25 Cool Windows 7 Keyboard Tricks

Aero Shortcuts

1. [Windows] + [Spacebar] (Aero Peek)

Make all open windows transparent to view gadgets and icons on desktop.

2. [Windows] + [D] (Aero Peek)

Show or hide the desktop.

3. [Windows] + [Home] (Aero Shake)

Minimize all but selected window. Reverse by clicking the key combination again.

4. [Windows] + left arrow OR [Windows] + right arrow (Aero Snap)

Dock selected window to the left or right half of your screen.

5. [Windows] + up arrow OR [Windows] + down arrow (Aero Snap)

Maximized and restores the selected window.

6. [Windows] + [SHIFT] + up arrow OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + down arrow (Aero Snap)

Maximizes and restores selected window in vertical dimension only.

7. [Windows] + [Tab] (Aero Flip)

Launch 3D representation of open windows and click [Tab] key again to flip through them.

Windows & Taskbar

8. [Alt] + [Ctrl] + [Tag] + left/right/up/down arrow

Flip window.

9. [Alt] + [Tab]

Cycle through open windows.

10. [Windows] + [T] OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [T]

Move focus to front or back of taskbar. Press [T] again while holding the [Windows] key to cycle through items in the taskbar from left to right or, with [SHIFT] button held too, from right to left.

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11. [Windows] + [B]

Puts focus on the ‘show hidden icons’ button on the system tray.

12. [Windows] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [9]

Launch first through ninth icon on taskbar, including items pinned to taskbar.

13. [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [9]

Starts new instance of respective taskbar icon.

14. [Windows] + [Ctrl] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [Ctrl] + [9]

Cycles through multiple instances of the respective icon.

15. [Windows] + [Alt] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [Alt] + [9]

Opens jump list for respective icon.

Multiple Monitors

16. [Windows] + [SHIFT] + right arrow OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + left arrow

Move selected window from one monitor to another. They will remain in the same relative location.

17. [Windows] + [P]

Select presentation display mode.

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Magnifier

18. [Windows] + [+] OR [Windows] + [-]

Activates Windows Magnifier to zoom in or out of screen.

19. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [D]

Switch to docked mode.

20. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [L]

Switch to lense mode.

21. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F]

Switch from docked or lens mode back to full screen mode.

22. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [I]

Invert colors.

23. [Windows] + [Esc]

Exist magnifier views.

Other

24. [Windows] + [G]

Cycle through desktop gadgets.

25. [Windows] + [X]

Launches Windows Mobility Center. Especially useful if you’re working on a laptop.