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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.

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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...

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After Win+T, Alt+Tab gets you back to the app you were working in. More key presses than press and release of Win, but I guess those are the lumps of a touch first UI... – sean e Oct 25 '11 at 15:00
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I find that Ctrl +Shift +Esc works a treat.

Not only does this combination open the Task Manager, but it also brings it to the foreground when hidden, and at the same tab that you last used it.

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