In Windows 7, Win can be used to raise an auto-hidden taskbar. In Windows 8, Win overwrites the entire screen with the Start Screen.
Is there a keyboard shortcut in Windows 8 to display the Taskbar once it has been auto-hidden?
Update: thanks to Tom for the answer. A recent post on the Windows Team Blog has a comprehensive list of system keyboard shortcuts for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Best Answer
Either hover it, or press WIN+T to activate the current application on the task bar.
There also doesn't seem a quick way to access the lock screen information,
I bet they might facilitate accessing the different things using hotkeys. Because it is indeed a pain...