Alternative: Windows Key + M minimizes. Windows Key + Shift + M brings them back.
There is a faster way. A Jedi mind trick for your operating system. It’s the .
It takes about two seconds. That doesn't sound like much. But multiply those two seconds by 100 times a day, and you’ve lost three minutes. Multiply that by a year, and you’ve lost hours of your life simply hiding a window.
Let’s be honest: How many times a day do you reach for your mouse, drag the cursor to the top-right corner, and click that tiny dash ( _ ) icon?
Stop Clicking the ‘X’: The Keyboard Shortcut That Declutters Your Screen Instantly
That feeling? That’s efficiency.
Depending on whether you are a Windows warrior or a Mac maven, the shortcut varies slightly—but both are worth engraving into your muscle memory.