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Useful Shortcut Keys in Windows 7

Taskbar Shortcuts

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Repeatedly ctrl-clicking a taskbar button cycles through the running instances of the application.

Winlogo+n is equivalent to clicking the nth taskbar button.

Winlogo+T to cycle through the taskbar buttons, and Winlogo+B to cycle through notification area icons. Use

Winlogo Shortcuts

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Winlogo+R
Opens the 'Run' dialogue
Winlogo+arrow key
Perform Aero Snap functions
Winlogo+M
Minimise all windows: undo with Shift+Winlogo+M
Winlogo+Home
Minimise all but the current window: undo with Shift+Winlogo+Home
Winlogo+Spacebar
Hide all open windows, showing transparent borders only
Winlogo+D
Toggle 'show desktop'
Winlogo+G
Bring gadgets to the foreground
Winlogo+E
Opens Windows explorer with 'Computer' as the selected folder
Ctrl+Esc
Open Start Menu
Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Launch Taskmanager
Ctrl+Shift+click (on task bar buttons and start menu shortcuts)
Start application with administrator priviledges
Ctrl+Shift+Enter (on start menu search items)
Start application with administrator priviledges
Shift+right-click
Exposes a fuller sendto menu when applied to an object