20 Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts You Must Know

[Japracool]

Windows 7 beta is launched. If you haven't yet had a look at the Windows 7 Beta, here is our article to help you with that. Now, I have seen many people prefer using keyboard only when working with Windows. Windows 7 developers have kept that in mind and brought in quite a lot of good features accessible from keyboard. Let me put them down as a list.

From Desktop

1. Windows Key + Tab = Aero [press Tab to cycle between Windows]
2. Windows Key + E = Windows Explorer is launched.
3. Windows Key + R = Run Command is launched.
4. Windows Key + F = Search (which is there in previous Windows versions too)
5. Windows Key + X = Mobility Center
6. Windows Key + L = Lock Computer (It is there from the earlier versions as well)
7. Windows Key + U = Ease of Access
8. Windows Key + P = Projector
9. Windows Key + T = Cycle Super Taskbar Items
10. Windows Key + S = OneNote Screen Clipping Tool [requires OneNote]
11. Windows Key + M = Minimize All Windows
12. Windows Key + D = Show/Hide Desktop
13. Windows Key + Up = Maximize Current Window
14. Windows Key + Down = Restore Down / Minimize Current Windows
15. Windows Key + Left = Tile Current Window to the Left
16. Windows Key + Right = Tile Current Windows to the Right
    [Continue pressing the Left and Right keys to rotate the window as well]
17. Windows Key + # = Quicklaunch
18. Windows Key + = = Magnifier

From Windows Explorer

1. Alt + Up = Go up one level
2. Alt + Left/ Right = Back/ Forward

Though some of them are there in previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 has incorporated many of them and have started many afresh.

Source: Simple Thoughts

[Charlie]

Also worth noting is the fact that you can do the windows wiggle. Click on the top bar of the window in focus and shake like crazy. All other windows are minimized. It's cute!