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  • Windows 7 Tips

    Twenty Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
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    From Desktop
    • Windows Key + Tab = Aero [press Tab to cycle between Windows]
    • Windows Key + E = Windows Explorer is launched.
    • Windows Key + R = Run Command is launched.
    • Windows Key + F = Search (which is there in previous Windows versions too)
    • Windows Key + X = Mobility Center
    • Windows Key + L = Lock Computer (It is there from the earlier versions as well)
    • Windows Key + U = Ease of Access
    • Windows Key + P = Projector
    • Windows Key + T = Cycle Super Taskbar Items
    • Windows Key + S = OneNote Screen Clipping Tool [requires OneNote]
    • Windows Key + M = Minimize All Windows
    • Windows Key + D = Show/Hide Desktop
    • Windows Key + Up = Maximize Current Window
    • Windows Key + Down = Restore Down / Minimize Current Windows
    • Windows Key + Left = Tile Current Window to the Left
    • Windows Key + Right = Tile Current Windows to the Right [Continue pressing the Left and Right keys to rotate the window as well]
    • Windows Key + # = Quicklaunch
    • Windows Key + = = Magnifier

    From Windows Explorer
    • Alt + Up = Go up one level
    • Alt + Left/ Right = Back/ Forward 

  • Windows 7 Tips

    Lock The Screen Shortcut
    To Lock Screen in Windows 7 you have to press the Windows Key + L to lock it, now. The screen would be locked and password protected in case you have one.

    In case you don’t like shortkeys or you keep forgetting them, there’s another option for screen lock.

    Simply create a new shortcut to 
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation and place it whenever you want.

    It will work same as Win + L combination, it use Mouse Click event instead of Keyboard Button press in Win + L Key combination.

  • Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts Designed for Windows Media Center

    Although the Media Center interface was designed for use with a remote control, it also supports full access to Media Center functions using a keyboard. 

    Some keyboard commands are obvious: the Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, and Right Arrow keys work just like the navigation controls on the remote, and pressing Enter or Spacebar is the same as pushing OK. Page Up and Page Down map to the Channel Up/Down buttons. In search boxes, you can type search terms directly and use the Backspace key to clear the most recently typed character.
    Some other key combinations are useful but a bit less obvious. In particular, the numeric keypad on a full-size keyboard can fill in for a lot of tasks during Live TV and while viewing the guide.
    Here are some handy keyboard shortcuts designed for Media Center:
    Media Center Start page (start Media Center, if necessary): Windows logo key+Alt+Enter
    Recorded TV: Ctrl+O or Ctrl+Shift+T
    Guide: Ctrl+G
    Music Library: Ctrl+M
    Video Library: Ctrl+E
    Picture Library: Ctrl+I
    Movie Library: Ctrl+Shift+M
    Radio: Ctrl+A
    Go back to previous screen: Backspace
    Toggle full screen/window: Alt+Enter
    Go to channel number (Live TV or Guide): Enter number using the 0–9 keys
    Up one channel (while playing TV): Plus (+) or Equal (=)
    Down one channel (while playing TV): Minus (–)
    Record: Ctrl+R
    More Info/Display shortcut menu: Ctrl+D