General Windows 7 Shortcuts
Win + UP Arrow | Maximize the current window |
Win + Down Arrow
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Restore down or minimize current windows |
Win + Left Arrow | Dock the current window to the left half of the screen |
Win + Right Arrrow | Dock the current window to the right half of the screen |
Win + [number] | Activate and run the program pinned on Windows 7 Taskbar, running program won’t be affected |
Win + Home | Minimize all but the current window |
Win + Space | Makes all windows transparent so you can see through to the desktop |
Win + Pause/Break | Open System Properties |
Win + Tab | Flip Aero 3D [press Tab to cycle between Windows] |
Win + B | Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar) |
Win + D | Show/Hide desktop |
Win + E | Windows Explorer is launched |
Win + F | Search |
Win + G | Bring all gadgets on top and foreground |
Win + L | Lock Computer |
Win + M | Minimize all windows |
Win + P | Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors) |
Win + R | Run Command is launched. |
Win + S | OneNote Screen Clipping Tool |
Win + T | Show preview thumbnail of running applications in Windows Taskbar one by one without mouse over |
Win + X | Mobility Center |
Win + # | Quicklaunch |
Win + = | Magnifier |
Win + [+/-] | Enables the magnifier and zooms in/out |
Win + Shift + Up Arrow | Maximize vertical size |
Win + Shift + Down Arrow | Restore vertical size |
Win + Shift + Left Arrow | Jump to left monitor |
Win + Shift + Right Arrow | Jump to right monitor |
Win + Shift + M | Undo all window minimization |
Win + Shift + T | Cycles backwards |
Win + Ctrl + F | Opens the Active Directory Find Computers dialog |
Ctrl + Right Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
Ctrl + Left Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
Ctrl + Up Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
Ctrl + Down Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
Ctrl + Click | A pinned taskbar icon to cycle through the program’s open windows (e.g. IE) |
Ctrl + Win + Tab | Persistent flip 3D |
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key | Select a block of text |
Ctrl with any arrow key + Spacebar | Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager directly |
Ctrl + Shift + N | Create new folder |
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