Note: This tutorial only applies to when Taskbar buttons are combined.
Have you ever had multiple windows open for one program (including multiple folder windows) and wanted to minimize all of them while not minimizing any others? I'm not referring to Aero Shake, nor am I referring to the Preview Desktop feature! Nope! Check this out:
Open a bunch of different folders, or open a bunch of different windows for a single program. Now, Shift+Right-click the button for all of those windows (again, it must be combined)! You will see the following context menu appear:
Now you no longer have to do it any other way! You'll be able to minimize all of the windows for any single program (including Explorer) without affecting any other windows for other programs!
I discovered this just now when I was working with Windows Live Mail: I had a the main window open plus a few more for e-mails and also a new e-mail I am starting, but I wanted to minimize all of those windows - including the main program window - and so I decided to test Shift+Right-click and the rest is history!
The thing that made me think of Shift+Right-click is that doing this on any unopened pinned item on the Taskbar brings up the standard context menu (the one that includes Properties, Cut, Copy, Paste, etc). So, I figured that I'd try this.
Have you ever had multiple windows open for one program (including multiple folder windows) and wanted to minimize all of them while not minimizing any others? I'm not referring to Aero Shake, nor am I referring to the Preview Desktop feature! Nope! Check this out:
Open a bunch of different folders, or open a bunch of different windows for a single program. Now, Shift+Right-click the button for all of those windows (again, it must be combined)! You will see the following context menu appear:
Now you no longer have to do it any other way! You'll be able to minimize all of the windows for any single program (including Explorer) without affecting any other windows for other programs!
I discovered this just now when I was working with Windows Live Mail: I had a the main window open plus a few more for e-mails and also a new e-mail I am starting, but I wanted to minimize all of those windows - including the main program window - and so I decided to test Shift+Right-click and the rest is history!
The thing that made me think of Shift+Right-click is that doing this on any unopened pinned item on the Taskbar brings up the standard context menu (the one that includes Properties, Cut, Copy, Paste, etc). So, I figured that I'd try this.
