How to quickly minimize all open windows except the active one

The trick is simple – just click on title bar of the window that you want to keep in the foreground, hold your mouse and shake it in either directions. All open windows, except the one you are holding, will now be minimized to the toolbar. 

This feature is known as Aero-Shake and is available in all editions of Windows 7 except Home Basic. The keyboard shortcut for Aero Shake is "Windows Logo Key + Home".

To restore all minimized Windows to their original location, just shake the active window again.