Hotkeys

Pressing the Windows key and some specific keys can make you life easier. Here are some useful shortcuts:

• Windows + X : pseudo start menu.
• Windows + C : Windows QuickMenu. Same as dragging you mouse to the lower right corner.
• Windows + M : Minimize all apps and show the desktop, including Metro apps.(does not toggle).
• Windows + D : Show the desktop (toggles).
• Windows + F : search for files
• Windows + Q : search for apps (My first response was why a separate search…then I thought about metro and how it is tiled and not a shortcut per-se. Not sure if that is why, but seams reasonable).
• Windows + 1 through 0 : toggles between your apps you have open in the taskbar
• Windows and then start typing : switches to Start and launches the app search with the letters you typed.