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10 Time-Saving Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 7

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts help us in better organization of our tasks. They help to enhance our navigation speed and manage things more comfortably. We have here listed keyboard shortcuts for Windows that are lesser known.

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These are the 10 handy keyboard shortcuts for Windows that are worth using:

Ctrl + Shift + N

This is a useful shortcut to create new folder without using mouse.

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Alt + Up

Use this shortcut to navigate up one folder level.

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Ctrl + Shift + Esc

This is one of the best keyboard shortcuts. It opens up Windows Task Manager as shown in below screenshot. It is a time saving option as compared to using Ctrl + Alt + Shift for opening Task Manager.

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Alt + Enter

Alt + Enter opens the file properties, letting you know the file size, sharing settings, date of creation, customizing options and lots more.

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Windows + T

Use this shortcut and cycle through the taskbar programs. It is like hovering over the programs with the mouse.

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Windows + D

It is very handy in situation when you don’t want others to see what you are doing on browser or some application. Pressing Windows + D minimizes all windows and pressing it again shows all your windows.

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Alt + Space

This will open the system menu and can be used to maximize, minimize, close, or move the window.

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Shift + Del

This keyboard shortcut permanently deletes your files or folders, without moving them to the Recycle Bin. It comes handy when you delete files and then empty the Recycle Bin.

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Windows +1, 2, 3…

When you want to access pinned apps on Taskbar, hit Windows + 1 and this will launch the first pinned app. Windows + 2 will open the second and so on.

Windows + L

Instead of using Ctrl + Alt + Del to lock your system, use Windows + L and lock your PC instantly.

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Do you know more useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows? Share them with us in the comments!

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