New Keyboard Shortcut Keys in Windows 7

[Hari Maurya]

Microsoft has introduced several new keyboard shortcuts, hot keys to make easier navigation and usage of Windows 7. Here’s a few keyboard shortcut keys that are new in Windows 7.

Windows + ↑ (Up Arrow) - Maximize window

Windows + ← (Left Arrow) - Snap window to left side covering half of desktop space. Continue pressing the keyboard shortcut will rotate the window between snap to left, snap to right and restore to normal position.

Windows + → (Right Arrow) - Snap window to right side covering half of desktop space. Continue pressing the keyboard shortcut will rotate the window between snap to left, snap to right and restore to normal position.

Windows + ↓ (Down Arrow) - Minimize the window. Restore to normal size and position if the window is currently maximized.

[HappyAndyK]

^ I guess, these shortcuts have been introduced in view of the new Aero Snap feature.

[tweakwindows]

But,didn't like one thing. Winkey + E opens Library instead of explorer(computer)
Have they changed this in the BETA build?

[HappyAndyK]

* Win+[number key] runs the applications on the super bar.
* Win+P is a no nonsense way to connecting displays to computers and switching from single monitor to dual-display
* Win+Shift+Left Arrow – Move the window to the screen on the left
* Win+Shift+Right Arrow – Move the window to the screen on the right
* Win+Home – Minimize all windows except the current active window
* Win+Left Arrow and Win+Right Arrow – Resizes windows based on the new Win7 window docking feature;
* Win+Up Arrow and Win+Down Arrow maximizes and restores / minimizes;
* Win+Shift+Up Arrow and Win+Shift+Down Arrow maximizes and restores the vertical size.
* Win+T – This is like “alt-tabbing” through the Peek menus. Once you hit Win+T you can use the arrow keys to navigate left right and up the windows tree.
* Win+Space – By pushing this is and hold the Win-key, you can peek at your desktop without dragging it to the bottom right corner
* CTRL+shift +click – when you click on an application while hold CTRL+shift, it will run with elevated permissions i.e. Administrator Privileges.
* Win+E – opens Explorer

More of Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts on Technet and here too.

[dmudgal]

thanks for the shortcuts.......so many of them....thx

[nitinagarwal1988]

Windows 7 supports several useful new keyboard shortcuts.

Alt+P : Display/hides the Explorer preview pane.

Windows Logo+G : Display gadgets in front of other windows

Windows Logo++ (plus key) : Zoom in, where appropriate

Windows Logo+- (minus key) : Zoom out, where appropriate

Windows Logo+Up : Maximise the current window

Windows Logo+Down : Minimise the current window

Windows Logo+Left : Snap to the left hand side of the screen

Windows Logo+Right : Snap to the right hand side of the screen

Windows Logo+Home : Minimise/ restore everything except the current window

[HappyAndyK]

^ Always a good idea to search before you post

[nitinagarwal1988]

^ yup sorry for posting it as a new thread.......i'll search before posting new threads...