Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7: the best shortcuts

Windows 7 offers a wealth of known and new shortcuts. We will describe the most practical ones to you.

Shortcuts and purposes

Every version of Windows has keyboard shortcuts with which frequently used functions can be called up quickly. These are primarily used for navigation in Windows, but also make it easier to use, give you quick access to settings and help you find information. Structured 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].

Shortcuts for navigation in Windows 7

In order to use the Explorer efficiently, to search quickly and to call up or change programs, there are a number of shortcuts in Windows 7:

1. [Win] + [E] opens an explorer window.
2. [Win] + [M] minimizes the windows of all applications.
3. [Win] + [Space] makes the active window transparent.
4. [Win] + [Pos1] minimizes all windows except the active one.
5. [Win] + [T] shows a thumbnail of all windows in the taskbar.
6. [Win] + [F] opens the file search. If you have activated an Explorer window, you can also start a search with [F3] or [Ctrl] + [F ]-
7. [Win] + [1] to [9] opens the first to ninth programs that you have pinned to your taskbar.
8. [Alt] + [Tab]: With this shortcut you can switch between all open Windows applications. As long as you hold down [Alt], you can select the next program with [Tab]. [Win] + [Tab] has the same function only with fancier graphic effects.

Shortcuts for easier operation of Windows 7

To make it easy for users with poor eyesight to use Windows 7, there are shortcuts that make it easier to use.

1. [Win] + [U] - opens the "Ease of Access Center". Here you can activate the voice output and on-screen keyboard and magnifying glass as well as increase the screen contrast.
2. [Win] + [+] - opens the screen magnifier immediately without a menu. If this is activated, you can zoom in with [Win] + [+] and zoom out with [Win] + [-].
3. [Alt] + [Shift] - changes the language of your keyboard. Often, this combination is accidentally pressed and causes confusion. This key combination solves this problem without clicking through the control panel.

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7 settings

All kinds of settings can be made in the "Control Panel" of Windows 7. For many it is important that changes can be implemented quickly. These shortcuts help here:

1. [Win] + [P] opens a menu with settings for a connected projector or second monitor. Here you can split, copy or display the screen content with one click or display it on one of the two monitors.
2. [Win] + [X] opens the "Mobility Center". Here you can make settings for screen brightness, sound, battery, WLAN, projector and second monitor as well as synchronization.
3. [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del]: With this well-known key combination you can not only call up the Task Manager and shutdown the PC, but also change your user password at lightning speed.

Shortcuts for information about Windows 7

Windows 7 helps you find information about files, programs, or your system with a variety of keyboard shortcuts:

1. [Alt] + [Return]: If you have selected a file in Explorer, its properties are displayed with this key combination.
2. [Alt] + [P]: This shortcut activates the preview function of the Explorer. Depending on the file and the installed program, file contents can be viewed by simply clicking on them.
3. [F1]: Function key 1 calls up Windows help and support, where you can search for specific information.
4. [Win] + [Pause] opens the system window with the system properties. Information about the operating system and hardware components is displayed here.
5. [Win] + [G] shows your installed gadgets.
6. [Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Escape]: This key combination opens the "Task Manager", in which all programs and processes running on your computer as well as processor, network and memory utilization are displayed.

At first glance, the abundance of key combinations seems too large and too confusing to make it easier to use in everyday life. But if you remember the most important ones for you, you can reduce long browsing in the system settings to a minimum in the future. Fortunately, Windows keeps most shortcuts in newer versions. So you hardly have to rethink when you switch to Windows 8. In practical tips like this and this you will find other very useful key combinations with which you can open programs and functions that would otherwise have to be navigated for a long time.

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