What is the Windows hotkey to minimise a single, currently active, window?

Question

I'm familiar with windows-d to show desktop but sometimes I just want to minimise two or three windows as they become active and not the whole lot.

Running Vista if that makes a difference.

Cheers.

Answer 1

I've been using the shortcut Alt-Space followed by N for years. Works on any Windows version, all the way back to Windows 3.0!

Answer 2

according to microsoft support, there isn't one, but it is easily scripted in autoit.

EDIT: Below is a very very basic sample of how to accomplish a hotkey to minimize the focused window, fully commented.

#include <WinApi.au3> ;include winAPI library

HotKeySet("!M",'_MinimizeActive') ;sets hotkey to Alt+Shift+m to trigger function

While 1 ;loop to keep alive

WEnd

Func _MinimizeActive()
    Local $v_Wnd, $w_Wnd ;declare variables
    $v_Wnd = _WinAPI_GetFocus() ;get focused window
    $w_Wnd = WinGetHandle($v_Wnd) ;get handle of focused window
    WinSetState($w_Wnd,"",@SW_MINIMIZE) ;minimize focused window
EndFunc

Answer 3

I know that in Windows 7 you can minimize the currently active window with the shortcut: Windows Key + Down Arrow Key. This may be an Aero feature that works with Vista as well. Let me know if it works!