Most Commonly Used Shortcut Keys

Windows 8 Shorcuts and Screen Caps of what they do!!

Windows + C                                     - Access the Charms Bar

Windows + Q                                     - Access the Search Menu

Windows + Tab                                  - Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar

Windows + I                                       - Access the Settings Charm

Windows + H                                      - Access the Share Charm

Windows + K                                      - Access the Device Charm

Windows + F                                       - Access the Files Search Screen

Windows + W                                      - Access the Settings Search Screen

Windows + P                                        - Access the Second Screen Bar

Windows + Z                                       - Brings up the app bar when your using an app

Windows + X                                       - Access the Tools Menu

Windows + E                                       - Open Computer

Windows + R                                       - Open Run Dialog Box

Windows + U                                       - Open Ease of Access Center

Windows + Enter                                 - Launch Narrator

Windows + Pause/Break                      - Open the System Page

Windows + Left Arrow                        - Tile current window to the left of the screen

Windows + Right Arrow                      - Tile current window to the right of the screen

Windows + Home                               - Minimize all but the current window ( so i capped this one while it          .                                                             was still minimizing

Sorry didn't have time to screen cap the rest of the shortcuts but here they are if you want to try them out

Windows + Shift + Left/Right Arrow   - Move current window from one screen to another
Windows + Shift + Up Arrow             - Extend current window from top to bottom
Windows + CTRL + B                       - Access the program that is displaying a notification
Windows + .                                      - Move the screen split to the right
Windows + Shift + .                           - Move the screen split to the left
Windows + V                                    - View all active Toast/Notifications
Windows + Shift + V                         - View all active Toast/Notifications in reverse order

Windows + O                                      - Lock Screen Orientation

Windows + T                                      - Cycles through items on the taskbar
Windows + M                                     - Minimizes all windows at once
Windows + D                                      - Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all open windows)
Windows + L                                      - Lock Computer

Windows + (1-10)                               - Launches an item on your taskbar depending on which # you press
Windows + Up Arrow                          - Maximize current window
Windows + Down Arrow                     - Minimize/Restore current window

Windows + B                                       - Select the first item in your notification bar you can then use the            .                                                              arrow keys to select which notification you would like to select .     .                                                              and then press enter