Windows7 Keyboard Shortcuts
Monday, March 12, 2012
Posted by Priya Yadav
Windows logo key+Up Arrow | Maximize the window. |
Windows logo key+Down Arrow | Minimize the window. |
Windows logo key+Left Arrow | Window to the left side of the screen. |
Windows logo key+Right Arrow | Window to the right side of the screen. |
Windows logo key+D | Display the desktop. Hitting it again, restores the windows that were displayed.s |
Windows logo key+Spacebar | Preview the desktop. When you let up on the Windows key, the original windows return |
Windows logo key+M | Minimize all windows. Letting up does not return them to their original size |
Windows logo key+Shift+M | Restore minimized windows to their original size |
Windows logo key+Shift+Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Moves the window to another monitor |
Windows logo key+Home | Minimizes all windows except the active one. |
Taskbar Related Shortcuts | |
Windows logo key+T | Cycles through the programs that are pinned on the taskbar |
Windows logo key +number | Starts the program pinned on the taskbar related to it's position. For example logo key+1 would start the first program pinned to the taskbar |
Ctrl+Windows logo key+number | Changes to the last active windows for that numbered program pinned to the taskbar |
Alt+Windows logo key+number | Opens up the jump list for that program pinned to the taskbar |
Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button | Starts a program on the taskbar as Administrator |
Flip 3D | |
Windows logo key+Tab | Cycles through the running programs |
Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab | Cycles through the running programs letting you use the arrow keys. I find there is a bit more control using this method. |
Misc | |
Windows logo key+E | Opens up My Computer |
Windows logo key+R | Opens up the Run box |
Windows logo key+P | Choose the monitor configuration. For example, dual, single or projector. This can be very useful when having a laptop with a projector attached. |
Alt-P | Shows the Graphic Preview Pane. This can be useful when you want to display a preview of photos in a particular folder. It is much larger than viewing thumbnails and can be faster than needing to start a 3rd party program. |
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