Got yourself a shiny new <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/default.aspx">Windows 7 install</a>? Here's a little cheat sheet for some of the handy new hotkey combinations.<br><br>
General<table border="1" width="586"><tr><td width="133">Win+Up</td><td width="451">Maximize</td></tr><tr><td width="135">Win+Down</td><td width="449">Restore / Minimize</td></tr><tr><td width="137">Win+Left</td><td width="447">Snap to left</td></tr><tr><td width="139">Win+Right</td><td width="445">Snap to right</td></tr><tr><td width="141">Win+Shift+Left</td><td width="444">Jump to left monitor</td></tr><tr><td width="142">Win+Shift+Right</td><td width="443">Jump to right monitor</td></tr><tr><td width="143">Win+Home</td><td width="442">Minimize / Restore all other windows</td></tr><tr><td width="144">Win+T</td><td width="441">Focus the first taskbar entry<br>
Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around.<br>Win+Shift+T cycles backwards.</td></tr><tr><td width="145">Win+Space</td><td width="440">Peek at the desktop</td></tr><tr><td width="146">Win+G</td><td width="439">Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order</td></tr><tr><td width="147">Win+P</td><td width="439">External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc)</td></tr><tr><td width="147">Win+X</td><td width="439">Mobility Center (same as Vista, but still handy!)</td></tr><tr><td width="147">Win+#<br>(# = a number key)</td><td width="439">Launches a new instance of the application in the Nth slot on the taskbar.<br>Example: Win+1 launches first pinned app, Win+2 launches second, etc.</td></tr><tr><td width="147">Win + +<br>Win + -<br>(plus or minus key)</td><td width="439">Zoom in or out.</td></tr></table><br><br>Windows Explorer<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="399"><tr><td width="137" valign="top">Alt+P</td><td width="260" valign="top">Show/hide Preview Pane</td></tr></table><br><br>Taskbar modifiers<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="561"><tr><td width="217" valign="top">Shift + Click on icon</td><td width="342" valign="top">Open a new instance</td></tr><tr><td width="218" valign="top">Middle click on icon</td><td width="342" valign="top">Open a new instance</td></tr><tr><td width="218" valign="top">Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon</td><td width="342" valign="top">Open a new instance with Admin privileges</td></tr><tr><td width="218" valign="top">Shift + Right-click on icon</td><td width="342" valign="top">Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc)<br>Note: Normally you can just right-click on the window thumbnail to get this menu</td></tr><tr><td width="218" valign="top">Shift + Right-click on grouped icon</td><td width="342" valign="top">Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.</td></tr><tr><td width="218" valign="top">Ctrl + Click on grouped icon</td><td width="342" valign="top">Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group</td></tr></table><br><br>Note that this list focuses on stuff that&#8217;s specific to Windows 7 For a complete listof Windows Vista hotkeys (which should be largely unchanged except where noted above), <a href="http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/2503b91d-d780-4c80-8f08-2f48878dc5661033.mspx#ECFAC">visit this page on Microsoft.com</a>