Keyboard Tricks in Windows 7

[Windows] + [D]-Show or Hide the desktop

[Windows] + [Home]-Minimize all but selected window. Reverse by clicking the key combination again.

[Windows] + [Spacebar]- Make all open windows transparent to view gadgets and icons on desktop.

[Windows] + left arrow OR [Windows] + right arrow-Dock selected window to the left or right half of your screen.

 [Windows] + up arrow OR [Windows] + down arrow- Maximized and restores the selected window.

[Windows] + [Tab]-Launch 3D representation of open windows and click [Tab] key again to flip through them.

 [Windows] + [B]-Puts focus on the ‘show hidden icons’ button on the system tray.

 [Windows] + [1] To [Windows] + [9]- Launch first through ninth icon on taskbar, including items pinned to taskbar.

 [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [1] To [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [9]-Starts new instance of respective taskbar icon.

 [Windows] + [Alt] + [1] To [Windows] + [Alt] + [9]-Opens jump list for respective icon.

[Windows] + [T] OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [T]-Move focus to front or back of taskbar.

 [Alt] + [Ctrl] + [Tab] + left/right/up/down arrowFlip window.

 [Alt] + [Tab]Cycle through open windows.

 [Windows] + [P]-Select the Projector Mode

 [Windows] + [+] OR [Windows] + [-]-Activates Windows Magnifier to zoom in or out of screen.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [D]-Switch to docked mode.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [L] -Switch to lense mode.

[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F]-Switch from docked or lens mode back to full screen mode.

 [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [I]-Invert colors.

 [Windows] + [Esc]-Exist magnifier views.

 [Windows] + [G]-Cycle through desktop gadgets.

 [Windows] + [X]-Launches Windows Mobility Center. Especially useful if you’re working on a laptop.