Full List of Windows8 Keyboard Shorcuts

List of Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts

• Windows key: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application 
• Windows key + C: Access the charms bar 
• Windows key + Tab: Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar 
• Windows key + I: Access the Settings charm 
• Windows key + H: Access the Share charm 
• Windows key + K: Access the Devices charm 
• Windows key + Q: Access the Apps Search screen 
• Windows key + F: Access the Files Search screen 
• Windows key + W: Access the Settings Search screen 
• Windows key + P: Access the Second Screen bar 
• Windows key + Z: Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running 
• Windows key + X: Access the Windows Tools Menu 
• Windows key + 0: Lock screen orientation 
• Windows key + . : Move the screen split to the right 
• Windows key + Shift + . : Move the screen split to the left 
• Windows key + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications 
• Windows key + Shift + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order 
• Windows key + PrtScn: Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot 
• Windows key + Enter Launch Narrator 
• Windows key + E: Open Computer 
• Windows key + R: Open the Run dialog box 
• Windows key + U: Open Ease of Access Center 
• Windows key + Ctrl + F: Open Find Computers dialog box 
• Windows key + Pause/Break: Open the System page 
• Windows key + 1..10: Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number 
• Windows key + Shift + 1..10: Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number 
• Windows key + Ctrl + 1..10: Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number 
• Windows key + Alt + 1..10: Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taslcbar in the position indicated by the number 
• Windows key + B: Select the first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the items Press Enter to open the selected item 
• Windows key Ctrl + B: Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area Windows key + T: Cycle through the items on the Taskbar 
• Windows key + M: Minimize all windows 
• Windows key + Shift + M: Restore all minimized windows 
• Windows key + D: Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows) 
• Windows key + L: Lock computer 
• Windows key + Up Arrow: Maximize current window 
• Windows key + Down Arrow: Minimize/restore current window 
• Windows key + Home: Minimize all but the current window 
• Windows key + Left Arrow: Tile window on the left side of the screen 
• Windows key + Right Arrow: Tile window on the right side of the screen 
• Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow: Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen 
• Windows key + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Move the current window from one monitor to the next 
• Windows key + F1: Launch Windows Help and Support

• PageUp: Scroll forward on the Modern Desktop Start screen 
• PageDown: Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen 
• Esc: Close a charm 
• Ctrl + Esc: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application 
• Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Activate the Semantic Zoom on the Modern Desktop screen 
• Alt: Display a hidden Menu Bar 
• Alt + D: Select the Address Bar 
• Alt + P: Display the Preview Pane in Windows Explorer 
• Alt + Tab: Cycle forward through open windows 
• Alt + Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through open windows
• Alt + F: Close the current window Open the Shut Down Windows dialog box from the Desktop 
• Alt + Spacebar: Access the Shortcut menu for current window 
• Alt + Esc: Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened 
• Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item 
• Alt + PrtScn: Take a screen shot of the active Window and place it in the clipboard 
• Alt + Up Arrow: Move up one folder level in Windows Explorer (Like the Up Arrow in XP) 
• Alt + Left Arrow: Display the previous folder 
• Alt + Right Arrow: Display the next folder 
• Shift + Insert: CD/DVD Load CD/DVD without triggering Autoplay or Autorun 
• Shift + Delete: Permanently delete the item (rather than sending it to the Recycle Bin) 
• Shift + F6: Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box 
• Shift + F10: Access the context menu for the selected item 
• Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box 
• Shift + Click: Select a consecutive group of items 
• Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program 
• Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar button: Access the context menu for the selected item 
• Ctrl + A: Select all items 
• Ctrl + C: Copy the selected item 
• Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item 
• Ctrl + V: Paste the selected item 
• Ctrl + D: Delete selected item 
• Ctrl + Z: Undo an action 
• Ctrl + Y: Redo an action 
• Ctrl + N: Open a new window in Windows Explorer 
• Ctrl + W: Close current window in Windows Explorer 
• Ctrl + E: Select the Search box in the upper right corner of a window 
• Ctrl + Shift + N: Create new folder 
• Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open the Windows Task Manager 
• Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use arrow keys to cycle through open windows 
• Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Access the Windows Security screen 
• Ctrl + Click: Select multiple individual items 
• Ctrl + Click and drag an item: Copies that item in the same folder 
• Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an item: Creates a shortcut for that item in the same folder 
• Ctrl + Tab: Move for.t:ard through tabs 
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move backward through tabs 
• Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program as an Administrator 
• Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar button: Cycle through the instances of a program in the group

