Windows 7 Taskbar Icons Shortcuts

we can also open these programs using shortcut keys which are enabled by default in Windows 7.

Based on the relative position from the Windows start button (the ORB at the left extreme of the taskbar), using a combination of “Windows + Number” will open the corresponding program.

 

For the taskbar shown above, the following short cut key combinations will work.

Windows + 1 = Windows Explorer
Windows + 2 = Internet Explorer
Windows + 3 = Windows Media Player
Windows + 4 = Mozilla Firefox