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Windows 7 is around for many months now and everyone is enjoying thislighter aspect of Windows operating system. If you haven't switched to it, I'd highly recommend it even if you have a system with low specs.
Some features ofWindows 7 are redesigned taken from previous versions while most of them are new and advanced like Taskbar, Explorer, Start menu, control panel and many more.
After usingWindows 7for few weeks now, I found many new, hidden and interesting features, keyboard shortcuts and tips that still most of the users are unfamiliar of. Out of which here are 10 best and worth sharing tips forWindows 7users. Hope you'll learn and enjoy!
1. Windows Docking
To Dock a window to the left or right half of the screen, simply drag it to the edge; similarly, you can dragthe window to the top of the screen to maximize it, and double-clickthe windowtop / bottom border to maximize it vertically with the same horizontal width.
You can control Windows through keyboard shortcuts as well:
Win+Left Arrow andWin+Right Arrow dock;
Win+Up Arrow andWin+Down Arrow maximizes and restores / minimizes;
Win+Shift+Up Arrow andWin+Shift+Down Arrow maximizes and restores the vertical size.
2. Switching Through Opened Windows
To Quickly Jump to Opened/Minimized Application or windows in Taskbar; PressWin+1,Win+2,Win+3 .... (upto Win+9) to control Running Application # 1, 2 and 3 and so on.
3. Controlling Taskbar Applications
To focus the control to Taskbar; pressWin+T. Once you're on Taskbar, use the arrow keys to select a particular window or group and then hit Enter to launch or activate it. To remove the focus from taskbar pressEsc.
4. Pinning a folder to Explorer Jumplist
If you frequently work on some folders you can quickly pin them with the Explorer icon on the taskbar. Just hold the right-click button down and drag the folder to the taskbar, and it will be automatically pinned in the Explorer Jump List.