• Fl: Display Help 
• F2: Rename a file 
• F3: Open Search 
• F4: Display the Address Bar list 
• F5: Refresh display 
• F6: Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box 
• F7: Display command history in a Command Prompt 
• F10: Display hidden Menu Bar 
• F11: Toggle full screen display 
• Tab: Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box 
• PrtScn: Take a screen shot of the entire screen and place it in the clipboard 
• Home: Move to the top of the active window 
• End: move to the bottom of the active window 
• Delete: Delete the selected item 
• Backspace: Display the previous folder in Windows Explorer Move up one folder level in Open or Save dialog box 
• Esc: Close a dialog box 
• Num Lock Enabled + Plus (.): Display the contents of the selected folder 
• Num Lock Enabled + Minus (-): Collapse the selected folder 
• Num Lock Enabled + Asterisk (*): Expand all subfolders under the selected folder 
• Press Shift 5 times Turn StickyKeys on or off 
• Hold down right Shift for 8 seconds Turn FilterKeys on or off 
• Hold down Num Lock for 5 seconds Turn ToggleKeys on or off

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Customize Windows 8 Start Screen

Windows 8 Start screen is one of the major attraction and new feature of Windows 8. Unfortunately Microsoft is not providing any direct customization option for start screen. There are only 20 designs that you can select for the Start screen’s background, no option for add custom wallpapers or desktop backgrounds that you can add to the Windows 8 start screen. Here is a small application that help you to fully customize windows 8 start screen, this also allows you to design and use your very own start screen backgrounds, all you have to do is follow the instructions on-screen.

The screenshot below showcases how the Start screen looks if you replace the custom image.

This freeware Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer allows your Windows 8 to easily customize the background of start screen and its color. You can go back and restore the default settings. With this small utility you can personalize the look of their Windows 8 start screen. You can use a custom image as the background, as well as modify the colors and their opacity. This free application helps you to set the maximum number of rows in your start menu. Using this feature you can change the basic appearance of your start menu according to your needs.

Main features of Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer

• You can choose a picture and select the area to be shown as background picture.
• You can set the StartScreen transparency
• You can set the rows of you tiles (limited by your screen resolution)
• You can run it on startup hidden, so you can see your custom background as soon as this tool starts
• It remembers your picture

Download Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer

Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer  is a portable app and does not require any installation. Download it from link and extract it using any Winrar. Open extracted folder, you can see a file named ModernUIStartScreen.ex_. Just Rename it as ModernUIStartScreen.exe and run the tool.

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How to Backup in Windows8

This tutorial will help show you how to use or setup Windows Backup to Backup Files with the option to include a system image, and to have an automatic Scheduled or not in windows 8

How to Backup in Windows 8

Press Win Key+R  and  Type  control  press enter

Control panel window will opens , then click “Windows 7 File Recovery”

Click Setup Backup Link

Then Ready to start setup backup

Select here where we wants to save backup data .. can either select our local Drive or other Removable Disks and Network locations …. Here I select network

<<How to create system image in Windows7>>

Select my network location to save my backup data

In this step select  what do you wants to back up, if checks 2^nd option we can customize the data we wants

Select the folders we wants backup

This is the review of my backup settings

Next step is processing backup

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How to Use File History in Windows 8

 Step 1. Open the Control Panel, and click on Backup your Data under System Security in Category View. You can also click on System and Security, and click on File History - Backup your Data.

Step 2. Click on Turn On, and select your location to backup files to. You can select a drive underChange Drive on the right, and even add a Network Location.

Step 3. Now that you've turned it on and selected a location, you can specify the intervals of how often it will save, and how long it will keep the saved file versions. 

