Keyboard shortcuts in Media Center
Use navigation shortcuts to move around in 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 Media Center | Windows logo key+ALT+ENTER |
| Go back to the previous screen or backspace a single character in Search | BACKSPACE |
Change channels
| To | Press |
| Change to a specific channel | The number for the channel you want |
| Move up one channel | EQUAL (=) or CTRL+EQUAL |
| Move down one channel | MINUS (-) or CTRL+MINUS |
Menu shortcuts 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 |
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 control the playback of your media.
| 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 |