Windows Media Center keyboard shortcuts

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