Step 4. You can also exclude any folders or Libraries you wish to. 

Step 5. To restore files, you will select Restore personal files at the bottom left hand side of the main File History pane. 

Step 6. Once there, you can use the left or right arrow button at the bottom center to go back or forward to the desired date you wish to restore files from. 

Step 7. You can select Restore which will automatically choose the default restore location for the specific files, or choose Restore to, which you could change the location. 

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How to Open the Charms Bar in Windows 8

Charm Bar is a brand new feature addition and we all are seeing it for the first time in Windows, so I thought it would be great to provide a basic introduction and the things it can help you with.

Charm Bar is the universal toolbar of Windows 8, and thus you can access it from anywhere no matter which application you are working on.

Screen shot of Charms Bar

How to get This Bar:

1. Press the Windows  + C keys.

NOTE: The Charms bar will stay open with this option until you either click on a charm, press Windows+C again, or click on a empty area in the main screen. You can also use the up & down arrow keys and Enter to select a charm.

2. Move the pointer to the bottom right corner of any connected display screen, then move the pointer up to be able to select a charm.

3. Move the pointer to the top right corner of any connected display screen, then move the pointer down to be able to select a charm.

4. For touchscreens, swipe inward from the right edge of the screen.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Charm Bar

Search - Win+Q (Allows you to search across the OS throughout applications)

Share - Win+H (Apps that use the search contract can share data through this charm)
Start - Windows (Takes you to the Start Screen)
Devices - Win+K (Display connected hardware devices)
Settings - Win+I (Displays Network, Volume, notifications, languages,shutdown options, and more PC Settings)

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Windows 8 Edition Comparison Chart

Microsoft officially announced that there 3 editions of Windows 8: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8 RT. While Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro are designed for x86 and x64 processors, Windows 8 RT will only be available pre-installed on PCs and tablets powered by ARM processors.

And also there will be an exclusive edition for the corporate world. Windows 8 Enterprise edition will include all features available in Windows 8 Pro edition plus some additional features for the IT organization. According to the official Windows team blog, a local language-only edition will be available for China and a small set of select emerging markets.

 As we mentioned already, Windows 8 RT is exclusive for Windows running on ARM processors and can’t be installed on x86 and x64 processors. Storage Spaces, Windows Media Player, Remote Desktop (host), Group Policy, Encrypting File System, Domain Join, Client Hyper-V, Boot from VHD, BitLocker and BitLocker To Go features will not be available in Windows 8 RT edition. But the best thing is that you won’t need to purchase a copy of Microsoft Office for your Windows 8 RT edition as Microsoft has decided to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote) in Windows RT edition.

So, if you are a desktop, notebook, netbook, or ultrabook user, you will have only two editions to choose from. To get all features of Windows 8, you need to go for Windows 8 Pro edition.

To know more about the differences between all three editions of Windows 8, check out the given below chart.

As you can see in the above comparison chart, one can’t upgrade from Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate edition to Windows 8 edition. That is, one can upgrade Professional or Ultimate editions of Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro edition only. The base edition of Windows 8 won’t include Drive Encryption, Group Policy, Remote Desktop (host), Domain Join, Client Hyper-V, Boot from VHD, BitLocker and BitLocker To Go, Encrypting File System features.

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Error code 0x8007007B when activating Windows 8

If you want to personalize your copy of Windows 8, you need to activate it first. But if you have a version from  MSDN or TechNet, it might not be as simple as it should.

When you go to System Centre to activate your copy of Win 8 and see a pre-entered product key that you have not entered yourself

You´ll probably run into Error code 0x8007007B

Solution

If you try to activate Windows 8 and get Error code 0x8007007B, this is how to fix it.

1. In desktop mode, right click the lower left corner and select “Run” (or just press WinKey+R from either the start screen or the desktop).

2. Enter “slui 3″ and press ok.

3. Enter your correct product key and hit Activate
   And it’s fixed!

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New File System- ReFS From Microsoft

ReFS is a New FileSystem from Microsoft, will initially debut with Windows 8 Server, it stands for Resilient File System. Although it is designed to be better in many dimensions, resiliency stands out as one of its most prominent features.

