Fourteen Windows 8 keyboard commands most people don’t know

These keyboard commands will have you navigating Windows 8 like a pro in no time.

  1. Windows key + x =  opens the Windows tools menu
  2. Windows key + c = opens the Windows 8 right sidebar for settings , search etc + time/date tile
  3. Windows key + d = minimises all windows and focuses on the desktop
  4. Windows key + f = search files window
  5. Windows key + q = search apps window
  6. Windows key + w = search settings window
  7. Windows key + h = share window
  8. Windows key + k = devices window
  9. Windows key + l = lock screen
  10. Windows key + e = open my computer window (also know as “this pc” window)
  11. Windows key + t = opens toolbar menu to select from open windows
  12. Windows key + u = opens ease of access center
  13. Windows key + i = opens settings menu (right side bar) for personalization, power, connections, etc.
  14. Windows key + p = ‘project’ menu – used to configure two screens, a projector etc.