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Launch a New Instance of a Program with a Single Mouse Click

If you need to quickly open a new instance of a program, Windows 7 provides a handy shortcut.

Simply click on the taskbar icon of the program using the middle mouse button. Some mice have the middle button integrated with the mouse wheel, so you will need to click the wheel instead. If you don’t have a three-button mouse, or are using a laptop track pad, you can still simulate middle button clicks by holding down [Shift] and left clicking.

The middle click also helps you quickly close down programs. Just hover your mouse over the program’s icon in the taskbar to bring up the Aero preview window, then middle-click on the red cross icon.  