Microsoft Windows Team has released a list of keyboard shortcuts for upcoming Windows 8. There are a lot of new addition to the list which makes it easy to navigate in new Metro UI
Keyboard Shortcut
Function
Keyboard Shortcut
Function
Win + C
Charms menu
Win + D
Shows Desktop
Win + E
Windows Explorer
Win + F
Metro File Search
Win + G
Cycles through Desktop Gadget
Win + H
Share panel on Charm menu
Win + I
Settings option on Charm menu
Win + J
Switch between Snapped Applications
Win + K
Device panel on charm menu
Win + L
Lock the system
Win + N
Minimizes all the windows
Win + P
Project option
Win + Q
Metro App Search
Win + T
Cycle through Apps
Win + U
Ease of Access Center
Win + V
Cycle through notifications
Win + W
Metro Search Settings
Win + Y
Peek at the desktop
Win + Z
Open App bar for active application
Win + 0-9
Switch between apps
Win + ,
Peek at the desktop
Win + .
Snap metro app to right
Win + Shift + .
Snap metro app to left
Win + Home
Minimize non-active windows
Win + PgUp/PgDn
Move Start Screen to Left/Right monitor
Win + Arrow Keys
Switch to the (classic) Windows desktop and enable Aero Snap
Ctrl + Mouse wheel
Change icon size on desktop or Zoom in/out on Start screen
Ctrl + E
In Explorer, select search textbox
Ctrl + N
New window in Explorer
Ctrl + R
Refresh
Ctrl + W
In Explorer, close window
Ctrl + Tab
Cycle through metro app history
Ctrl + Esc
Start screen
Alt + D
Select address bar in Explorer
Alt + Enter
Open properties window
Alt + Spacebar
Shortcut menu
Alt + Tab
Switch between apps
Alt + Left Arrow
Previous folder in Explorer
Alt + Up Arrow
Go up one level in Explorer
Ctrl + Alt + I
Invert colors in Magnifier
Ctrl + Alt + D
Docked mode in Magnifier
Ctrl + Alt + L
Lens mode in Magnifier
Microsoft released a document the list of features and functionalities in Windows server 8 beta that either have been removed or planned for potential removal.
List of Features removed:
Active Directory Federation Services - Support for “Resource Group”
Active Directory Federation Services - Support for NT Token Mode
Server Core – Oclist.exe has been removed
Clustering – Support for 32-bit resource dll
Clustering – Cluster.exe command-line interface
Windows Help
Storage – Storage manager for SANs snap-in
Storage – Storage Explorer snap-in
Storage - SCSIport host-bus adapter driver
SMB – SMB.sys removed. Winsock kernel (WDK) has been introduced.
List of Features deprecated:
DBMS – Support for 16 and 32 bit applications and drivers
DBMS - ODBC/OLEDB support for Microsoft Oracle
Jet Red RDBMS and ODBC drivers
Hyper-V - WMI root\virtualization namespace
Hyper-v – AzMan
SMTP
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications (SUA)
Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM)
This and few more features have been either removed or deprecated in Windows server 8 beta. To check out the complete list check out the Microsoft article.
Telnet is not present in Windows vista and later windows version by default. We need to manually select the feature from Control Panel > Turn Windows Features on or off. T There is, however, another way to install the telnet client on these operating systems, that is, by command line. The command line can be used to automate the process in multiple machines. Type the following command in command prompt to install the Telnet client: dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient
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Hope it helps!
