Microsoft Windows 8 is in marketplace, so let’s get prepared to learn some of the shortcuts of the new release, most importantly the look and feel of the OS start menu is completely changed, you can’t find the start icon on the task bar, no more classic start menu, now each start menu item has transformed to tiles, Microsoft name it as metro look. One of the great enhancement of windows 8 is the compatibility with touch screen devices.

Below is the list of Windows 8 shortcut keys

Win key – switch between metro screen and last using window
Win Key + M – minimize to desktop.
Win Key + Shift + M – maximize all windows.
Win Key + E – Open windows explorer.
Win Key + D – view desktop.

Win Key + Print Screen to save screenshots in pictures folder

Win Key + Q – global search
Win Key + F – file search search
Win Key + W – settings search

Win Key + Pause – shows system properties, about computer information
Win Key + “,” – view desktop as long as you hold comma key.
Win Key + “.” – tiles the running programs left/right
Win Key + R – Opens Run command window.
Win Key + X – opens the Quick Access Menu
Win Key + I – opens the settings menu
Win Key + L – lock desktop.
Win Key + H – access to share view
Win Key + C – View charm bar
Win Key + K – access to devices view.
Win Key + P – view secobdary/duplicate/extended screen view
Win Key + U access to east of access center
Ctrl + Mouse scroll – To zoom in/zoom out the current view
Ctrl + Z – undo
Ctrl + Y – redo