Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

[garyinhere]

I want to start a thread for everyone who doesn't know all the keyboard shortcuts and all of the tips to get windows running like a beast! Remember some of us are in our 20's and don't have the keyboard benefits from older systems when it was required to use them to operate a computer. But, lets not just get stuck on shortcuts. What programs can we trim or add in order to run windows better/more efficiently?

 

[newtekie1]

Win+Tab=3D Flip*
Win+L=Lock Workstation
Win+R=Bring Up Run
Win+Pause Break=Bring Up System Properties
Win+D=Show Desktop
Win+F=Windows Search*
Win+E=Open My Computer
Win+T=Cycle through TaskBar Objects
Win+P=Activate Projector/second monitor*
Win+X=Open Windows Mobility Center(awesome tool for laptops)*
Win+B=Select system tray(you can then navigate and select things with the arrow keys and space)*
Win+M=Minimize all Windows
Win+1 thru 9=Activate corisponding item in the quicklaunch/superlaunch bar
Win+F1=Open Windows Help and Support
F6=Select Address Bar(Works in Explorer and IE, possibly other browsers also)
Alt+Prt Screen=Capture Only the Active Window
Alt+F4=Close Active Window
Ctr+Shift+Esc=Open TaskManager

* means this command may only work in Win7 or Vista.

 

[garyinhere]

ttt

 

[temp02]

The only one I can remember that was not referred is:
Alt + Double-Click on an Icon (folder, file, shortcut, etc.) = bring up the properties window for that item.

 

[garyinhere]

Auslogics disk defragger works awesome!

 

[Hockster]

http://www.tweakhound.com/windows7/tweaking/index.html

http://www.tweakhound.com/blog/?page_id=1185