# Keyboard Shortcuts

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [March 26, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393 "2006-03-26T17:43:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![NeoDreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ccd318/32.png) [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/1 "2006-03-26T17:43:39Z")

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ALT + F4 is for closing a window in Windows XP. Anyone know the keyboard shortcut for minimize and maximize?

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**Author:** ![Seb\_Hughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/2 "2006-03-26T18:06:56Z")

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> [@NeoDreamer](#):
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> ALT + F4 is for closing a window in Windows XP. Anyone know the keyboard shortcut for minimize and maximize?

Mimize: Alt + Space Bar + N  
Maximize: Alt + Space Bar + X  
Alt + Tab x(Might Love This)

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**Author:** ![icio](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/icio/32/484_2.png) [@icio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icio)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/3 "2006-03-27T08:20:58Z")

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Windows Key + D is good one too.

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**Author:** ![danulf](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danulf/32/555_2.png) [@danulf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danulf)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/4 "2006-03-28T08:35:43Z")

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what’s the difference between WIN+D and WIN+M?

EDIT: It seems as M minimizes all and D shows desktop :+)

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**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/5 "2006-03-28T09:55:13Z")

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ctrl+shift+esc  
brings up task manager

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**Author:** ![danulf](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danulf/32/555_2.png) [@danulf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danulf)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/6 "2006-03-28T11:08:18Z")

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btw, seb’s hotkeys doesn’t work for me…

except alt+tab+x, it loaded the advanced reply thingie :pa:

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**Author:** ![anon1712571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@anon1712571](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon1712571)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/7 "2006-03-28T12:24:01Z")

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same nothing happens :S

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**Author:** ![blazes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@blazes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blazes)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/8 "2006-03-28T22:44:20Z")

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brings up windows media player for me.`

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Wheeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keyboard-shortcuts/183393/9 "2006-03-28T22:59:49Z")

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[http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q126449](http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q126449)

Google it 😉