Main Goals of ReFS:

• Maintain a high degree of compatibility with a subset of NTFS features that are widely adopted while deprecating others that provide limited value at the cost of system complexity and footprint.
• Verify and auto-correct data. Data can get corrupted due to a number of reasons and therefore must be verified and, when possible, corrected automatically. Metadata must not be written in place to avoid the possibility of “torn writes,” which we will talk about in more detail below.
• Optimize for extreme scale. Use scalable structures for everything. Don’t assume that disk-checking algorithms, in particular, can scale to the size of the entire file system.
• Never take the file system offline. Assume that in the event of corruptions, it is advantageous to isolate the fault while allowing access to the rest of the volume. This is done while salvaging the maximum amount of data possible, all done live.
• Provide a full end-to-end resiliency architecture when used in conjunction with the Storage Spaces feature, which was co-designed and built in conjunction with ReFS

According to Microsoft, ReFS will be an always-online file system "for the next decade or more" that is architected for "extreme scale" with large volume, file and directory sizes, as well as data verification and auto-correction via checksums while maintaining compatibility with a "wide subset of widely adopted" NTFS features.

ReFS will support a maximum size of 4 PB per storage pool path and file lengths of up to 32,000 (unicode) characters, up to 2^64 (18,446,744,100,000,000,000 or about 18 quintillion) directories in a storage volume, and up to 2^64 files in a single directory. ReFS also supports, in theory, to a maximum volume size of 2^78 bytes, as Windows stack addressing is limited to 2^64 bytes, which translates to 16,384 PB. The file size limit is 2^64-1 bytes.

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Windows 8 Developer Preview Keyboard Shortcuts

 Here is Some Keyboard shorcuts for Windows 8 Developer Preview

This is already published in Microsoft MSDN Blog

 

Key and Function in Windows 8

Windows logo key+spacebar: Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key+Y: Temporarily peek at the desktop
Windows logo key+O: Locks device orientation
Windows logo key+VK: Cycles through toasts
Windows logo key+shift+V: Cycles through toasts in reverse order
Windows logo key+Enter: Launches Narrator
Windows logo key+PgUp: Moves tiles to the left
Windows logo key+PgDown: Moves tiles to the right
Windows logo key+Shift+.: Moves the split to the left
Windows logo key+.: Moves the split to the right
Windows logo key+F: Opens File Search App
Windows logo key+C: Opens Charms Bar
Windows logo key+I: Opens Settings charm
Windows logo key+K: Opens Connect charm
Windows logo key+H: Opens Share charm
Windows logo key+Q: Opens Search pane
Windows logo key+W: Opens Settings Search app
Windows logo key+Z: Opens App Bar

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How to Enable Hybrid Boot in Windows 8

Microsoft has introduced a new feature in Windows 8 which is known as a Windows 8 Hybrid Boot. This allows the user to reduce startup times after shutting down your Windows 8 PC.

What is Hybrid Boot in Windows8
Really fast compared to previous OS Windows 7. Because of the new feature called Hybrid boot. Generally in hibernation mode, all files are saved in the same state, but in Windows 8 Hybrid Boot mode only the system files are saved, so that booting will not take much time.
Shutdown and startup times are considerably less in Windows 8 because of Windows 8 Hybrid Boot integration. Windows 8 Hybrid Boot is enabled by default, but in case you want to disable it or enable it or may be if not enabled by default, you can do it from the control panel. Here is how.

How to Enable Hybrid Boot

Kindly follow the below mentioned steps in order to enable or disable Windows 8 Hybrid Boot :

• Open Control Panel.
• Navigate to Hardware and Sound, then to the Power Options.
• From the left pane, click : Choose what the power button does.
• Click on Change settings that are currently unavailable.
• Now at the bottom, you will be able to enable or disable hybrid boot.

When Windows 8 Hybrid Boot is enabled, Windows 8 does not close the kernel session. The user session is only closed in case of Windows 8 Hybrid Boot.

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