Useful Windows Vista shortcuts
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 by Jason
With Windows Vista, noticably Windows+tab is 3D Flip cycles through opened Windows. There are many more shortcuts you can execute to make computing with Vista a lot faster. Here is the list.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Windows + E | Windows Explorer |
| Windows + D | Show Desktop |
| Windows + B | Focuses selection to the first icon on the notification area, use arrow keys to navigate and Spacebar to select |
| Windows + F | Find Files and Folders (AKA Search) |
| Windows + Tab | 3D-Flip cycles through your standard applications (only available for Vista versions with Aero enabled) |
| Windows + Ctrl + Tab | Launches 3D-Flip but stays on the desktop so that you can scroll in directions |
| Windows + M | Minimize all windows |
| Windows + Shift + M | Undo minimize all windows |
| Windows + R | Open Run window |
| Windows + Pause/Break | System Information |
| Windows + F1 | Windows Help |
| Windows + U | Ease of Access |
| Windows + Spacebar | Displays Windows Sidebar (provided enabled) |
| Windows + L | Locks the computer (needs password to reactivate) |
| Windows + T | Tabs through applications on the taskbar |
| Ctrl + Shift + Escape | Launches the Task Manager |
My daily work become faster after I've got used to the Windows shortcuts. Hopefully this list could help your life a lot easier too.
