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