Here are some useful keyboard shortcuts to speed up your work on Windows Seven. These shortcuts are new and are very handy. If you have already got your copy of Windows Seven then you can try these shortcuts otherwise you can read this article to download Windows Seven.
General
Win+Up | Maximize |
Win+Down | Restore / Minimize |
Win+Left | Snap to left |
Win+Right | Snap 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
Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around. Win+Shift+T cycles backwards. |
Win+Space | Peek at the desktop |
Win+G | Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order |
Win+P | External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc) |
Win+X | Mobility Center (same as Vista, but still handy!) |
Win+#
(# = a number key) |
Launches a new instance of the application in the Nth slot on the taskbar.
Example: Win+1 launches first pinned app, Win+2 launches second, etc. |
Win + +
Win + – (plus or minus key) |
Zoom in or out. |
Explorer
Alt+P | Show/hide Preview Pane |
Taskbar modifiers
Shift + Click on icon | Open a new instance |
Middle click on icon | Open a new instance |
Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon | Open a new instance with Admin privileges |
Shift + Right-click on icon | Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
Note: Normally you can just right-click on the window thumbnail to get this menu |
Shift + Right-click on grouped icon | Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc. |
Ctrl + Click on grouped icon | Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group |
Via: AskVG