Keyboard Shortcuts
Use the following navigation shortcuts to move around in Windows Media Center:
To | Press |
Move up | UP ARROW |
Move down | DOWN ARROW |
Move left | LEFT ARROW |
Move right | RIGHT ARROW |
Select | ENTER or SPACEBAR |
Jump back one page at a time | PAGE UP |
Jump ahead one page at a time | PAGE DOWN |
Start Windows Media Center | Windows logo key+ALT+ENTER |
Go back to the previous screen or backspace a single character in Search | BACKSPACE |
Shortcuts to change channels:
To | Press |
Change to a specific channel | The number for the channel you want |
Move up one channel | EQUALS (=) or CTRL+EQUALS or PLUS (+ on the numerical keypad) |
Move down one channel | HYPHEN (-) or CTRL+HYPHEN or MINUS (- on the numerical keypad) |
Menu shortcuts that take you directly to the main menus for feature areas:
To go to top level menus for | Press |
My TV | CTRL+SHIFT+T |
My Music | CTRL+M |
My Videos | CTRL+E |
My Pictures | CTRL+I |
Navigation shortcuts for TV and DVD menus:
To go to TV and DVD menus for | Press |
Guide | CTRL+G |
Record | CTRL+R |
Details | CTRL+D |
DVD Menu | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
Recorded TV | CTRL+O |
DVD Audio | CTRL+SHIFT+A |
DVD Subtitle | CTRL+U |
Transport controls for media playback:
To | Press |
Pause | CTRL+P |
Play | CTRL+SHIFT+P |
Stop | CTRL+SHIFT+S |
Replay | CTRL+B |
Skip | CTRL+F |
Rewind | CTRL+SHIFT+B |
Fast Forward | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
Mute | F8 |
Volume Down | F9 |
Volume Up | F10 |
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