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Keys corresponding to WP8.1 emulator functions

Drew Naylor edited this page May 11, 2023 · 5 revisions

These keys were discovered simply by pressing them on the keyboard. I'm using a standard Windows-style US keyboard layout.
The emulator function is on the left and the associated key is on the right.

  • Back button: Escape key
    • Enter multitasking: hold down Escape
    • Alternatively, you can also use F1 (both just going back and for going into multitasking) and F2 (only going back, no multitasking)
  • Start button: Windows/Meta key (this may be wrong, I need to check)
  • Search button: F3
  • Camera button: F7
    • Focus camera: hold down F6 (while in the camera app)
  • Volume Up button: F9
  • Volume Down button: F10
  • Voice recognition via Cortana/Bing Search app: hold down F11
  • Lock button: F12
  • Take a screenshot: press F9 and F12 at the same time
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