Windows 7 Beta is available and many enthusiastic users already testing the next windows operating system. Brandon, a developer of Windows 7 has put up a list of Windows 7 hotkeys combination to increase your speed and productivity while using windows 7.
General | |
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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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