Few Windows 8 hotkeys I have found useful:
Win |
Goto start screen, start typing application name to search for it |
Win-X |
Open advanced menu from bottom-left corner of screen (you can access this by right clicking mouse on same place) |
Win-X + A |
Open command prompt as administrator |
Win-X + C |
Open command prompt (this is better than just launching command, the shortcut always creates new window) |
Win-W |
Access the search dialog. Search is not just for files and folders. Try typing for example “path” immediately after Win-W and you get choices which you can use to go the user or system environment settings. |
Win-Left/right |
Dock window to left/right side of screen, move around displays if you have multiple |
Win-Up/down |
Maximize, restore window |
Shift-Click |
Open new instance of programs |
Middle click |
Open new instance of program |
Ctrl-Shift-Click |
Open new instance of program as administrator |
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