The Hidden Guide

List of Windows 7 Shortcut Keys

Posted on January 16, 2009 by admin

Microsoft has released windows 7 beta last week many people are testing it right now and i’m one of them. These shortcut keys are very similar to those of Windows Vista.

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

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