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Windows Media Center keyboard shortcuts

Posted February 2007 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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