What keyboard shortcuts are available in Media Browser?

Following is a list of keyboard shortcuts available in Media Browser as well as Windows Media Center.

Media Browser Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl-P – Show Play popup menu with options to Play All or Shuffle Play (can be used on Media Collections and Folders)
• Ctrl-W – Toggles the watched / unwatched status for the selected item
• Ctrl-R – Refreshes metadata, etc. for the currently selected item. More info here.
• Shift-8 or * key – Access context menu for selected item. More info here.
• Shift-3 – Popup detail screen for the selected item (theme specific)

Supported remote controls for Windows Media Center also have buttons that have special functions in Media Browser.

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Windows Media Center Keyboard Shortcuts

Keep in mind that the list of shortcuts below concern Windows Media Center and not Media Browser

GENERAL

• Win+Alt+Enter Open Windows Media Center start screen
• Alt+F4 Close Windows Media Center
• Enter Accept the selection
• Backspace Go back to the previous screen
• Home Go to the first item in a list
• End Go to the last item in a list
• Page Down Go to the next page
• Page Up Go to the previous page
• Arrow Keys Move left, right, up, or down
• Alt+Enter Go in and go out of windowed mode

TV

• Ctrl+O Go to Recorded TV
• Ctrl+G Go to the Guide
• Ctrl+T Go to live TV
• Ctrl+R Record a TV show
• Ctrl+P Pause or resume live TV or recorded TV
• Ctrl+Shift+S Stop recording or stop playing a TV show
• Ctrl+Shift+P Resume playing a TV show
• Ctrl+Shift+B Rewind live TV or recorded TV
• Ctrl+Shift+F Fast forward live TV or recorded TV
• Ctrl+B Skip back
• Ctrl+F Skip forward
• Ctrl+D Display the context menu
• Page Up Go to the next channel
• Page Down Go to the previous channel

RADIO

• Ctrl+A Go to Radio
• Ctrl+P Pause or resume live radio
• Ctrl+Shift+S Stop live radio
• Ctrl+Shift+P Resume playing radio
• Ctrl+B Skip back
• Ctrl+F Skip forward
• Ctrl+D Display the context menu

DVD

• Ctrl+Shift+M Go to the DVD menu
• Ctrl+Shift+P Play
• Ctrl+P Pause
• Ctrl+Shift+S Stop
• Rewind Ctrl+Shift+B
• Ctrl+Shift+F Fast forward
• Ctrl+B Go to the previous chapter
• Ctrl+F Go to the next chapter
• Arrow Keys Change the DVD angle
• Ctrl+Shift+A Change the DVD audio selection
• Ctrl+U Change the DVD subtitles selection

VIDEO

• Ctrl+E Go to Videos
• Ctrl+Shift+P Play
• Ctrl+P Pause
• Ctrl+Shift+S Stop
• Ctrl+Shift+B Rewind
• Ctrl+Shift+F Fast forward
• Ctrl+B Skip back
• Ctrl+F Skip forward

PICTURES

• Ctrl+I Go to Pictures
• Enter Zoom a picture in Picture Details
• Ctrl+Shift+P Play a slide show
• Ctrl+Shift+S Stop a slide show
• Ctrl+P Pause a slide show
• Up Arrow Skip back to the previous picture
• Left Arrow Skip back to the previous picture
• Down Arrow Skip forward to the next picture
• Right Arrow Skip forward to the next pictureDOWN
• Ctrl+D Display the context menu

MUSIC

• Ctrl+M Go to Music
• Ctrl+Shift+P Play an audio file or song
• Ctrl+Shift+S Stop playing an audio file or song
• Ctrl+P Pause or resume an audio file or song
• Ctrl+B Replay an audio file or song
• Ctrl+F Skip to the next song
• Ctrl+Shift+F Fast forward a song
• Ctrl+R Rip a CD
• Ctrl+D Display the context menu

VOLUME

• F8 Mute volume
• F9 Volume down
• F10 Volume up
• Ctrl+Shift+C Turn on or turn off closed captioning

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