Windows 7 New Keyboard Shortcuts

Are you using Windows 7? Did you know about all the new keyboard shortcuts? Feel free to take a look at the following Windows 7 Keyboard shorcuts that I have found from around the web. These keyboard shorcuts are quite handy once you learn them. Makes window switching easier.

General Shortcuts:
Win+(Up) – Maximize
Win+(Down) – Restore / Minimize
Win+(Left) – Snap to left
Win+(Right) – Snap 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 – Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around.
Win+(Shift+T) – Cycles the above but in reverse.
Win+(Space) – Peek at the desktop (you cannot click on anything)
Win+(G) – Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order
Win+(P) – External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc)
Win+(X) – Mobility Center (same as Vista, but still handy!)
Win+(#) (# = being a number key) – Launches a new instance of the application in the #th slot on the taskbar.
(Example: Win+1 launches first pinned app, Win+2 launches second, etc.)

Zooming:
Win+(+) – Zoom In (Magnifier)
Win+(-) – Zoom Out (Magnifier)

Windows Explorer:
Alt+P – Show/hide Preview Pane

Taskbar Modifiers:
Shift + Click on icon – Open a new instance
Middle click on icon – Open a new instance
Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon – Open a new instance with Admin privileges
Shift + Right click on icon – Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)
Note: Normally you can just right-click on the window thumbnail to get this menu
Shift + Right click on grouped icon – Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
Ctrl + Click on grouped icon – Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group

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