Windows Media Center keyboard shortcuts

Posted in Windows Vista by Steve Sinchak

Navigation

Open Windows Media Center or return to the Windows Media Center start screen

Windows Key+ALT+ENTER

Close Windows Media Center

ALT+F4

Accept the selection

ENTER

Go back to the previous screen

BACKSPACE

Go to the first item in a list

HOME

Go to the last item in a list

END

Go to the next page

PAGE DOWN

Go to the previous page

PAGE UP

Move left, right, up, or down

ARROW KEYS

Go in and go out of windowed mode

ALT+ENTER

Control Audio

Mute volume

F8

Turn down volume

F9

Turn up volume

F10

Turn on or turn off closed captioning

CTRL+SHIFT+C

Go to Music

CTRL+M

Play an audio file or song

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Pause or resume an audio file or song

CTRL+P

Replay an audio file or song

CTRL+B

Skip to the next song

CTRL+F

Fast forward a song

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Rip a CD

CTRL+R

Display the context menu

CTRL+D

Control the TV

Go to Recorded TV

CTRL+O

Go to the Guide

CTRL+G

Go to live TV

CTRL+T

Record a TV show

CTRL+R

Pause or resume live TV or recorded TV

CTRL+P

Stop recording or stop playing a TV show

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Resume playing a TV show

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Rewind live TV or recorded TV

CTRL+SHIFT+B

Fast forward live TV or recorded TV

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Skip back

CTRL+B

Skip forward

CTRL+F

Display the context menu

CTRL+D

Go to the next channel

PAGE UP

Go to the previous channel

PAGE DOWN

Control Radio

Go to Radio

CTRL+A

Pause or resume live radio

CTRL+P

Stop live radio

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Resume playing radio

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Skip back

CTRL+B

Skip forward

CTRL+F

Display the context menu

CTRL+D

Control Pictures

Go to Pictures

CTRL+I

Zoom a picture in Picture Details

ENTER

Play a slide show

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Stop a slide show

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Pause a slide show

CTRL+P

Skip back to the previous picture

UP ARROW or LEFT ARROW

Skip forward to the next picture

DOWN ARROW or RIGHT ARROW

Display the context menu

CTRL+D

Control Videos

Go to Videos

CTRL+E

Play

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Pause

CTRL+P

Stop

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Rewind

CTRL+SHIFT+B

Fast forward

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Skip back

CTRL+B

Skip forward

CTRL+F

Control DVD's

Go to the DVD menu

CTRL+SHIFT+M

Play

CTRL+SHIFT+P

Pause

CTRL+P

Stop

CTRL+SHIFT+S

Rewind

CTRL+SHIFT+B

Fast forward

CTRL+SHIFT+F

Go to the previous chapter

CTRL+B

Go to the next chapter

CTRL+F

Change the DVD angle

ARROW KEYS

Change the DVD audio selection

CTRL+SHIFT+A

Change the DVD subtitles selection

CTRL+U

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