Chris Nackers

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Windows 8 Shortcut Keys - Saving You From Losing Your Hair

2013-02-13

From the archive (2013). Written for the tools of the time, so some details may be out of date.

I’m a huge shortcut key guy, use them all the time.

Also when you are RDP’d into a VMware VM, good luck using your mouse, so I was pulling my hair out trying to get the “Charms” menu to pop up, finally found a shortcut for it.  Windows Key + C, that’s one thing I’ll give Hyper-V, the mouse works MUCH better remotely.

Windows Key + I - Brings up “Settings” directly

Windows Key + X - Pops up the Admin Menu

Windows Key + C - Charms menu

Some of my personal favorites that still work in Windows 8:

Windows Key + E - Brings up Explorer

Windows Key + D - Shows the Desktop

Windows Key + Right Arrow - Snap to right side of screen

Windows Key + Left Arrow - Snap to left side of screen

Windows Key + Shift + Right Arrow - Switch to right monitor

Windows Key + Shift + Left Arrow - Switch to left monitor

Windows Key + Up Arrow - Full Screen

Windows Key + Down Arrow - Minimize

Windows Key + L - Locks the computer