Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7: The best shortcuts

Windows 7 offers a wealth of familiar and new shortcuts. These shortcuts will take you to your destination without the hassle of clicking.

Windows Shortcuts: Keyboard shortcuts and uses

Every version of Windows has keyboard shortcuts that allow you to quickly access frequently used functions.

These are primarily used to navigate in Windows, but they also make operation easier, allow you to quickly access settings and help you search for information.
Organized according to these purposes, we will show you the most useful shortcuts. The most important keys for this are the Windows key (Win), the shift key (Shift) and (Alt).

In order to use Explorer efficiently, search quickly and open or switch programs, Windows 7 has a whole series of keyboard shortcuts:

(Win) + (E) opens an explorer window.
(Win) + (M) minimizes the windows of all applications.
(Win) + (Spacebar) makes the active window transparent.
(Win) + (Home) minimizes all windows except the active one.
(Win) + (T) shows a thumbnail of all windows on the taskbar.
(Win) + (F) opens the file search. If you have activated an Explorer window, you can also start a search with (F3) or (Ctrl) + (F).
(Win) + (1) to (9) will open the first through ninth programs that you have pinned to your taskbar.
(Alt) + (Tab): This shortcut allows you to switch back and forth between all open Windows applications. As long as you hold down (Alt), you can use (Tab) to select the next program. (Win) + (Tab) has the same function only with fancier graphic effects.

In order to make it easy for users with poor eyesight to use Windows 7, there are keyboard shortcuts that make operation easier.

(Win) + (U) – opens the “Ease of Access Center”. Here you can activate the speech output and the on-screen keyboard and magnifying glass and increase the screen contrast.
(Win) + (+) – immediately opens the screen magnifier without a menu. If this is activated, you can zoom in with (Win) + (+) and out with (Win) + (-).
(Alt) + (Shift) – changes the language of your keyboard. Often this combination is pressed accidentally and causes confusion. Use this keyboard shortcut to solve this problem without clicking through the Control Panel.