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Quick Tip: The 10 most useful Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts

What is your favorite Windows 7 shortcut?

has been Ctl+Shift+Esc to bring up Taskmanager when it will not open otherwise.

Thankfully it still works in Win 7.

Windows+L Locks it fast.

Michael, thank you for posting this. Because I'm still learning, it is one that will come in handy.

I have been in IT since the olden days when it was called data processing.

I too am still learning, the learning makes it so interesting.

It might not be the one I use the most; it IS the one I appreciate the most when I need it.

to open Windows Explorer has been my favorite across all versions.

Does Palmetto let be known he is in the building, with shameless self-promotion!

I did that here:

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-13622-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=339871&messageID=3403894&tag=content;leftCol

I agree. The single most useful shortcut next to WIN + R

This to be the analog of lifting pencil to paper, which I am prone to do, still.

What a nice shortcut!

WIN + Home does not work for /me
WIN + LeftArrow also does not work

But, i like WIN + T, WIN + 0..9

WIN + Home does not work for /me
WIN + (Up/Down/Left/Right)Arrow also do not work

But, i like WIN + T, WIN + 0..9

The [Window]+left/right arrow shortcut for tiling the window makes it possible to tile to the soft edge of an extended-desktop dual display setup. VERY, very useful, something I have been wanting to be able to do on my work laptop since I upgraded. The normal method of tiling (dragging the window to the edge of the screen) obviously doesn't work on the soft edge of a dual display, as it just continues dragging to the other display. If you hit the key combination in the direction of the soft side it will become tiled to that side. Continually hitting the key in the same direction will cycle through all sides of the displays. I will be very quick to pass this on to my users. Thanks again!

The one I use the most and encourage everyone to use at work is WIN + L at least that locks the computer so that no one else can access it I make it a habit that whenever I get up from my chair to do this, it is surprising how many people do not lock their computers.

yes I agree Win+L is one I use the most ,
Win+R and Win+E are very close, Win+Home does not work either, Win+spacebar works like Win+D , Thanks for Win+T that ons is new to me, Win+Tab work great also.
Again Thanks All.

If any one else should wonder here they all are according to M$.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Keyboard-shortcuts

Apart from Win + L to immediately lock the computer - and I agree with the comment that not enough people to this - I also like Win + D to minimise all windows, or restore them. I notice that Win + D was only mentioned once in the posts - interesting.

I think that Windows 7 sucks with all that messing makeup.

The most useful Windows 7 shortcuts are the classic ones:
Ctrl + X
Ctrl + C
Ctrl + V
Ctrl + B
Ctrl + T
Ctrl + P
Alt + Tab
ETC......

Hey Guys... We have been bashing Win 7 for a while... but Let me share something... I saw a 7 year old kid sit on a WIn 7 machine and play with it the other day in a Computer shop and believe me, the kid was able to open a lot of windows... so the person who thought about the keys layout had a mind as open as that of a child,,, Try that on an ubuntu or even Leopard... you cant make that happen...
The keys work and some of these listed here do work if you need to press the right ones when the NASDAQ is scrolling and you need to sell
If you can suggest a better list-- I am open to checking that out as well.. till the Keyboard survives ....