Windows 7 Beta hotkey cheat sheet
Got yourself a shiny new Windows 7 Beta install? Here’s a little cheat sheet I made up for some of the handy new hotkey combinations, many of which I’ve become quite dependent on!
General
| 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 backwards. |
| Win+Space | Peek at the desktop |
| 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+# (# = a number key) |
Launches a new instance of the application in the Nth slot on the taskbar. Example: Win+1 launches first pinned app, Win+2 launches second, etc. |
| Win + + Win + - (plus or minus key) |
Zoom in or out. |
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 |
Note that this list focuses on stuff that’s specific to Windows 7. For a complete list of Windows Vista hotkeys (which should be largely unchanged except where noted above), visit this page on Microsoft.com or look in the Windows Help file.
If there’s something you think I should add, post a comment!
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Отлично,согласен с предыдущими блоггерами
^..^
Хм,согласен с предыдущими высказываниями
) Bye
New Folder Shortcut?
No … Why would they include something that imperative, obvious, fundamental, and hugely requested over the years in this new version of Windows?
Come on everyone, it’s never going to happen!
Actually we added one because it was a popular request:
Ctrl+Shift+N
You’re welcome.
No way! It’s finally there! Thank you! =)
Вот так,несогласен с предыдущими неудачниками
Споки Bye
Все в точку
Спасибо за новость
Win+Tab
That neat coverflow thing.
Мало:) Пиши дальше, а то обрывается как-то на самом интересном месте.
is there a hotkey shortcut for putting the computer in sleep mode?
there is windows+l to lock the computer and windows+r to start the run window
is there a way to manually open my dvd rom drive?
i know one its really cool its like win tab but try win+ctrl it shows you everything thats out in a smaller version so you can see everything insted of scrolling through it
if you click and hold down on the top of any open window then shake the window left and right… this will minimize all other windows. Not sure how helpful this is but it’s cool.
Common keyboard shortcuts on the virtual keyboard:
http://hot-virtual-keyboard.com/keyboard-shortcuts/
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Thanks Brandaon,
can u tell me how to turn off the backlight on the computer to save energy when I walk away for a few minutes. U then just touch any key and it comes back. I don’t always want to put it in sleep mode (Fn + F4) because u need to put in your password to take out of sleep mode.
Here’s a full list of Windows 7 hotkeys. It’s x10 times larger.
HELP!!!! As I am typing anything, even this, other screens come up. PLEASE HOW DO I TURN THIS OFF. I have Windows 7. I am so frustrated with this feature that I don’t want. Thank you!
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I have a question about the Win+#
(# = a number key). How do you launch a program that is over the 10th place? For example, Outlook is in position 12 on my taskbar, and pressing Win+1+2 obviously doesn’t open the 12th program but the 1st program and 2nd program instead.
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