Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts - [WIN + X] - Power user commands

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Now that everything is relocated within Windows 8 and a little bit harder to find at first, pressing the X key while holding down the Windows key brings up one of the more useful menus.


The "Power user commands" menu

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