Some Window 7 Cheats

As you all know Windows 7 RC3 is launched. Here‘s a little cheat sheet I made up for some of the handy new hot key combination, many of which I‘ve become quite dependent on!

From Desktop

1. Windows Key + Tab : Aero
2. Windows Key + E : Windows Explorer is launched.
3. Windows Key + R : Run Command is launched.
4. Windows Key + F : Search
5. Windows Key + X : Mobility Center
6. Windows Key + L : Lock Computer
7. Windows Key + U : Launches Ease of Access
8. Windows Key + P : Projector
9. Windows Key + T : Cycle Super Taskbar Items
10. Windows Key + S : OneNote Screen Clipping Tool
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
15. Windows Key + Left : Tile Current Window to the Left
16. Windows Key + Right : Tile Current Windows Right
17. Windows Key + # (# is any number)
18. Windows Key + = : Launches the Magnifier
19. Windows Key + Plus : Zoom in
20. Windows Key + Minus : Zooms out
21. Windows Key + Space : Peek at the desktop

From Windows Explorer

22. Alt + Up: Go up one level 

23. Alt + Left/ Right: Back/ Forward 

24. Alt + P: Show/hide Preview Pane

Taskbar modifiers
25. Shift + Click on icon: Open a new instance 

26. Middle click on icon: Open a new instance 

27. Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon: Open a new instance with Admin privileges 

28. Shift + Right-click on icon: Show window menu 

29. Shift + Right-click on grouped icon: Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc. 

30. Ctrl + Click on grouped icon: Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group

Gillhacker‟s Suggesion: - “Though some of them are there in previous “versions of Windows, Windows 7 has incorporated many of them and have started many afresh.”