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