Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts enhance productivity and impress people. :) Well, sometimes. Windows 7 boasts more shortcuts than you can shake a stick at.  Take that Mac!

Here are some of our favorites:

• Win+Home: Minimize all but the active window
• Win+Space: Peek behind your windows at the desktop
• Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window
• Win+Down arrow: Minimize the active window or restore the window if it's maximized
• Win+Left arrow: Dock the window to the left side of the screen; If it is already docked left, it is moved to the right half of the screen; If it is already docked right, it is restored to its original size
• Win+Right arrow: Dock the window to the right side of the screen; If it is already docked right, it is moved to the left half of the screen; If it is already docked left, it is restored to its original size
• Win+T: Focus and scroll through items on the taskbar. 
• Win+(+): Zoom in
• Win+(-): Zoom out 
• Shift+Click on a task bar: Open a new instance of that application 

Have a favorite shortcut of your own? Leave a comment and let us know.