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20 shortcuts for taming your windows Becky Waring
Managing windows is probably one of the most fertile areas for keyboard shortcuts because otherwise, you manipulate them solely with the mouse. Here's my top-20 list of must-know shortcuts for taming your windows; you'll never have to move your hands from the keyboard. For completeness, I've included many keyboard shortcuts you might already be familiar with; skip down the list to see the ones you don't know.
Managing windows is probably one of the most fertile areas for keyboard shortcuts because otherwise, you manipulate them solely with the mouse. Here's my top-20 list of must-know shortcuts for taming your windows; you'll never have to move your hands from the keyboard. For completeness, I've included many keyboard shortcuts you might already be familiar with; skip down the list to see the ones you don't know.
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Switch between open
windows
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Alt + Tab
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Minimize/restore all
but the active window
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Windows key +
Home
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Minimize all
windows
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Windows key + M
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Maximize window
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Windows key +
up-arrow
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Minimize/restore
window
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Windows key +
down-arrow
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Make all windows
transparent so you can see the desktop
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Windows key +
spacebar
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Dock window to left or
right half of screen
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Windows key + left- or
right-arrow
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Zoom in/out
(In the default view, you must zoom in before zooming out.) |
Windows key +
plus/minus sign
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Lock screen
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Windows key + L
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Open Run dialog
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Windows key + R
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Open Search box
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Windows key + F
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Open Windows Explorer
to computer
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Windows key + E
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Expand Folders view in
Win Explorer to show where you are
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Control + Shift +
E
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Go up a level in
Windows Explorer
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Alt + up-arrow
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Choose display
mode/switch monitors
(Especially useful for presenters or dual-monitor users) |
Windows key + P
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Launch apps pinned to
the Taskbar
(1 is the left-most app; Windows Key+T cycles through all apps.) |
Windows key + (number
1-9)
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Cycle through Gadgets
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Windows key + G
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Rotate a picture
clockwise
(Or use comma for counterclockwise) |
Control + period
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Use Control-click to select the pictures in a folder you need to
rotate, then rotate them all at once.
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Turn Sticky Keys on
and off
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Press Shift five
times
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Although keyboard shortcuts can be real time-savers, sometimes
it's hard to press multiple keys at once, (especially while you're eating a
sandwich or holding your phone in one hand). The Windows Sticky Keys feature
lets you press one key at a time as you enter a shortcut. You can turn on
Sticky Keys permanently by using the Control Panel's Ease of Access Center
options.
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Turn Mouse Keys on and
off
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Left-Alt + Left-Shift
+ Num Lock
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The Windows Mouse Keys feature is a really useful shortcut that
lets you control the cursor with the arrow keys on your numeric keypad. Like
Sticky Keys, it can be turned on permanently in the Control Panel's Ease of
Access Center, but you can also invoke it at any time by pressing this key
combination. This gesture turns you into a true keyboard jockey.
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Note that both Sticky
Keys and Mouse Keys display a warning message when you turn them on and off.
You can disable the warning boxes in the Control Panel's Ease of Access Center
by choosing Set up Mouse Keys or Set up Sticky Keys. This
list is just a sample of the dozens of shortcuts available.
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