Windows8 keyboard shortcuts

A list of the essential keyboard short-cuts for Windows 8 useful for a non-touch screen computer.

 

Keys	Functionality
Windows logo key  + Start typing	Search your PC
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-)	Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl + Scroll wheel	Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Windows logo key  + C	Open the charms
Windows logo key  + F	Open the Search charm to search files
Windows logo key  + H	Open the Share charm
Windows logo key  + I	Open the Settings charm
Windows logo key  + J	Switch the main app and snapped app
Windows logo key  + K	Open the Devices charm
Windows logo key  +O	Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
Windows logo key  + Q	Open the Search charm to search apps
Windows logo key  + W	Open the Search charm to search settings
Windows logo key  + Z	Show the commands available in the app
Windows logo key  + Spacebar	Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key  + Ctrl+spacebar	Change to a previously selected input
Windows logo key  + Tab	Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps)
Windows logo key  + Ctrl+Tab	Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled
Windows logo key  + Shift+Tab	Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
Windows logo key  + PgUp	Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key  + PgDown	Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key  +Shift+Period(.)	Snaps an app to the left
Windows logo key  + Period (.)	Snaps an app to the right (toggle to snap left-right and full)