Use Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 7
Article by George Norman
On 07 Sep 2009
The Media Player in Windows 7, compared to previous versions, comes with several enhancements – things like Internet Radio playback, camera and camcorder video digital support, a new Now Playing view, unplayable content filtering, CD or DVD playback resuming, improved Jump List and a simple way to access the advanced settings. The Media Player will also come with a host of keyboard shortcuts, as you can see from the list presented below.

Windows 7 Media Player keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl + 1 - Switches to library mode
Ctrl + 2 - Switches to skin mode
Ctrl + 3 - Switches to player mode
Ctrl + 7 - Add to Play
Ctrl + 8 - Add to Burn
Ctrl + 9 - Add to Sync
Ctrl + A - Selects everything in a list
Ctrl + B - Previous item or previous chapter
Ctrl + E - Focus on Search text box and switch to library mode if not there
Ctrl + F - Next item or next chapter
Ctrl + H - Turn on/off shuffle mode
Ctrl + J - Eject
Ctrl + M - Toggle menu bar in library
Ctrl + N - Create playlist
Ctrl + O - Shows Open Dialog
Ctrl + P - Play/Pause toggle
Ctrl + Q - Add selected track to open list
Ctrl + S - Stops Playback
Ctrl + T - Turn on/off repeat mode
Ctrl + U - Shows Open URL Dialog
Ctrl + W - Stops playback
Ctrl + Shift + B - Rewinds playing content
Ctrl + Shift + C - Caption On/Off Toggle
Ctrl + Shift + F - Fast forwards playing content
Ctrl + Shift + G - Play Speed Fast
Ctrl + Shift + N - Play Speed Normal
Ctrl + Shift + S - Play Speed Slow
Ctrl + Right Arrow (focus not on Seek Bar) - Next playlist in playlist history
Ctrl + Left Arrow (focus not on Seek Bar) - Previous playlist in playlist history
Ctrl + Right Arrow (focus on Seek Bar) - Skip forward (large increment)
Ctrl + Left Arrow (focus on Seek Bar) - Skip backward (large increment)
Shift + Right Arrow (focus on Seek Bar) - Skip forward (small increment)
Shift + Left Arrow (focus on Seek Bar) - Skip backward (small increment)
Right Arrow (focus on Seek Bar) - Skip forward
Left Arrow(focus on Seek Bar) - Skip backward
Ctrl + Click - Resize player to image
Escape (full screen mode) - Return to Now Playing
F1 - Help
F2 - Edit meta data column
F4 - Switch view mode in library mode
F5 - Refresh screen
F6 - Increases album art
Shift + F6- Decreases album art
F7 - Mutes sound
F8 - Decrease sound volume
F9 - Increases sound volume
F10 - Show menu bar in library
Shift + F10 - Context menu shortcut
Alt + 1 - Video Size 50%
Alt + 2 - Video Size 100%
Alt + 3 - Video Size 200%
Alt + Enter - Full Screen Toggle

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If you are not sure whether your current configuration can support Windows 7, check out this article.



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