Windows 7 has so many new shortcuts that most of the users don’t know about. There are thousand of really useful keyboard shortcuts. So I decided to make a post to make users aware of these extremely useful keyboard shortcuts to make their experience with windows 7 better. here are the useful keyboard shortcut of windows 7:
Win key + Tab (Tab Switching)
Windows 7′s best keyboard shortcut for switching between windows. This is a really beautiful tab switching shortcut.
Win Key + Space Bar (Aero Peek)
This shortcut can be used to view through all the open windows. If you just want to have a look at some icon on the desktop, you don’t have to minimize all the windows. you just have to press the win key and space bar.
Win Key + D (Quick Minimize)
Win key and ‘D’, if pressed together will minimize all the open windows in the blink on an eye. This is very useful to save your time. If you are going away from your computer and want to continue when you return , you just press win key + D and that’s it all the windows will stay minimized and you can continue when your return.
Win Key + E (My Computer Quick Open)
My computer, a very frequently visited place by most windows users. You don’t have to go to start and then my computer or create a shortcut on the desktop on your computer. just press win key and ‘E’ together and tadaa!!!! my computer opens.
Win Key + F (Quick Search)
Have you lost some file? don’t worry just press Win key and ‘F’ and you have the search windows open in front of you. This is the quickest way to search for your files. this might not work properly if your windows search indexing feature is disabled.
Win Key + L (Quick Lock)
This is the fastest way of locking your windows 7 computer. If you want to go out on an emergency and don’t want people to see something confidential that was open you just have to press the win key along with ‘L’ and that’s all your computer is now locked.
Ctrl + Shift + N (New Folder).
This is something that every user wants. Create a new folder within a second. This is very useful while you are rearranging your files. you can quickly create new folders.
Win Key + R (Run)
Though this shortcut is not very useful for normal users, it is extremely useful for developers and software experts. Run is normally used for running applications like the registry editor or Microsoft configuration But you can also use it to run other applications.
Shift + Mouse Click On Taskbar Item (Taskbar application Opener)
This shortcut can be used to open an application associated with a taskbar icon. This is quite useful for normal users.
Win + { +/-} (zoom in/out)
An extremely useful windows 7 shortcut. You can use this shortcut to zoom in/out the icons of the windows explorer or zoom in/out the webpage on a browser.
These are top extremely useful windows 7 keyboard shortcuts that people are not very aware of. You can utilize these shortcuts to increase your computing experience.
