What is the keyboard shortcut for minimizing a normal window?

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score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '11 at 20:46

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I generally use Alt+space, followed by n to minimize the current window.

answered Mar 07 '11 at 20:46

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 07 '11 at 05:19

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You haven't specified what operating system. But in Windows it is Windows-M.

answered Mar 07 '11 at 05:19

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Note that if you have multiple windows open, this minimizes all of them. – Pops Mar 07 '11 at 20:10

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 15 '13 at 02:09

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minimizing is

Windows key + down arrow key
Windows key + d key/m key
Alt + Spacebar + N key

edited Jun 15 '13 at 02:09

slm

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answered Jun 15 '13 at 00:07

bfvasw

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score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Dec 22 '11 at 01:25

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Yes you havent specified the Operating System. But for Windows 7 its Win + Up for maximization and Win + Down for minimization. Hope it solves your problem.

edited Dec 22 '11 at 01:25

soandos

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answered Mar 07 '11 at 05:22

I just tested this on Windows XP SP3 and it does not work. -1 – Pops Mar 07 '11 at 20:09
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This works on Windows 7. The poster should edit his post to specify that. (Not sure about Vista.) – Cajunluke Mar 07 '11 at 20:52
That works only on Windows 7. There is no keyboard shortcut to do a single window at a time in XP without the help of a 3rd party tool. (Yes, you can use Alt+Space, n - but that's not really a shortcut, just using accelerator keys). – vcsjones Mar 07 '11 at 21:03
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On Windows 7, WinKey + Down Arrow only returns a maximized window to normal size. You have to press it when a window is normal size to minimize. – Pops Mar 09 '11 at 04:23

What is the keyboard shortcut for minimizing a normal window?

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