Keystroke to open a new window in Windows 7 Explorer?
For the second part of your question there is this article on MS's site.
Click show all and you have them all.
Unfortunately there is no shortcut to open a parent folder in a new window.
But there is a way...
You can do 1 of 2 things.
Ctrl+N then Alt+Up
use AutoHotkey to run this exact key command with a smaller and quicker command of your choosing
In Windows 7 it is simple:
- Use the arrow keys to select the folder you want to open in a new window, then press Ctrl+Enter
or using a mouse...
- Ctrl+double-click