Some of these tips I knew from self-experimentation but most of those many have never heard of probably. Knowing those three, the other fifty tips were amazingly helpful, including one that lets you review an app straight from it. Now I know just how much better Windows 8 than Windows 7
29 August 2013
This simple app is an envaluable tool for those new to Windows 8. I never knew about how many little tricks there were hidden in the OS, but Cheat Keys had me covered and helped me learn to make the most of my computer. -1 star because it does contain ads, but otherwise it's definitely worth a download and at least a quick read over to discover just how much can be done with a few simple button presses.
10 March 2013
gives you easy access to different functions and allows you to use shortcuts to make windows 8 experience easier. Perfect for beginning learners of windows 8.
29 July 2013
Teaches you lots of key shortcuts to move around the desktop faster. Good for new Win 8 users
6 September 2013
Thank you so much for putting this app together. I just bought a laptop with Windows 8. I bought a display model so I didn't get any kind of user manual or instructions or anything and this is my first time using Windows 8. I was pretty lost. I know from my smart phone how to add apps and when I found yours I added it. It has been such a big help in learning how to find my way around. Thanks again! =) ~Softwolfsong~
17 January 2013
While other Window 8 guides go into more detail and focus more on touch-based controls, I wanted a simple list of commands with the keyboard shortcuts, which this app provides.
Only suggestion is allow to user to switch views to an even more compact table that just has one line per command, once they are familiar with the commands but can't remember the shortcuts yet.
23 March 2013
Installed this app when I went to the Start screen there was an app I didn't install. I uninstalled this second app, which was something from Western Digital and was no longer able to us the app I did install. When I went back to the store, I was not able to reinstall anything because the store indicated that I already owned the app. So now I have nothing.
31 December 2012
The app definitely helped me discover some much needed shortcuts, but the Bing Ad on the left side of the screen that won't go away is supremely annoying...
26 May 2013
OK zero stars to MS for making me learn a completely new way of using a computer ("Hey, let's move the brake peddle to the back seat and replace it with a Horn Peddle Charm"). But this app is a handy way to learn as you go. I consult it a couple times a week.
15 November 2012
Very easy to understand and very useful. I will be using these shortcuts for years to come. Thank you!
28 December 2013
This application is simple, easy, quick, clear, concise. Its not the kind of app you'll spend all day in. It is the kind of app that will make your life better and your experience better. You'll stop fighting your computer and see what the OS developers want your experience to be. My relationship with my new computer went from hate to love in 15 min b/c of this app. Thank you for the app. Hello Bill Gates, This app should automatically launch upon opening my computer for the 1st time.
11 January 2013
... clear, concise, attractively indexed win8 help with an extremely annoying virus advertisement.
11 November 2013
This app can help ease some of the frustrations of switching to Windows 8. Very helpful
6 May 2013
This app is great and has a lot of information to make your Windows 8 journey much easier.
11 April 2013
Personally I dislike the windows store. If I download an app, I can never download it again so you cant give it a second chance. That said, this app does not delv deep enough into the real deep tricks, just the simple ones that you will find with windows help. You will find much more in depth apps by searching Bing for a list of windows 8 shortcuts.
16 January 2013
This is maybe THE thing missing in windows 8 desktop. I'm sorry Microsoft, you have done a very very poor job in giving small tutorials on how Windows 8 works. Kudoos for the developers of this app, they should be paid by Microsoft!
31 October 2012
Despite what other reviewers state, this app does work. The biggest con is that it will only display 1 or 2 tips PER DAY. Why? These tips are simple to memorize in less than a minute. If you are looking for an app that gives you all the tips at once, steer clear of this one.
31 July 2013
Simple App that taught me a few quick tips on how to more easily and efficiently use the new operating system!
26 July 2013
Novice with Win 8. Just discovered this gem. Luv. It's a big help.
12 June 2013
This app is very helpful when learning how to operate your surface efficiently. Worth the download.
22 April 2013
With all the new things that came with Windows 8, a few seconds reading what this app offered and I learned so many easy tricks that are useful. It's easy to pull up and everything is pretty organized so if I were to forget something, I can easily just return to the app and find the command I was looking for. :)
27 February 2013
I have trouble remembering all the key strokes and things this really helps me I recommend it
27 January 2013
As always, I hated this new operating system until I started learning the short cuts and I am starting to love how I can jump around. Its much faster and easier if you learn the short cuts. I love how configurable it is.
22 January 2013
If you have Windows 8, you have to have this app. This should come standard with Windows 8. Microsoft...are you reading this?
6 January 2013
This is a very informative app which listed most if not all of the shortcuts need for using windows 8 with or without touch screen. For me that was much needed because I installed Win 8 on a desktop without touch capabilities. With all the keyboard shortcuts listed here, I don't even miss touch. Everything that can be done with touch screen can be done just as quickly with the keyboard or mouse. But mostly with keystroke. This is a good thing. And listing all of this is one spot.., Awesome!!!!
10 November 2012
Some decent tips for newbies
30 December 2013
good and necessairy
12 November 2013
I love windows 8 even more now that I see all these apps on how to use it more affectively!! windows 8 cheat keys is an awesome app that makes learning all the ways to control my computer easy and fun. thanks windows for another great app and another amazing os
28 September 2013
I prefer using the keyboard whenever I can to navigate my OS desktop environment. Many of the shortcuts in this app were ones I was not previously aware of. Some of them (like [Win Key + X], [Win + Q] and [Win + Z] will be productivity lifesavers. [Win Key + I] is another great shortcut. I'm not used to context sensitive interfaces, so these shortcuts really help me navigate the OS quicker; especially considering that I do not have a touch screen.
16 August 2013
.....so glad I found this! So much easier to navigate. I couldn't find anyone who could help with some of these quick tips.
