I am a Windows user, and I hate to take my hands off the keyboards. I love shortcuts. I am quite happy that Zia Munshi compiled and published 20 commonly used short-cut on Windows website. In fact, I learned it from Windows Weekly Show with Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott. Feel free to check their websites out.
Commonly Used Windows Shortcuts
- Basic shortcuts Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+A, Ctrl+P, Alt+Tab
- Windows+D: Show desktops
- Windows+Up arrow: Maximize windows
- Windows+Down arrow: Minimize windows
- Windows+Left/Right arrow: Snap windows to different position to on you screen. This short cuts work on multiple screen setting.
- Windows+P: Switch among various multi-monitor setting.
- Ctrl+Shift+Escape: Show task manage
- Ctrl+L: Lock your computer
- Ctrl+Click on taskbar: Switch between multiple instance under the same application. To try this, launch several IE instance. Then, click the taskbar icon while holding down the control key.
- Shift+Click on taskbar: Launch an instance (e.g., a new windows of IE) .
- Windows + '+'/Windows + '-': Zoom in and Zoom out
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