Win7 & XP Short Cut Key....

  WINDOWS7 SHORT CUT KEYS : You can interact with windows by dragging them with the mouse:


    Drag window to the top: Maximize.
    Drag window left/right: Dock the window to fill half of the screen.
    Shake window back/forth: Minimize everything but the current window.
    Double-Click Top Window Border (edge).


Windows Management Shortcuts:




    Win+Home: Clear all but the active window.
    Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop.
    Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window.
    Shift+Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window vertically.
    Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it’s maximized.
    Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor.
    Shift+Win+Left/Right arrows: Move the window to the monitor on the left or right.




In addition, you can interact with the taskbar using your mouse and a modifier key:




    Shift+Click on a taskbar button: Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program.
    Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button: Open a program as an administrator.
    Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button: Show the window menu for the program (like XP does).
    Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button: Show the window menu for the group.
    Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button: Cycle through the windows of the group.







Taskbar Shortcuts




    Win+number (1-9): Starts the application pinned to the taskbar in that position, or switches to that program.
    Shift+Win+number (1-9): Starts a new instance of the application pinned to the taskbar in that position.
    Ctrl+Win+number (1-9): Cycles through open windows for the application pinned to the taskbar is that position.
    Alt+Win+number (1-9): Opens the Jump List for the application pinned to the taskbar.
    Win+T: Focus and scroll through items on the taskbar.
    Win+B: Focuses the System Tray icons.







Here’s a few more interesting hotkeys for you:




    Ctrl+Shift+N: Creates a new folder in Windows Explorer.
    Alt+Up: Goes up a folder level in Windows Explorer.
    Alt+P: Toggles the preview pane in Windows Explorer.
    Shift+Right-Click on a file: Adds Copy as Path, which copies the path of a file to the clipboard.
    Shift+Right-Click on a file: Adds extra hidden items to the Send To menu.
    Shift+Right-Click on a folder: Adds Command Prompt Here, which lets you easily open a command prompt in that folder.
    Win+P: Adjust presentation settings for your display.
    Win+(+/-): Zoom in/out.
    Win+G: Cycle between the Windows Gadgets on your screen






WIDOWS XP SHORTCUT KEYS :   ALT+- (ALT+hyphen) Displays the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) child window's System menu
ALT+ENTER View properties for the selected item
ALT+ESC Cycle through items in the order they were opened
ALT+F4 Close the active item, or quit the active program
ALT+SPACEBAR Display the System menu for the active window

ALT+TAB Switch between open items
ALT+Underlined letter Display the corresponding menu
BACKSPACE View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer
CTRL+A Select all
CTRL+B Bold
CTRL+C Copy
CTRL+I Italics
CTRL+O Open an item
CTRL+U Underline
CTRL+V Paste
CTRL+X Cut
CTRL+Z Undo
CTRL+F4 Close the active document
CTRL while dragging Copy selected item
CTRL+SHIFT while dragging Create shortcut to selected iteM
CTRL+RIGHT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word
CTRL+LEFT ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word
CTRL+DOWN ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph


CTRL+UP ARROW Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph
SHIFT+DELETE Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin
ESC Cancel the current task
F1 Displays Help
F2 Rename selected item
F3 Search for a file or folder
F4 Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer
F5 Refresh the active window
F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop
F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program
SHIFT+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item
CTRL+ESC Display the Start menu
SHIFT+CTRL+ESC Launches Task Manager
SHIFT when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing
WIN Display or hide the Start menu
WIN+BREAK Display the System Properties dialog box
WIN+D Minimizes all Windows and shows the Desktop
WIN+E Open Windows Explorer
WIN+F Search for a file or folder
WIN+F+CTRL Search for computers
WIN+L Locks the desktop
WIN+M Minimize or restore all windows
WIN+R Open the Run dialog box
WIN+TAB Switch between open items