Windows – Raise all grouped windows on Windows 7 taskbar

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Is there a way to raise all windows under the Windows 7 task-bar group

Example –

  1. Open your preferred browser (don't
    maximise it)
  2. Click the taskbar icon twice – it
    minimises and maximises (hide and
    raise)
  3. Now open a second window for your
    browser (again don't maximise it –
    put it side by side with your other
    one)
  4. Click the taskbar group-icon – you get a
    preview-list of windows, you need to choose
    one to hide or raise – just one at a time.

What I'm looking for is the ability to raise or hide all of them in the group. So either:

  • Click the browser taskbar group-icon, both windows raise, click it again – both lower; OR
  • Click the browser taskbar group-icon, click the preview window in some way that indicates all of the windows in the group

Any ideas if this is possible?

Best Answer

Here's something I've found that does what I need, not one click, but not too bad.

Hold down ctrl and click on a group - each time you do one of the windows will be restored in turn in its original position and brought to focus on top. After sufficient clicks all windows in the group will be on top.

Clicking more times than there are windows is harmless as the windows remain on top, you only change which exact window has the focus.

I hope this is of some use to others.

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