11 tips for Windows 7

1. To dock your window on one half of the screen, drag it to the left or right and it will change its size to fit that half of the screen. Or use your WINDOWS key on your keyboard and the arrow keys.
2. AeroPeek your desktop. Click on the rectangle in the lower right hand corner of the task bar for quick access to your desktop. Directly to the right of your clock.
3. Hit Windows +Home to minimize all inactive windows. To restore the windows just press Windows +Home again.
4. Windows 7 Aero®Shake allows you to clear the inactive windows from your desktop by "shaking" over the window you're working. Hover your mouse over the title bar of your active window, left-click and shake from side to side, and all your inactive windows will disappear.
5. To auto-arrange the desktop icons according to your default settings, simply press and hold F5.
6. Right-click any empty spot in your desktop, and you have the control to change the screen resolution.
7. Right-click any of the icons in the Taskbar to "Unpin this program from the Taskbar."
8. Right-click the Taskbar Explorer icon to access your most frequently used folders.
9. Click open the Start menu and start typing in the search box at the bottom of the menu, then, select what you want from the list of search results which instantly appears.
10. Drag the system tray icons around to rearrange their order next to the start button.
11. If you've got five Outlook message windows open along with ten other windows, you can quickly tab through just the Outlook windows by holding down the Ctrl key while you repeatedly click on the single Outlook icon.