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Interesting Windows hotkeys you should know about Below are non-trivial and useful windows hotkeys that you probably don’t know about.

  • Win + Pause = System Properties
  • Win + D = Show Desktop
  • Win + M = Minimize all windows
  • Win + E = Launch Win Explorer (@ My Computer),
  • Win + R = Run Command
  • Win + L = Lock the screen
  • Win + X = Open Windows Mobility Center
  • Win + T = Shift through windows list in task bar (Win7)
  • Win + P = Change display output between Computer and Projector
  • Win + B = Let you select items in task bar’s tray
  • Ctrl + Esc = Start Menu (for those who use old keyboard)
  • Ctrl + Shift + Esc = Show Task Manager
  • Win + Shift + M = Maximize all windows
  • Alt + Spacebar + X = Maximize window
  • Alt + Spacebar + N = Minimize window
  • Alt + Spacebar + R = Restore
  • Alt + Tab = Shift between Windows (this one is trivial but do you know that Alt + Shift + Tab = Shift between Windows in reverse order ?)
  • Ctrl+ Shift + F10 = Shows Context Menu (Mouse Right Click Effect)
  • Application Specific (generally): Ctrl + S = Save, F3/Ctrl + F = Find
  • Desktop/Win Explorer: F2 = Rename File, F3/Win + S = Launch Search
windows_hotkeys.1269625640.txt.gz · Last modified: 2010/03/26 10:47 (14 years ago) by eugene