Shortcut keys in Windows 8
Win: switching between the Start screen and the Windows 8 app
Win + C: displays Charms: Settings, Devices, Share and Search options
Win + D: launches the desktop
Win + E: launches Explorer
Win + F: opens the panel File Search
Win + H: open the Share panel
Win + I: opens Settings
Win + K: open the Devices window
Win + L to lock your PC
Win + M: minimize the current Explorer or Internet Explorer window (IE works in full screen, too)
Win + O: orientation lock switch the device on and off
Win + P: switch your display to a second screen or projector
Win + T: open the Search pane App
Win + R: opens the Run box
Win + U: open the Ease of Access Centre
Win + V: cycles through toasts (notices)
Win + W: search for system settings (type POWER for links to all the power-related options, for example)
Win + X: display the menu text useful Windows tools and applets
Win + Z: displays the right-click context menu when in full-screen applications
Win + +: the launch of Magnifier and zoom in
Win + -: zoom out
Win +, Aero desktop peek
Win + Enter: launches Narrator
Win + PgUp: move the current screen to the left monitor
Win + PgDn: move the current screen to the right monitor
Win + PrtSc: capture the current screen and save it to your Pictures folder
Windows 8 system requirements
If you want to run Windows 8 on your PC, here's what it takes:
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Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
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RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
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Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
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Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
Win: switching between the Start screen and the Windows 8 app
Win + C: displays Charms: Settings, Devices, Share and Search options
Win + D: launches the desktop
Win + E: launches Explorer
Win + F: opens the panel File Search
Win + H: open the Share panel
Win + I: opens Settings
Win + K: open the Devices window
Win + L to lock your PC
Win + M: minimize the current Explorer or Internet Explorer window (IE works in full screen, too)
Win + O: orientation lock switch the device on and off
Win + P: switch your display to a second screen or projector
Win + T: open the Search pane App
Win + R: opens the Run box
Win + U: open the Ease of Access Centre
Win + V: cycles through toasts (notices)
Win + W: search for system settings (type POWER for links to all the power-related options, for example)
Win + X: display the menu text useful Windows tools and applets
Win + Z: displays the right-click context menu when in full-screen applications
Win + +: the launch of Magnifier and zoom in
Win + -: zoom out
Win +, Aero desktop peek
Win + Enter: launches Narrator
Win + PgUp: move the current screen to the left monitor
Win + PgDn: move the current screen to the right monitor
Win + PrtSc: capture the current screen and save it to your Pictures folder
Shortcut keys in Windows 8
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