Windows 7 tips and tricks

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Which windows tweaks do you use and they actually work?

Tell us your favorite Windows 7 tips and tricks.

Here's some I bet you never have heard of:

Win + Arrow and Win + Shift + Arrow controls window location and even moves window to next monitor if you have multiple ones
Win + P controls project/multiple monitors
The pinned icons on the new taskbar can be launched by Win + 1, Win + 2, etc
Launch a pinned icon again by using mouse 3, meaning you can open another Firefox window by just wheel clicking the icon!

From The Bumper List of Windows 7 Secrets

And a few more off the top of my head:

Use the favorites at the top left in Windows Explorer. Drag commonly used folders to it, its super handy
You can drag the task icons in and out of hidden icons
The show desktop button is now that rectangle next to the clock on the task bar

What tips and tricks do you have?

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