Windows 7 may just be the most keyboard-friendly operating system yet. Without ever laying a finger on your mouse, you can dock windows, quick-launch your favorite apps, enable external displays ...

Press a few buttons, and you can accomplish hundreds of computer tasks, from simple to sophisticated, without taking your hands off the keyboard ...

Interestingly, the Alt + Tab keyboard shortcut isn't new on Windows. You would be surprised to know that Microsoft introduced it in 1992 with the release of Windows 3.1.

For more on Windows shortcuts, check out the best Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts if you haven’t upgraded yet. If you’re still making up your mind, check our Windows 11 review .

8. Windows + 1, 2, 3, etc. Windows 7 introduced a new feature that lets you pin apps to your Taskbar for quick access. An even quicker way to access those apps is with this slick keyboard shortcut.

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This shortcut lets you cycle through various apps on the Windows taskbar. When you summon the shortcut, you’ll get a box around a specific app that you have pinned in the Taskbar.

If you'd like to rename the shortcut without using right-click, click the shortcut to select it and then click the ribbon's "Rename" button. You can then type a new name in the text box that appears.

NOTE: You could right-click your Start button before, and you'd get a largely similar result. It's just that now, here in Windows 11, having this same access with this shortcut makes a bit more of ...