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Windows hot keys
Use hot keys to access functions conveniently in Windows 8.
Press the Windows key (
) or the Alt key, and a hot key
simultaneously.
Key Description
Windows key ( )
•
Switch to the
Start
screen or the
most recent application.
Windows key ( )+D
•
Switch to the desktop.
Windows key ( )+C
•
Open the Charms.
Windows key ( )+L
•
Lock the screen.
Windows key ( )+U
•
Open
Ease of Access Center
.
Windows key ( )+P
•
Open the
Second screen
option in
the
Devices
charm.
Windows key ( )+X
•
Open advanced management tools.
Alt+F4
•
Close a running application.
•
To use this function, the
Fn Lock
key
must be turned off.