The Hidden Guide

List of Windows 7 Shortcut Keys

Posted on January 16, 2009 by admin7 Comments

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

How to Get Windows 7 Beta Product Key (valid key)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by admin7 Comments

Because of the overloaded Microsoft servers it can be hard to get a valid key. Because Microsoft Did Not Expect Such A High Windows 7 Beta Demand. To get a valid key the fastest just follow these simple step

Step 1: Log onto [technet.microsoft.com] by clicking on “Sign in” in the upper right corner with your Microsoft Passport ID. (i.e.: Hotmail, etc.)

Step 2: Copy (don’t CLICK!) one of the links below to the address bar and press Enter.

32-Bit key: [www.microsoft.com] (Copy and Paste!)

64-bit key: [www.microsoft.com] (Copy and Paste!)

Tip: You can use the 64-bit during a 32-bit installation and a 32-bit key during a 64-bit installation. (It seems that getting a 64-bit key is faster!)

Step 3: If you receive an error, just press CTRL+ F5 (non-cache reload) to refresh. (I had to refresh more than 10 times before I received the key), if you’re being redirected then you didn’t follow the steps 1 and 2 correctly!

If you followed the steps correct you should see your key (depending on your version it could also say Windows 7 Beta 32-bit Product Key).

Good Luck!!

How To Install Windows 7 Calculator in Windows Vista

Posted on November 16, 2008 by admin3 Comments

You can use the new and advanced Windows 7 Calculator in windows vista, you can also replace windows vista calculator with the new one.

Windows 7 Get Interface Tweaks New ScreenShoots

Posted on October 28, 2008 by admin9 Comments

Today Microsoft announcement  Windows 7 during the PDC keynote. With a demo of new features. The screenshoot didn’t impress me until i read this

We’ve always known Microsoft intends Windows 7 to run on netbooks, and we got a small taste during the PDC keynote: Windows SVP Steve Sinofsky held up his “personal” laptop running Windows 7, an unnamed 1GHz netbook with 1GB of RAM that looked a lot like an Eee PC, and said that it still had about half its memory free after boot. (We’re guessing it was running a VIA Nano, since most Atoms run at 1.6GHz.)