If you are using an older version of Windows, get the Aero-Shake utility from Lifehacker and you won’t miss the fun. And here’s another very cool video from Microsoft to demonstrate the Aero Shake feature of Windows 7. To restore all minimized Windows to their original location, just shake the active window again. The keyboard shortcut for Aero Shake is “Windows Logo Key + Home”. This feature is known as Aero-Shake and is available in all editions of Windows 7 except Home Basic. All open windows, except the one you are holding, will now be minimized to the toolbar. Keys with icons or symbols Most keyboards come with special symbols applied to the function keys. Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts Use key press combinations to quickly access common functions in Windows 10. The trick is simple - just click on title bar of the window that you want to keep in the foreground, hold your mouse and shake it in either directions. The Windows key on your keyboard is labeled with a Windows flag icon and is used in many key press combinations. Video: How to quickly minimize all open windows except the active one This should be pretty handy in situations where you need a distraction free desktop like when you are reading an important document inside Microsoft Word and want to hide other windows that may be open in the background. Windows 7 has something better - it lets you minimize all open windows except the one that’s currently active on your desktop. If you are using Windows XP or Vista, you can use the keyboard shortcut “Windows key + M” to minimize all open windows and clear the desktop screen in one go.

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