I'm looking for a way to use a keyboard shortcut to minimize all the windows on the monitor that currently has my mouse on it. I found this page: http://vbcity.com/forums/t/163339.aspx but that appears to be hardcoded to minimize windows on a specific monitor, rather than the active monitor. Plus, I have no idea how to compile that code (not a VB coder). Anybody know a way that I can make this happen? I'm on Windows 7 ultimate, 3 monitors.
Windows – Minimize all windows on the active monitor
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WinSplit Revolution can do this.
It is possible for free. Swap Screen is very simple program to do that. You have to define other shortcut than win+d, but I still find it convinient enough. For example I bound alt+1 to show desktop 1, alt+2 to show desktop 2.
Additionally, this program have some other neat features. One that I find myself using daily is function to move windows to another monitor with a shortcut, then there are sticky cursor and plenty other features. Swap Screen is a part of DualMonitorTools, free set of tools for multiple monitors that can provide even more functionality.
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Under Windows 7, here is the list of the keyboard shortcuts that manage multiple windows :
Win+d
Minimize all windows on all Monitors. Press again to restore previous state
Win+m
Minimize all windows on all Monitors.
Win+Shift+m
Restore previously minimized windows on current Monitor
Win+Home
Set all windows to Minimized on current Monitor except active
Win+Space
Preview Desktop / make windows transparent (May not work with all Settings)
Source : 127 useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 7.
The OP notes that Actual Multiple Monitors has an option for "Minimize All command affects only the monitor with mouse".