04/02/16

Windows Shortcuts

General

  • 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 (Pressing again will cycle through them, you can can arrow around.)
  • Win+Shift+T cycles backwards.
  • Win+Space Peek at the desktop
  • Win+P External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc)
  • 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 + + and Win + – (plus or minus key) Zoom in or out.

Explorer

  • Alt+P Show/hide Preview Pane


Taskbar modifiers

  • 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
  • Shift + Right-click on grouped icon Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
  • Ctrl + Click on grouped icon Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group