Zune Combos

Because nobody reads the (online) manual anymore, I've collected the some of the common "keyboard" shortcuts for the Zune device and software. May this page provide you with a happier Zuning experience.

Device

Power On, Wake (while the device is off)	Press Play
Quick Sleep (while the device is on)	Hold Play
Full power off	Hold Back and Down
Return to the main menu	Hold Back
Reset / reboot (while the device is on)	Hold Back and Up
Device Recovery (reformat)	1. Hold Down and Back to power off. 2. On a 2nd generation device (Zune 4/8/80): Hold Back, the Center pad button, and Play. 2. On a 1st generation device (Zune 30): Hold Back, Left, Center, and Play.   Note: Afterwards, your device will need to be attached to a PC to initialize and download the latest firmware.   Disclaimer: Use only as directed by support etc., etc.

 

Notice: The information here pertains to current devices with firmware version 2.3; other versions (past or future) reserve the right to change these combos.

PC Software

Toggle Shuffle	Ctrl+H
Toggle Play/Pause	Ctrl+P
Stop	Ctrl+S
Toggle Repeat	Ctrl+T
Mute	F7
Increase Volume	F9
Decrease Volume	F8

The extra media buttons on some keyboards also work for keyboardizing stop, play, pause, next track, and previous track.

 

More PC keyboard shortcuts can be found on the Zune help site here.

Comments

• Anonymous
  November 16, 2011
  Thanks a ton for this, needed the reboot shortcut, as well as using this for the format shortcut in the past.