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, pointer 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 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 shocould be largely unchanged since t where noted above), visit this page on Microsoft.com or look in the Windows Help file.
If there's something you think I shoshould add, post a comment!