Keyboard Shortcut Keys for Windows 7

Posted on January 15, 2009, 9:53 pm, by Umar.

Already got Windows 7? That’s great, I’m sure you need to know the basic Keyboard shortcut keys for Windows 7. A fellow blogger Brandon has figured out almost all the keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7 you need to use in every day life routine on your computer

Keyboard Shortcut Function
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 + +
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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2 Comments

  1. VibeByEniva says:
    January 21, 2009 at 12:27 am

    that will be very important for me.

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    January 27, 2009 at 11:29 pm

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