Keyboard shortcuts are most important for power computer users. If you want to increase your productivity then you must know all windows keyboard shortcut which is required to carry out your day to day computing activity. Windows Vista and XP have almost same keyboard shortcuts but microsoft latest operating system windows 7 has got many new keyboard shortcuts.
General Windows 7 Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Description |
| Win + UP Arrow | Maximize the current window |
| Win + Down Arrow | Restore down or minimize current windows |
| Win + Left Arrow | Dock the current window to the left half of the screen |
| Win + Right Arrow | Dock the current window to the right half of the screen |
| Win + [number] | Activate and run the program pinned on Windows 7 Taskbar, running program won’t be affected |
| Win + Home | Minimize all but the current window |
| Win + Space | Makes all windows transparent so you can see through to the desktop |
| Win + Pause/Break | Open System Properties |
| Win + Tab | Flip Aero 3D [press Tab to cycle between Windows] |
| Win + B | Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar) |
| Win + D | Show/Hide desktop |
| Win + E | Windows Explorer is launched |
| Win + F | Search |
| Win + G | Bring all gadgets on top and foreground |
| Win + L | Lock Computer |
| Win + M | Minimize all windows |
| Win + P | Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors) |
| Win + R | Run Command is launched. |
| Win + S | OneNote Screen Clipping Tool |
| Win + T | Show preview thumbnail of running applications in Windows Taskbar one by one without mouse over |
| Win + X | Mobility Center |
| Win + # | Quick launch |
| Win + = | Magnifier |
| Win + [+/-] | Enables the magnifier and zooms in/out |
| Win + Shift + Up Arrow | Maximize vertical size |
| Win + Shift + Down Arrow | Restore vertical size |
| Win + Shift + Left Arrow | Jump to left monitor |
| Win + Shift + Right Arrow | Jump to right monitor |
| Win + Shift + M | Undo all window minimization |
| Win + Shift + T | Cycles backwards |
| Win + Ctrl + F | Opens the Active Directory Find Computers dialog |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow | Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph |
| Ctrl + Click | A pinned taskbar icon to cycle through the program’s open windows (e.g. IE) |
| Ctrl + Win + Tab | Persistent flip 3D |
| Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key | Select a block of text |
| Ctrl with any arrow key + Spacebar | Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop |
| Ctrl + Shift + Esc | Open Task Manager directly |
| Ctrl + Shift + N | Create new folder |
Shortcuts for Ease of Access
| Shortcut | Description |
| Right SHIFT for eight seconds | Turn Filter Keys on and off |
| Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (or PRTSCRN) | Turn High Contrast on or off |
| Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK | Turn Mouse Keys on or off |
| SHIFT five times | Turn Sticky Keys on or off |
| NUM LOCK for five seconds | Open the Ease of Access Center |
| Win + U | Cycle through all open windows |
Shortcuts for Windows Explorer
| Shortcut | Description |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Go back |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Go forward |
| Alt + Up Arrow | Go up a directory |
| Alt + Enter | Open the Properties window of the current selection |
| Alt + Spacebar | Open the shortcut menu for the active window |
| Alt + F4 | Close the active window |
| Alt + Tab | Switch to previous active window |
| Alt + Esc | Cycle through all open windows |
| Alt + D | Move focus to address bar |
| Alt + P | Show/hide the preview panel |
| Ctrl + N | Open a new window |
| Ctrl + Mousewheel | Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.) |
| Num Lock + Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad | Display all subfolders under the selected folder |
| Num Lock + Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad | Display the contents of the selected folder |
| Num Lock + Minus Sign (+) on numeric keypad | Collapse the selected folder |
Shortcuts for Taskbar Modifiers
| Shortcut | Description |
| 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 |
Shortcuts for Dialog Box
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl + Tab | Move forward through tabs |
| Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Move back through tabs |
| Shift + Tab | Move back through options |
| Tab | Move forward through options |
| Alt + underlined letter | Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter |
| Enter | Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands |
| Spacebar | Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box |
| Arrow keys | Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons |
| Backspace | Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box |
Shortcuts for Photo Gallery
| Shortcut | Description |
| Ctrl + F | Open the Fix pane |
| Ctrl + P | Print the selected picture |
| Ctrl + I | Open or close the Details pane |
| Ctrl + Period (.) | Rotate the picture clockwise |
| Ctrl + Comma (,) | Rotate the picture counter-clockwise |
| Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel | Change the size of the picture thumbnail |
| Ctrl + B | Best fit |
| Ctrl + E | Search for an item |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Go back |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Go forward |
| Plus Sign (+) | Zoom in or resize the picture thumbnail |
| Minus Sign (-) | Zoom out or resize the picture thumbnail |
| Shift + Delete | Permanently delete the selected item |
| Enter | View the selected picture at a larger size |
Shortcuts for Logging In And Out Windows 7
| Shortcut | Description |
| Win + Right Arrow + Enter | Shutdown |
| Win + Right Arrow + Right Arrow + R | Restart |
| Win + Right Arrow + Right Arrow + S | Sleep |
| Win + Right Arrow + Right Arrow + W | Switch users |
I will update this list as an when I get more keyboard shortcuts for windows 7.
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