Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcut

Finally, I have the time to install Windows 8 on my desktop. As a keyboard shortcut lover, the first thing I learned is how to use the key combinations in Windows 8.

Windows logo key‌ +start typing : Search your PC
Windows logo key‌ +C: Open the charms/ In an app, open the commands for the app
Windows logo key‌ +F: Open the Search charm to search files
Windows logo key‌ +H: Open the Share charm
Windows logo key‌ +I:Open the Settings charm
Windows logo key‌ +J: Switch the main app and snapped app
Windows logo key‌ +K: Open the Devices charm
Windows logo key‌ +O: Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape)
Windows logo key‌ +Q: Open the Search charm to search apps
Windows logo key‌ +W: Open the Search charm to search settings
Windows logo key‌ +Z: Show the commands available in the app
Windows logo key‌ +spacebar: Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key‌ +Ctrl+spacebar: Change to a previously selected input
Windows logo key‌ +Tab: Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps)
Windows logo key‌ +Ctrl+Tab: Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snaps them as they are cycled
Windows logo key‌ +Shift+Tab: Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order
Windows logo key‌ +PgUp: Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key‌ +PgDown: Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
Windows logo key‌ +Shift+period (.): Snaps an app to the left
Windows logo key‌ +period (.): Snaps an app to the right
Windows logo key‌ +P: Switch displays
Windows logo key‌ +D: Switch to Desktop
Windows logo key‌ +Pause/Break: View machine and system info
Windows logo key‌ +X: Menu of advanced options for system management, command prompts, etc.
Windows logo key‌ +E: Open Explorer
Windows logo key‌ +R: Open Run command
Windows logo key‌ +L: Enable Lock screen
Windows logo key‌ +Plus or Minus(+/-) Key: Enable magnifier to zoom in and zoom out
Windows logo key‌ +Left/Right Arrow: Snap current window to the left/right
Windows logo key‌ +Up Arrow: Maximize window
Windows logo key‌ +Down: Minimize window
Windows logo key‌ +Home: Minimize everything but the active window
Ctrl+plus (+) or Ctrl+minus (-): Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Ctrl+scroll wheel: Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen
Esc: Stop or exit the current task