F11 isn’t just for Full Screening IE on Windows 7. Did you know you can F11/Full Screen Windows Explorer too? And there’s more…

Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows - Windows 7 Tip of the Week, Full Screen Toggle

“This will likely be the simplest tip I'll ever document: Microsoft has long used the F11 key as a shortcut for placing certain windows in full screen mode. Some may be familiar that Internet Explorer works this way for example. But many likely don't know that it works as a full screen toggle for many other window types as well, including those windows, applications, and control panels that are based on Windows Explorer.

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F11 also works as a full screen toggle in a surprising range of applications that ship in Windows 7, including Paint (for viewing the current image), Windows Media Player (during video playback), and XPS Viewer. Many third party applications also support this behavior. Among them are web browsers like Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

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Sometimes the simplest things are the best. I’ve been using Win7 for, well about, ever, and didn’t even think to try F11/Full Screen toggling Windows Explorer or other apps.

Nice…