I’m pretty sure you all know the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Beta version was released to the public for free a few days ago [details and download]. More than one million downloads took place and reviews are coming all over the web.
I’m not going to review the OS in this post (I’ll do that in a few days here at GadgetRoad), but I’m going to give you a list of keyboard shortcuts that will come in handy in the 8th Generation Windows operating system
Even if you’re a keyboard navigation guru a lot of things have changed in the list of keyboard shortcuts you can use mainly because the focus in the new OS is on the Metro interface, borrowed from the Windows Phone 7 and which promises to offer a much better touchscreen interface. Seeing that Windows 7 was nowhere near the touch experience everyone hoped for I’d say this important change from Microsoft is more than welcome.
Windows 8 Logo was simplified, just like the User InterfaceHere are the main shortcut combos [taken from here] you need to know if you want to navigate efficiently in the new Metro interface, and the desktop, which didn’t disappear completely in Windows 8. The only major thing that disappeared was the Start button and menu, which were replaced by a start page where all your app tiles and displayed. It’s the best homepage yet, by my standards.
Switch input language and keyboard layoutTemporarily peeks at the desktopCycles through toasts in reverse orderMoves Start Screen or Metro style application to the monitor on the leftMoves Start Screen or Metro style application to the monitor on the rightMoves the gutter to the left (snaps an application)Moves the gutter to the right (snaps an application)Cycles through apps in reverse orderCycles through apps and snaps them as they are cycledInitiates input method editor (IME) reconversionSwaps foreground between the snapped and filled appsAnd a quick video preview video I’ve put together after the first few hours of interacting with Windows 8:
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