Minimize one, single window in Windows 7 with keyboard shortcut

Question

I'm after a way to minimize the active window in Windows with a keyboard shortcut, just like cmd + m works on my Mac.

score 18 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57

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Using the Windows Key + Down Arrow.

Update: If the window is Maximized, it will first go "Un-maximized" then a second Win + Down Arrow will Minimize.

Here is a link to all of the Windows Key Shortcuts available in Windows 7.

edited Aug 28 '17 at 21:57

Albin

answered Jul 05 '11 at 14:14

iamadam

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When I do that, it first "unmaximizes" the window and then minimizes it. I guess that's ok. – chelmertz Jul 06 '11 at 12:26

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 29 '15 at 07:02

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Minimizing single window is not possible via simple shortcut. However, you can use combination of two shortcuts Alt+Space followed by letter N.

Pressing Alt+Space opens the context menu for the current window and the keyboard mapping of the Minimize option is 'n'.

edited Jul 29 '15 at 07:02

Lucky

answered Jul 05 '11 at 14:14

Josip Medved

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isn't that alt + space? – dsolimano Jul 05 '11 at 14:21
Doesn't work for me, besides I already have Launchy hotkeyd as alt+space so that wouldn't work either. – chelmertz Jul 06 '11 at 12:26
@dsolimano: typo, fixed now... – Josip Medved Jul 06 '11 at 23:30

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