8 July 2013
Some of these tips I knew from self-experimentation but most of those many have never heard of probably. Knowing those three, the other fifty tips were amazingly helpful, including one that lets you review an app straight from it. Now I know just how much better Windows 8 than Windows 7
29 August 2013
This simple app is an envaluable tool for those new to Windows 8. I never knew about how many little tricks there were hidden in the OS, but Cheat Keys had me covered and helped me learn to make the most of my computer. -1 star because it does contain ads, but otherwise it's definitely worth a download and at least a quick read over to discover just how much can be done with a few simple button presses.
10 March 2013
gives you easy access to different functions and allows you to use shortcuts to make windows 8 experience easier. Perfect for beginning learners of windows 8.
29 July 2013
Teaches you lots of key shortcuts to move around the desktop faster. Good for new Win 8 users
6 September 2013
Thank you so much for putting this app together. I just bought a laptop with Windows 8. I bought a display model so I didn't get any kind of user manual or instructions or anything and this is my first time using Windows 8. I was pretty lost. I know from my smart phone how to add apps and when I found yours I added it. It has been such a big help in learning how to find my way around. Thanks again! =) ~Softwolfsong~
17 January 2013
While other Window 8 guides go into more detail and focus more on touch-based controls, I wanted a simple list of commands with the keyboard shortcuts, which this app provides. Only suggestion is allow to user to switch views to an even more compact table that just has one line per command, once they are familiar with the commands but can't remember the shortcuts yet.
23 March 2013
Installed this app when I went to the Start screen there was an app I didn't install. I uninstalled this second app, which was something from Western Digital and was no longer able to us the app I did install. When I went back to the store, I was not able to reinstall anything because the store indicated that I already owned the app. So now I have nothing.
31 December 2012
The app definitely helped me discover some much needed shortcuts, but the Bing Ad on the left side of the screen that won't go away is supremely annoying...
26 May 2013
OK zero stars to MS for making me learn a completely new way of using a computer ("Hey, let's move the brake peddle to the back seat and replace it with a Horn Peddle Charm"). But this app is a handy way to learn as you go. I consult it a couple times a week.
15 November 2012
Very easy to understand and very useful. I will be using these shortcuts for years to come. Thank you!
28 December 2013
This application is simple, easy, quick, clear, concise. Its not the kind of app you'll spend all day in. It is the kind of app that will make your life better and your experience better. You'll stop fighting your computer and see what the OS developers want your experience to be. My relationship with my new computer went from hate to love in 15 min b/c of this app. Thank you for the app. Hello Bill Gates, This app should automatically launch upon opening my computer for the 1st time.
11 January 2013
... clear, concise, attractively indexed win8 help with an extremely annoying virus advertisement.
11 November 2013
This app can help ease some of the frustrations of switching to Windows 8. Very helpful
6 May 2013
This app is great and has a lot of information to make your Windows 8 journey much easier.
11 April 2013
Personally I dislike the windows store. If I download an app, I can never download it again so you cant give it a second chance. That said, this app does not delv deep enough into the real deep tricks, just the simple ones that you will find with windows help. You will find much more in depth apps by searching Bing for a list of windows 8 shortcuts.
16 January 2013
This is maybe THE thing missing in windows 8 desktop. I'm sorry Microsoft, you have done a very very poor job in giving small tutorials on how Windows 8 works. Kudoos for the developers of this app, they should be paid by Microsoft!
31 October 2012
Despite what other reviewers state, this app does work. The biggest con is that it will only display 1 or 2 tips PER DAY. Why? These tips are simple to memorize in less than a minute. If you are looking for an app that gives you all the tips at once, steer clear of this one.
31 July 2013
Simple App that taught me a few quick tips on how to more easily and efficiently use the new operating system!
26 July 2013
Novice with Win 8. Just discovered this gem. Luv. It's a big help.
12 June 2013
This app is very helpful when learning how to operate your surface efficiently. Worth the download.
22 April 2013
With all the new things that came with Windows 8, a few seconds reading what this app offered and I learned so many easy tricks that are useful. It's easy to pull up and everything is pretty organized so if I were to forget something, I can easily just return to the app and find the command I was looking for. :)
27 February 2013
I have trouble remembering all the key strokes and things this really helps me I recommend it
27 January 2013
As always, I hated this new operating system until I started learning the short cuts and I am starting to love how I can jump around. Its much faster and easier if you learn the short cuts. I love how configurable it is.
22 January 2013
If you have Windows 8, you have to have this app. This should come standard with Windows 8. Microsoft...are you reading this?
6 January 2013
This is a very informative app which listed most if not all of the shortcuts need for using windows 8 with or without touch screen. For me that was much needed because I installed Win 8 on a desktop without touch capabilities. With all the keyboard shortcuts listed here, I don't even miss touch. Everything that can be done with touch screen can be done just as quickly with the keyboard or mouse. But mostly with keystroke. This is a good thing. And listing all of this is one spot.., Awesome!!!!
10 November 2012
Some decent tips for newbies
30 December 2013
good and necessairy
12 November 2013
I love windows 8 even more now that I see all these apps on how to use it more affectively!! windows 8 cheat keys is an awesome app that makes learning all the ways to control my computer easy and fun. thanks windows for another great app and another amazing os
28 September 2013
I prefer using the keyboard whenever I can to navigate my OS desktop environment. Many of the shortcuts in this app were ones I was not previously aware of. Some of them (like [Win Key + X], [Win + Q] and [Win + Z] will be productivity lifesavers. [Win Key + I] is another great shortcut. I'm not used to context sensitive interfaces, so these shortcuts really help me navigate the OS quicker; especially considering that I do not have a touch screen.
16 August 2013
.....so glad I found this! So much easier to navigate. I couldn't find anyone who could help with some of these quick tips.