Useful Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts are most important for power computer users. If you want to increase your productivity then you must know all Windows keyboard shortcut which is required to carry out your day to day computing activity. Windows Vista and XP have almost same keyboard shortcuts but Microsoft’s latest operating system windows 7 has got many new keyboard shortcuts.
Microsoft has introduced several new keyboard shortcuts, hot keys to make easier navigation and usage of Windows 7.Most Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts mimic the behavior when dragging and dropping windows in the new operating system. Here is the list in case you like to use the keyboard instead of the mouse. Here’s a few keyboard shortcut keys that are new in Windows 7.
- Win+UP Arrow | Maximize the current window
- Win+Down Arrow | If the current window is maximized, restore it; if the current window is restored, minimize it
- Win+Up | Maximize Window
- Win+Down | Minimize Window
- Win+Left | Snap Window to left
- Win+Right | Snap Window to right
- Win+Shift+Left | Jump to left monitor
- Win+Shift+Right | Jump to right monitor
- Win+Home | Minimize / Restore all other windows
- Win+T | Focus the first taskbar entry, similar to ALT +TAB
- Win+Shift+T | Same as above in reverse order
- Win+Space | Peek at the desktop
- Win+G | Bring Gadgets to the top
- Win+ [Num] | Launches the numbered app running in the Super bar
- Win+P | Connecting displays to computers and switching from single monitor to dual|display
- Win+X | Mobility Center
- Win + + | Zoom in and out of Windows
- Win + | Zoom in and out of Windows
- Alt+P | Show/hide Preview Pane in Explorer
- Win + Tab | Windows Aero Task Switcher
- Shift + Click on icon (Taskbar) | Open a new instance
- Middle click on icon(Taskbar) | Open a new instance
- Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon (Taskbar) | Open a new instance with Admin privileges
- Shift + Right|click on icon (Taskbar) | Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
- Shift + Right|click on grouped icon (Taskbar) | Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
- Ctrl + Click on grouped icon | Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group
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Written by Tony on December 13th, 2008 with
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buta singh
#1. May 16th, 2009, at 1:05 PM.
very useful gud handy tricks