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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