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window 7 short keys

1. Managing 'Windows' in Windows 7 minusMove and Resize Active Window Win+Arrow Down Set window to Restored (if Maximized) or Minimized (if Restored) Win+Arrow Up Maximize window (if Restored) Win+Shift+Arrow Down/Win+Shift+Arrow Up Maximize Restored window vertically / Restore window to previous state Win+Arrow Right/Win+Arrow Left Move Restored window to left/center/right. Works across multiple monitors Win+Shift+Arrow Right/Win+Shift+Arrow Left Move window to left monitor / to right monitor when using multiple monitors Alt+Space Opens the title bar menu Alt+Space+Enter Restore Window Alt+Space+X Maximize Window Alt+Space+N Minimize Window F11 Turn full page view on or off 'Maximized' means full screen, 'Restored' means variable window size, and 'Minimized' means minimized to taskbar. minusSwitch between Applications Alt+Tab,  Alt+Shift+Tab Cycles through open programs in taskbar. Hold alt and continuously press tab to move f...

15 Killer Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

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15 Killer Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts That Might Surprise You One of my personal favorites among the new features that Windows 7 came with was the introduction of some awesome and long awaited keyboard shortcuts. I personally use them as much as I can to save time, and I recommend the practice of using  keyboard shortcuts  to others too. his article talks about 15 really cool keyboards shortcuts that are specific to Windows 7. I can bet that you don’t know all of them. Check them out, some of them will surprise you for sure. 1. Ctrl+Shift+N to Create a New Folder Creating a new folder in Windows explorer is something we all need to do on a frequent basis. And until now, there was no default shortcut key available for this task. But Windows 7 changed that. You could now use  Ctrl+Shift+N to quickly create a new folder in Windows or anywhere on your computer where a folder can be created. 2. Ctrl+Shift+Click to Open a Program As Administrator ...