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MINIMIZING ALL OPEN WINDOWS

If you're one of those people who keep a lot of windows open simultaneously, switching between one task and another on the Taskbar, you might appreciate knowing a quick way to minimize all windows at once on to the Taskbar: I've learned about a couple of ways to do it. One is to right-click on an empty space on the Taskbar, then select Minimize All Windows from the context menu that pops up. Another is to type <Ctrl> plus <Esc> (that is, hold down the control key and the escape key simultaneously), which brings up the Start Menu, and then follow by typing <Alt> plus <M> (that is hold down the Alt key and the M key simultaneously.) The Alt-M is the keyboard shortcut for minimize once the Start Menu is displayed.