Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Published on 15 January 2009 by Nirmal in Windows 7

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Windows 7 Beta has released and already people have installed and started testing the beta version. Similar to previous versions, Windows 7 also has many keyboard shortcuts which helps to improve the speed and productivity. With the addition of new features in Windows 7, there are many new shortcuts as well. So here is the list of Windows 7 Keyboard shortcuts.

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Keyboard Shortcut Function
Win+Up Maximize Window
Win+Down Minimize Window
Win+Left Snap Window to left
Win+Right Snap Window 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, similar to ALT +TAB
Win+Shift+T Same as above in reverse order
Win+Space Peek at the desktop
Win+G Bring Gadgets to the top
Win+ [Num] Launches the numbered app running in the Super bar
Win+P Connecting displays to computers and switching from single monitor to dual-display
Win+X Mobility Center
Win + +
Win + –
Zoom in and out of Windows
Alt+P Show/hide Preview Pane in Explorer
Win + Tab Windows Aero Task Switcher
Shift + Click on icon (Taskbar) Open a new instance
Middle click on icon(Taskbar) Open a new instance
Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon (Taskbar) Open a new instance with Admin privileges
Shift + Right-click on icon (Taskbar) Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
Shift + Right-click on grouped icon (Taskbar) Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
Ctrl + Click on grouped icon Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group

Thanks to Brandon for the list.


11 Responses to “Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts”

  1. Ken Xu says:

    Though I haven’t install the beta Windows 7, this post will be very useful for future reference. Thanks for listing them our, buddy! ;)

  2. Syahid A says:

    Sigh! I still have not finished learning Vista! Timely post Nirmal!

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