications in reverse order. Windows Key + Print Screen: Take a screenshot and automatically save it to the Pictures folder in the Library in .png format Windows Key + Enter: Start Narrator. Windows Key + E: Open the Computer menu. Windows Key + R: Open the Run window. Windows Key + U: Open Ease of Access Center.Windows Key + Ctrl + F: Opens the Find Computers option. Windows Key + Pause/Break: Opens the System Information page. Windows Key + 1.10: Open a program that is pinned to the taskbar or simply minimized. The number pressed will coincide with the position of the program in said bar, counting from the left. Windows Key + Shift + 1.10: Open a new process of a program that is pinned to the taskbar or simply minimized. The number pressed will coincide with the position of the program in said bar, counting from the left. Windows Key + Ctrl + 1.10: Access the last instance of a program that is pinned to the taskbar. The number pressed will coincide with the position of the program in said bar, counting from the left. Windows key + Alt + 1.10: Accesses the list of actions of a program pinned to the taskbar or started, which is in the position indicated by the number pressed.Windows Key + B: Select the first item in the Notification Area, then use the arrow keys to select an icon. Press Enter to open it. Windows Key + Ctrl + B: Access the program that is displaying a notification in the Notification Area. Windows Key + T: Navigates, with each press, between the different elements of the taskbar. Windows Key + M: Minimizes all windows. Windows Key + Shift + M: Reset all minimized windows. Windows Key + D: Show/Hide the desktop. Windows Key + L: Lock PC (takes you to the login screen, without closing the current session). Windows Key + Up Arrow: Maximize the current window. Windows Key + Down Arrow: Minimize/restore the current window. Windows Key + Start: Minimize all windows except the selected one.Windows Key + Left Arrow: Put the current window on the left side of the screen. Windows Key + Right Arrow: Put the current window on the right side of the screen. Windows Key + Shift + Up Arrow: Extends the current window to fill the full height of the screen. Windows Key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Moves the current window to the next monitor. Windows Key + F1: Opens the Windows Help and Support Center

Other keyboard shortcuts

PageUp: Scroll to the right in the Modern UI start menu. AvPag: Scroll to the left in the Modern UI start menu. Esc: Close a charm Ctrl + Esc: Toggles between the Home screen and the last one application used (traditional desktop also counts). Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Scroll: Enables/Disables the zoom in the Start menu.

Alt: Shows a hidden menu bar (for example, in the Network Connections section). Alt + D: Selects the address bar in a browser. Alt + P: Activate the Preview pane in Windows Explorer. Alt + Tab: Toggles, moving to the right, between the different open applications (desktop and apps are combined). Alt + Shift + Tab: Toggles, moving to the left, between the different open applications (desktop and apps are combined). Alt + Space: Accesses the shortcut menu for the current application. Alt + Esc: Switches between programs in the order they were opened. Alt + F4: Close the current application.

Alt + Enter: Opens the properties of the selected file. Alt + PrintScreen: Takes a screenshot of the active window only and copies it to the clipboard.Alt + Up Arrow: Go back one folder in Windows Explorer. Alt + Left Arrow: Show the previously visited folder. Alt + Right Arrow: Show the folder that was visited after the current one. Shift + Insert: Load a CD/DVD without going through Autoplay or Autorun. Shift + Delete: Permanently deletes the selected file, instead of sending it to the Recycle Bin. Shift + F6: Steps through the different elements of a window or dialog box. Shift + F10: Accesses the context menu of the selected file (like right-clicking). Shift + Tab: Steps back through the different elements of a window or dialog box. Shift + Click: Selects a whole group of elements consecutive to the selected one. Shift + Click on a taskbar item: Run a new instance of the program.Shift + Right Click on an item on the taskbar: Access the contextual menu of the selected item. Ctrl + A: Selects all items. Ctrl + C: Copies an entire selection. Ctrl + X: Cuts an entire selection. Ctrl + V: Pastes previously copied/cut items. Ctrl + D: Deletes the selection. Ctrl + Z: Undoes an action. Ctrl + Y: Redo an action. Ctrl + N: Opens a new window of the current application. Ctrl + W: Closes the current window. Ctrl + E: Select the search box in the upper right corner of a window. Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new folder. Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Opens the task manager. Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use the arrow keys to move between different open windows/applications. Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Accesses the Windows Security screen.Ctrl + Click: Select multiple items individually, clicking each one while holding down the Ctrl key. Ctrl + Click, drag and drop an item: Copies that item to the dropped folder, keeping the original. Ctrl + Shift + Click, drag and drop an item: Create a shortcut to that item in the same folder. Ctrl + Tab: Moves between the different tabs. Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Go back between the different tabs. Ctrl + Shift + Click on a taskbar item: Run a new instance of the program as administrator. F1: Show help. F2: Rename a file. F3: Open search. F4: Displays the address bar list (Internet Explorer). F5: Refreshes the page. F6: Move between the different elements of a window or dialog box.F7: Displays a history of commands in a command window. F10: Show hidden menus. F11: Enables/Disables full screen. Tab: Move between the different elements of a window or dialog box. PrintScreen: Takes a snapshot of everything displayed on the screen and stores it on the clipboard. Home: Scroll to the top of the active window. End: Scroll to the end of the active window. Delete: Deletes the selected item. Esc: Closes a dialog box. Num Lock On + Plus (+): Displays all the contents of a selected folder in a folder tree. Num Lock On + Minus (-): Reduces the contents of a selected folder in a folder tree. Num Lock On + Asterisk (): Expands all contents of a folder, including subfolders, in a folder tree.

Press Shift five times to toggle Sticky Keys on or off. Hold Right Shift for 8 seconds to toggle Filter Keys on or off. Press and hold Num Lock for 5 seconds to turn Toggle Keys on or off.

But what shortcuts are new or take on new uses in Windows 8?

Windows Key + C: Accesses the right side menu (Charms Bar) Windows Key + Q : Access the application search option. Windows Key + H: Access the Share option on the right side menu. Windows Key + K: Access the Devices option on the right side menu. Windows key + I: Access the Settings option from the right side menu.

Windows Key + F: Access the file search option. Windows Key + W: Accesses the setup options search option.

Windows Key + Z: Show all hidden bars for an application. Windows key + . : Moves the current window to the right side. Windows Key + Shift + . : Moves the current window to the left side. Ctrl + Tab: Moves between the different tabs. Alt + F4: Close the current application.

Windows key + , : Take a look at the desktop. Windows Key + D: Show/Hide the desktop.

Windows Key + X: Accesses the Tools Menu. Windows Key + Print Screen: Take a screenshot and automatically save it to the Pictures folder in the Library in .png format Windows key + Tab: Accesses the Modern UI taskbar (left bar), and with each press of Tab you can advance in the selection of the one you want to open.Windows Key + T: Navigates, with each press, between the different elements of the taskbar. Windows Key + U: Open Ease of Access Center. Windows Key + Enter: Launches Narrator.

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