Windows 8 key shortcuts

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RescuePC
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Windows 8 key shortcuts

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Windows 8 key shortcuts
•Win : switch between the Start screen and the last-running Windows 8 app
•Win + C : displays the Charms: the Settings, Devices, Share and Search options
•Win + D : launches the desktop
•Win + E : launches Explorer
•Win + F : opens the File Search pane
•Win + H : opens the Share pane
•Win + I : opens Settings
•Win + K : opens the Devices pane
•Win + L : locks your PC
•Win + M : minimises the current Explorer or Internet Explorer window (works in the full-screen IE, too)
•Win + O : toggles device orientation lock on and off
•Win + P : switch your display to a second display or projector
•Win + Q : open the App Search pane
•Win + R : opens the Run box
•Win + U : open the Ease of Access Centre
•Win + V : cycle through toasts (notifications)
•Win + W : search your system settings (type POWER for links to all power-related options, say)
•Win + X : displays a text menu of useful Windows tools and applets
•Win + Z : displays the right-click context menu when in a full-screen app
•Win + + : launch Magnifier and zoom in
•Win + - : zoom out
•Win + , : Aero peek at the desktop
•Win + Enter : launch Narrator
•Win + PgUp : move the current screen to the left-hand monitor
•Win + PgDn : move the current screen to the right-hand monitor
•Win + PrtSc : capture the current screen and save it to your Pictures folder
•Win + Tab : switch between running apps
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