MCE keyboard shortcuts
Turn up volume F10
Turn down volume F9
Mute volume F8
Open Messenger in Media Center CTRL+N
Display the Help window F1
Display an additional menu of actions for a page or item that is selected CTRL+D
Go in and go out of windowed mode ALT+ENTER
Move left, right, up, or down ARROW KEYS
Go to the previous page PAGE UP
Go to the next page PAGE DOWN
Go to the last item in a list END
Go to the first item in a list HOME
Go back to the previous screen BACKSPACE
Accept the selection ENTER
Close Media Center ALT+F4
Open Media Center or return to the Media Center Start menu Windows Key+ALT+ENTER
Go to the previous channel PAGE DOWN
Go to the next channel PAGE UP
Skip forward 30 second while watching TV CTRL+F
Skip back 7 seconds while watching TV CTRL+B
Fast forward live TV or recorded TV CTRL+SHIFT+F
Rewind live TV or recorded TV CTRL+SHIFT+B
Play live TV or recorded TV CTRL+SHIFT+P
Stop recording or stop playing a TV show CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause or resume live TV or recorded TV CTRL+P
Record a TV show CTRL+R
Go to live TV CTRL+T
Go to the Guide CTRL+G
Go to Recorded TV CTRL+O
Go to My TV CTRL+SHIFT+T
Copy a CD CTRL+R
Fast forward a song CTRL+SHIFT+F
Skip to the next song CTRL+F
Replay an audio file or song CTRL+B
Stop an audio file or song CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause an audio file or song CTRL+P
Play an audio file or song CTRL+SHIFT+P
Go to My Music CTRL+M
Skip forward CTRL+F
Skip back CTRL+B
Resume playing radio CTRL+SHIFT+P
Stop live radio CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause or resume playing live radio CTRL+P
Go to Radio CTRL+A
Zoom a picture in full-screen mode ENTER
Skip forward to the next picture RIGHT ARROW
Skip back to the previous picture LEFT ARROW
Pause a slide show CTRL+P
Stop a slide show CTRL+SHIFT+S
Play a slide show CTRL+SHIFT+P
Go to My Pictures CTRL+I
Skip forward 30 seconds in a video CTRL+F
Skip back 7 seconds in a video CTRL+B
Fast forward a video CTRL+SHIFT+F
Rewind a video CTRL+SHIFT+B
Stop playing a video CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause or resume a video CTRL+P
Play a video CTRL+SHIFT+P
Go to My Videos CTRL+E
Change the DVD subtitles selection CTRL+U
Change the DVD audio selection CTRL+SHIFT+A
Change the DVD angle ARROW KEYS
Skip forward or go to the next chapter CTRL+F
Skip back or go to the previous chapter CTRL+B
Fast forward CTRL+SHIFT+F
Rewind CTRL+SHIFT+B
Stop a DVD CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause or resume playing a DVD CTRL+P
Play a DVD CTRL+SHIFT+P
Go to the DVD menu CTRL+SHIFT+M
Turn closed captioning on or off CTRL+SHIFT+C
Last updated: 02 Dec, 2008