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Short Cut keys for Windows 7


There are a lot of Short Cut keys in Windows 7 which include the old usual keyboard short cut keys and also lots of new ones. Here is a list of keyboard short cut for Windows 7 for many tasks.

Windows Control
Win Key + Up :                                  Maximize Window
Win Key + Down :                            Minimize / Restore Window
Win Key + Left :                                Snap Window to the Left
Win Key + Right :                              Snap Window to the Right
Win Key + Shift + Left :                  Jump Window to Left Monitor

Win Key + Shift + Right :                Jump Window to Right Monitor
Win Key + Home :                            Restore / Minimize All Windows
Win Key + Space :                            Peek at the Desktop
Win Key + M :                                    Minimize all Windows
Win Key + D :                                     Show/Hide Desktop
Win Key + + :                                      Zoom In
Win Key + - :                                      Zoom Out
Win Key + Tab :                                 Aero (Cycle Between Windows)

Taskbar

Shift+ Click:                                        Open a new instance of the program
Ctrl+ Click:                                           Cycle between windows in a group
 Middle Click:                                     Open a new instance of the program
Ctrl+ Shift+ Click:                              Open a new instance of the program as Administrator
Shift+ Right-Click:                             Show window menu

Managing Windows

Alt+ F4:                                                 Close the active window
 Alt+ Tab:                                             Switch to previous active window
 Alt+ Esc:                                              Cycle through all open windows
 Win+ Tab:                                           Flip 3D
 Ctrl+ Win+ Tab:                                                Persistent Flip 3D
 Win+ T:                                                Cycle through applications on taskbar (showing its live preview)
Win+ M:                                               Minimize all open windows
 Win+ Shift+ M:                                 Undo all window minimization
Win+ D:                                             Toggle showing the desktop
Win+ ↑:                                              Maximize the current window
Win+↓                                                restore it;
Win+←                                               Dock the current window to the left half of the screen
Win+Shift+→                                     Move current window to the right monitor
Win+Home                                         Minimize all but the current window
 Win+Space                                        Peek at the desktop
Win+[Plus sign]                                 Zoom in
Win+[Minus sign]                            Zoom out

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