| Win+Up | Maximise Window (or drag window & touch top side) |
| Win+Up | Maximise Window (or drag window & touch top side) |
| Win+Down | Restore / Minimize |
| Win+Left | Snap to left (or drag window & touch left side) |
| Win+Right | Snap to right (or drag window & touch right side) |
| 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 arrow around. |
| Win+Shift+T | cycles backwards. |
| Win+Spacebar | Peek at the desktop |
| Win+G | Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order |
| Win+P | Opens the Display Switcher applet (mirror, extend desktop, etc) |
| Win+X | Mobility Center (same as Vista, but still handy!) |
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 + +
Win + -
(plus or minus key) |
Turns on the Magnifier to zoom in on the desktop
Zoom in or out. |
| Windows + E | Open a new Explorer window |
| 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 |
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