How to forum: Minimize active window with keyboard

Those are all good tricks - but I think Windows is missing a better trick.

I want to be able to push 2 keys (like 'Windows' + '-') and activate the one window I am working in.
If I was switching between a couple of windows, your suggestion of Alt + Tab would solve my problem.

However, I generally work in 5 applications simultaneously in a span of 4-5 minutes in order to answer questions on a phone call.
There are times (between phone calls) where I can switch to one application and focus on that. However, when a call comes in, I need to quickly switch back to the other applications without bringing them up one at a time, so I minimize the 1 application so all the others pop to the "front". I'll have to stick with the mouse clicks - but if I was in a windows 7 commercial - I would say that minimizing one active window with a keyboard shortcut was my idea.

Thanks for trying.

Alt+spacebar+n should minimize your current active window.

You could try Windows key + M for minimize all, and then just click on the one you want to work with until a call comes in. You can undo a minimize all with Windows Key + Shift + M.

If you're asking for keyboard shortcuts to be assigned to each window, or a group of windows--then the answer is no; these would need to be added into the actual software you're working with, not Windows. You can assign keyboard shortcuts for opening programs, but not a specific window because of the aforementioned reason.

Is there some reason you can't just leave the other programs open in their windows while you're focusing on one? Seems unnecessary to keep minimizing/maximizing them if you are likely to need info from one of the other windows on a spur of the moment basis.

This post answers my question - not the original post.