12 hotkeys for working with windows in Windows

Controlling windows with your mouse in Windows 10 is easy, but to do it faster and increase your productivity, it's best to use keyboard shortcuts. Here are the most useful ones:

• Alt + Tab. Press and hold Alt, then press Tab. A preview of your open windows will appear on the panel that appears, the active one will change by pressing Tab.
• Ctrl + Alt + Tab. The window switcher automatically closes when you release Alt, but this combination makes it permanently open. It disappears only when you select the desired window with the arrow keys and press Enter.

• Win + Tab. Displays the so-called "Timeline", where all recently opened windows and documents are collected. Here you can create new desktops and sort programs by them. You can select windows with both the mouse and the arrows with Enter.

• Win + ↓. Minimizes the current window. If the window is docked to the edge of the screen, it will collapse first to a quarter. Pressing it again will minimize it completely.
• Win + ↑. Maximizes the current window. If the window is docked to the edge of the screen, it will collapse into a quarter and move to the top.
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• Win + Shift + ↑. Maximizes the current window, but only in height, not width.
• Win + ← or →. Bring the window to the left or right edge of the screen, respectively.
• Alt + Space. Opens the window menu. With it, you can not only minimize and close windows, but also resize and move without using the mouse. Press Alt + Space, select with the "Move" keys, press Enter and move the window with the arrows. This trick will work even if the window is off-screen.

• Win + M. Minimizes all windows.
• Win + D. Collapses generally all window. Works even on those where no minimize button.
• Win + Home. Minimizes everything except the active window. Useful when you need to focus on one thing.
• Win + Shift + M. Maximizes all windows back.

Now you can work comfortably even if you have an awkward touchpad and no mouse. Try it.