Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
Here’s The Best List Of Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
The full list of Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts includes:
- Win + Up – Maximize the current Window
- Win + Down – Restore down or minimize current Windows
- Win + Leftdown – Dock the current Window to the left half of the screen
- Win + Rightdown – 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 or 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 + + or - – Enables the magnifier and zooms in/out
- Win + Shift + Up – Maximize vertical size
- Win + Shift + Down – Restore vertical size
- Win + Shift + Leftdown – Jump to left monitor
- Win + Shift + Right – 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 – Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
- Ctrl + Left – Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
- Ctrl + Up – Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
- Ctrl + Down – 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 + Arrow + 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
These keyboard shortcuts are practically an essential “must-have” for Windows 7 users. While the operating system is just as friendly without memorizing all of these shortcuts, to gain efficiency and competency in your new operating system, you might want to utilize some of these shortcut tips!
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