Windows 7 Shortcut Keys

If you like the new eye-candy found in Windows 7, then you’re going to love these shortcuts which let you quickly and easily use all of the Aero features with a couple of presses of your keyboard.




Try them all today!

Windows key and Home
Clears all windows expect the current open one

Windows key and Space
Peek at the desktop by closing all open windows

Windows key and Up Arrow
Maximize the window

Windows key and Down Arrow
Minimize the window

Windows key and Left Arrow
Snap the window to the left side of the screen

Windows key and Right Arrow
Snap the window to the right side of the screen

Windows key and Shift and Left Arrow
If you’ve got dual monitors, this shortcut will move a window to the next screen on the left. Very flash!

Windows key and Shift and Right Arrow
Same as the above shortcut but for the right screen. Still quite flash!

Windows key and T
Opens a thumbnail preview of the application or window that is currently open


[Windows] + [D] (Aero Peek)
Show or hide the desktop.

[Windows] + [Home] (Aero Shake)
Minimize all but selected window. Reverse by clicking the key combination again.

[Windows] + left arrow OR [Windows] + right arrow (Aero Snap)
Dock selected window to the left or right half of your screen.

[Windows] + up arrow OR [Windows] + down arrow (Aero Snap)
Maximized and restores the selected window.

[Windows] + [SHIFT] + up arrow OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + down arrow (Aero Snap)
Maximizes and restores selected window in vertical dimension only.

[Windows] + [Tab] (Aero Flip)
Launch 3D representation of open windows and click [Tab] key again to flip through them.