All you needed to know about Windows 7 and its short-cuts
Windows 7 is here and charging ahead of all its competitors. Having secured a place as one of the more efficient and 
easy to use Operating Systems, Windows 7 is about to get even easier… read on for a break-down of the more commonly used short-cut keys pertaining to Windows 7 specifically.
Below are various shortcut keys one can use to ensure your computing experience with Windows 7 is not cumbersome, and wholly time effective.
- 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
- 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
- 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 + + = Zoom in
- Win + – = Zoom out
- Alt+P = Show/hide Preview Pane
- 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
All in all I think it is safe to assume that with the aid of these short-cut keys, your computing pleasure will be magnified and multiplied – as time will be cut n half – but simply following the rules of engagement linked with these type shirt cuts highlighted.
