If you prefer the keyboard over the mouse, you’ll be happy to know that Windows 7 introduces a few new, and very useful, keyboard shortcuts for navigating the desktop.
- Alt + P — Displays or hides the Explorer preview pane
- Windows + Up — Maximises the current window
- Windows + Down — Minimises the current window
- Windows + G — Displays gadgets in front of other windows
- Windows + + (plus key) — Zooms in
- Windows Logo + – (minus key) — Zooms out
- Windows + Right — Snaps to the right hand side of the screen
- Windows + Left — Snaps to the left hand side of the screen
- Windows + Home — Minimises or restore everything except the current window
