Keyboard
shortcuts
Windows
8.1/Windows RT 8.1
New
keyboard shortcuts
The following table contains new keyboard
shortcuts that you can use in Windows.
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Press this key
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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
In an app, open the commands for the app
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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 +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 everywhere or within an open app (if the
app supports app search)
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Windows logo key +S
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Open the Search charm to search Windows and the web
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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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Switch input language and keyboard layout
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Windows logo key +spacebar
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Change to a previously selected input
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+spacebar
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
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Windows logo key +Tab
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps)
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Windows logo key +Ctrl+Tab
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Cycle through recently used apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
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Windows logo key +Shift+Tab
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Snaps an app to the left
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Windows logo key +Shift+period
(.)
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Cycle through open apps
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Windows logo key +period
(.)
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Stop or exit the current task
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Esc
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