[Win]+[Space] opens the Vista Sidebar

[Win]+[T] goes through all task bar programs and shows you the mini preview

[CTRL] holding the CTRL key while scrolling the mouse wheel changes the icon view in Explorer windows

[ALT] use ALT to show the classic menu bars in IE7 and Explorer

[SHIFT] hold SHIFT and right-click to get the context menu items “Open Command Window here” and “Copy as Path” on files and folders

[Win]+[D] show Desktop

[Win]+[E] open Windows Explorer

[Win]+[R] opens the Run dialog

[Win]+[Q] opens Messenger or Office Communicator

[Win]+[F] opens Search dialog

[Win]+[G] sets focus to Windows Sidebar, after pressing the combination again you can toggle through the Sidebar Gadgets

[Win]+[L] lock your Desktop

[Win]+[M] minimize all windows

[Shift]+[Win]+[M] opens all minimized windows

[Win]+[X] opens the Windows Mobility Center

[Win]+ [Pause] opens the Systemproperties window