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.

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.

Alt (or F10) This is one of those lesser-known shortcuts that I wonder how I ever lived without. You've probably noticed that some programs—like Firefox, Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, and ...

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.