After Windows 7 the best version by Microsoft is Windows 8 that has a new user experience and lots of new features for users and it also has shortcut keys to make user's life easier and faster. All shortcut keys are also similar to windows 7.
Here are Some Shortcut Keys:
Start Screen
| Win+PgUp | Move tiles to the left |
| Win+PgDn | Move tiles to the right |
| Win+[Arrows] | Change which tile is selected |
| Win+Enter | Open the selected tile |
| Win+C | Open simplified Start menu |
| Win+O | Lock device orientation (landscape/portrait); for devices with a gyroscope |
| Win+Space | Switch input language and keyboard layout |
TaskBar
| Shift+Click | Open a new instance of the program |
| Ctrl+Click | Cycle between windows in a group |
| Middle Click | Open a new instance of the program |
| Ctrl+Shift+Click | Open a new instance of the program as Administrator |
| Shift+Right-Click | Show window menu |
Management
| Alt+F4 | Close the active window |
| Alt+Tab | Switch to previous active window |
| Alt+Esc | Cycle through all open windows |
| Win+Tab | Flip 3D |
| Ctrl+Win+Tab | Persistent Flip 3D |
| Win+T | Cycle through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview) |
| Win+M | Minimize all open windows |
| Win+Shift+M | Undo all window minimization |
| Win+D | Toggle showing the desktop |
| Win+↑ | Maximize the current window |
| Win+↓ | If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it |
| Win+← | Dock the current window to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size |
| Win+→ | Dock the current window to the right half of the screen *If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen *If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size |
| Win+Shift+← | Move current window to the left monitor (with dual monitors) |
| Win+Shift+→ | Move current window to the right monitor (with dual monitors) |
| Win+Home | Minimize all but the current window |
| Win+Y | Peek at the desktop |
| Win+[Plus sign] | Zoom in |
| Win+[Minus sign] | Zoom out |
Windows Management
| Win+. | Move the application split to the left |
| Win+Shift. | Move the application split to the right |
| Win+Z | Open the App bar |
| Win+Shift+C | Open the Charms bar |
| Win+K | Open the Connect charm |
| Win+H | Open the Share charm |
| Win+I | Open the Settings charm |
| Win+Q | Application search |
| Win+W | Settings search |
| Win+F | File search |
| Win+Y | Peek at the desktop |
| Win+V | Cycle through toasts |
| Win+ShiftV | Cycle in reverse through toasts |
| Win+Enter | Open Narrator |
Programs
| Win+P | Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors) |
| Win+1 | Open the first program on your Quick Launch bar |
| Win+2 | Open the second program on your Quick Launch bar |
| Win+n | Open the nth program on your Quick Launch bar |
| Win+U | Open the ease of access center |
| Win+F | Open the search window |
| Win+X | Open the Mobility Center |
| Win+E | Open Explorer |
| Win+R | Open the Run window |
| Win+B | Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar) |
| Win+P | Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors) |
| Win+Pause | Open the System Properties portion from the Control Panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+Esc | Open Windows Task Manager |
Folders
| Alt+P | Show/hide the preview pane |
| Alt+← | Go back |
| Alt+→ | Go forward |
| Alt+↑ | Go up a directory |
| Alt+D | Move focus to address bar |
| Alt+D, Tab | Move focus to search bar |
| Alt+Enter | Open the Properties window of the current selection |
| Ctrl+Mousewheel | Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.) |
| Alt+P | Show/hide the preview pane |
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