User's Manual

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Chapter 1. Getting to know your computer
Windows key + V
Cycles through notifications.
(press Windows key + V + Shift to go
backward)
Windows key + W Opens Settings in the Search charm.
Windows key + Z Opens the app bar.
Windows key + , (comma) Peeks at the desktop.
Windows key + . (period)
Docks a currently open Metro app on the right
side of the screen. metro app to the right.
(press Windows key + . (period) + Shift to
dock to the left)
Windows key + Enter
Opens Narrator (press Windows key + Enter +
Alt to open Windows Media Center - if
installed)
Windows key + Spacebar
Switches the input language and the keyboard
layout.
Windows key + Tab Cycles through the metro app history.
Windows key + Esc Exits the Magnifier.
Windows key + Home Minimizes any non-active desktop windows.
Windows key + PgUp Move the Start screen to left monitor.
Windows key + PgDn Move the Start screen to right monitor .
Windows key + → / ←
Snaps the currently active desktop window to
a position filling half of the desktop screen on
either the left side or the right side.
Windows key +
↑ / ↓
Maximizes/minimizes the currently active
desktop window.
(press Windows key + right/left + Shift to
keep the width of the currently active
window)