The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts for the
playback controls. These keyboard shortcuts may also be available
when Windows Media Player is in skin mode, if they are
supported by the
To do this | Use this keyboard shortcut |
Play or pause a file | CTRL+P |
Stop playback | CTRL+S |
Mute volume | F8 |
Increase volume | F10 |
Decrease volume | F9 |
Play previous item | CTRL+B |
Play next item | CTRL+F |
Rewind | CTRL+SHIFT+B |
Fast-forward | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
Play faster than normal speed (time compression) | CTRL+SHIFT+G |
Play at normal speed | CTRL+SHIFT+N |
Play slower than normal speed (time expansion) | CTRL+SHIFT+S |
Note