Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts to Increase Productivity

General Windows 7 Shortcuts

Win + Up – Maximize the current Window
Win + Down – Restore down or minimize current Windows
Win + Leftdow – Dock the current Window to the left half of the screen
Win + Rightdow – Dock the current Window to the right half of the screen
Win + Number – Activate and run the program pinned on Windows 7 Taskbar, running program won’t be affected
Win + Home – Minimize all but the current Window
Win + Space – Makes all Windows transparent so you can see through to the desktop
Win + Pause or Break – Open System Properties
Win + Tab – Flip Aero 3D [press Tab to cycle between Windows]
Win + B – Move focus to notification tray (the right-most portion of the taskbar)
Win + D – Show/Hide desktop
Win + E – Windows Explorer is launched
Win + F – Search
Win + G – Bring all gadgets on top and foreground
Win + L – Lock Computer
Win + M – Minimize all Windows
Win + P – Open the projection menu (generally used for laptops connected to projectors)
Win + R – Run Command is launched.
Win + S – OneNote Screen Clipping Tool
Win + T – Show preview thumbnail of running applications in Windows Taskbar one by one without mouse over
Win + X – Mobility Center
Win + # – Quicklaunch
Win + = – Magnifier
Win + + or - – Enables the magnifier and zooms in/out
Win + Shift + Up – Maximize vertical size
Win + Shift + Down – Restore vertical size
Win + Shift + Leftdow – Jump to left monitor
Win + Shift + Right – Jump to right monitor
Win + Shift + M – Undo all Window minimization
Win + Shift + T – Cycles backwards
Win + Ctrl + F – Opens the Active Directory Find Computers dialog
Ctrl + Right – Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word
Ctrl + Left – Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word
Ctrl + Up – Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl + Down – Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph
Ctrl + Click – A pinned taskbar icon to cycle through the program’s open Windows (e.g. IE)
Ctrl + Win + Tab – Persistent flip 3D
Ctrl + Shift with an arrow key – Select a block of text
Ctrl + arrow + Spacebar – Select multiple individual items in a Window or on the desktop
Ctrl + Shift + Esc – Open Task Manager directly
Ctrl + Shift + N – Create new folder

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Shortcuts for Ease of Access

Right Shift for eight seconds – Turn Filter Keys on and off
Left Alt+left Shift+PRINTSCREEN (or PRTSCRN) – Turn High Contrast on or off
Left Alt+left Shift+NUMLOCK – Turn Mouse Keys on or off
Shift five times – Turn Sticky Keys on or off
NUMLOCK for five seconds – Open the Ease of Access Center
Win + U – Cycle through all open Windows

Windows Explorer

Alt + Leftdow – Go back
Alt + Right – Go forward
Alt + Up – Go up a directory
Alt + Enter – Open the Properties Window of the current selection
Alt + Spacebar – Open the shortcut menu for the active Window
Alt + F4 – Close the active Window
Alt + Tab – Switch to previous active Window
Alt + Esc – Cycle through all open Windows
Alt + D – Move focus to address bar
Alt + P – Show/hide the preview panel
Ctrl + N – Open a new Window
Ctrl + Mousewheel – Change the view type (extra large, small, list view, detail, etc.)
NUMLOCK + Asterisk (*) on numeric keypad – Display all subfolders under the selected folder
NUMLOCK + Plus Sign (+) on numeric keypad – Display the contents of the selected folder
NUMLOCK + Minus Sign (+) on numeric keypad – Collapse the selected folder

Taskbar Modifiers

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

Dialog Box

Ctrl + Tab – Move forward through tabs
Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Move back through tabs
Shift + Tab – Move back through options
Tab – Move forward through options
Alt + underlined letter – Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter
Enter – Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands
Spacebar – Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box
Arrow keys – Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons
BackSpace – Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box

Logging In/ Out

Win + Right + Enter – Shutdown
Win + Right + Right + R – Restart
Win + Right + Right + S – Sleep
Win + Right + Right + W – Switch users

Ref. http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/windows-7-keyboard-shortcuts-to-increase-productivity/