Alt+TAB is used in Windows or Linux graphic interfaces (such as KDE or GNOME) to switch between open programs and applications.
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How to disable Alt-Tab shortcut in VMPlayer?
I want to send Alt-Tab to my windows host OS when working out of the guest OS on VM player. At the minute it gets trapped by the guest OS. Anyway to disable sending it to the guest (RedHat)?
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Windows Shortcut/Utility to switch between application windows
From using GNOME and MacOS, I'm accustomed to have Alt+` to switch between windows of one application and Alt+Tab to switch between applications.
I have not yet found any setting or utility which ...
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Windows 7 - “Alt-tab” gadget or application to show miniatures of all open apps in a window
I'm looking for some kind of persistent "alt-tab" window, which woul allow to see miniatures of active windows, as the Alt+Tab shortcut does (but can't be always shown AFAIK).
Some ideas or cool apps ...
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Minimize a window using Alt-Tab on Windows
Is it possible to minimize a window using Alt-Tab on Windows? On a Mac, when using alt-tab and a window is selected, I can hit the "H" key to hide a window, so I was wondering if I could do the same ...
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Box-like icon on title bar
what is the irritating box like icon, shaped like a four-pane window, that appears on the top bar (title bar) in Windows 7 to the left of the minimize button? It also shows up in the Alt-Tab ...
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Windows alt+tab with games not mru
Whenever I run a game, and then alt+tab, the behavior is correct. It switches to the last used program. However, when I alt+tab again from the last used program, I expect it to go back to the game, ...
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Alt + Tab works differently with multiple monitors
I notice, on Windows 7, that Alt + Tab works differently if you are using one monitor than if you are using two.
With just one monitor it puts up a list and lets you cycle through the list. But with ...
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How can I remap a tablet hardware key to alt-tab?
My issue is that there's no way to alt-tab on a tablet running W8 Pro (NOT RT) when I'm in a full screen desktop application. I want to remap my screen orientation hardware key to Alt-Tab. However, ...
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While in a remote desktop session in Windows 7, alt-tab to go back to the host machine
I use alt+tab all day long to switch between windows. When I'm working remotely, I'll use Remote Desktop to log in to my Windows 7 PC at work.
From the host machine, it's simple to alt+tab to switch ...
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Alt+Tab with mouse selection possible with the “Classic” theme? [duplicate]
I like the Windows Classic theme, but if I enable it, I lose the feature of selecting apps with the mouse when using Alt + Tab.
Is there a way of using the classic theme at the same time as having ...
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How can I send a window to the end of the Alt-Tab list in Windows 8?
Up until upgrading to Windows 8, I would use Alt+Esc to make a window go to the end of the Alt-Tab list, and "get out of the way." For example, if my Alt+Tab list looks like:
A B C D E
With ...
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ALT-Tab box displaying “hidden” programs in Windows 8
Since yesterday, when I use the ALT+tab keyboard shortcut to switch between applications, I see my current running programs as usual but also five other "programs".
Three of them don't display a ...
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Alt+tab is locking my computer
Sometimes, when I press Alt + Tab on Windows 7, the computer locks and the screens go black.
I just want to use Alt + Tab to switch between windows. Does anyone know what is happening?
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Expanding Application Switching Paradigm Within Windows 7 to behave like RTS game?
Background: Within RTS games important buildings and units can often be grouped using a Ctrl+(0-9) combination. This combined with in-game hotkeys makes game 'productivity' (i.e. APM, EPM) extremely ...
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Alt + Tab (Switching windows) for Actual Multiple Monitors. Any suggestions?
For some reason, my alt tabbing (switching windows) doesn't work. I know it has something to do with Actual Multiple Monitors but I don't know why doesn't it work. It doesn't let me alt+ tab for ...
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controlling how UltraVNC handles ALT+TAB
Most of the time it ignores it and I am able to switch away from UltraVNC to another application. I like this behavior. However, occasionally it gets into a mode where - for no discernible reason - ...
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How to get Windows XP style default Alt-Tab behavior in Windows 7 without Administrator's privileges?
I'd like to get the to the more usable Windows XP style Alt+Tab behavior by disabling Aero Peek by default when using Alt+Tab and not have to press and release the second Alt key first each time I ...
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Is there a way to interact with the Alt-Tab window with the mouse?
I'm using Windows 7 with ye good olde Windows 2000 style (I favor usability and space over fancy-pants aero and effects) and am looking for a way I can make the ALT-TAB-Control interactable with my ...
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Is there a “run” command for Alt+Tab in Windows 7?
Is there a "run" command to access the Alt+Tab window switcher in Windows 7?
Ideally, I'd like to re-assign the Alt+Ctrl+Tab persistent app switcher to another, less unwieldy hotkey. I know of ...
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Alt-Tab menu not appearing on pressing Alt-Tab
So occasionally my Alt-Tab menu decides not to appear. I keep pressing Alt-Tab and nothing happens.
And Ctrl-Alt-Tab displays just . And it sort-of works this way "behind-the-scenes" but I still see ...
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Switching between non-suspended apps (with alt-tab?) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I switch between applications in Windows 8?
In the Modern UI it seems we are encuraged to just go back to the start screen without closing an app we are using, ...
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Enable Alt-tab in Windows running through Linux terminal
Tearing my hair out over this.
On my desk at work is a HP HSTNC-001L-TC terminal, and through this I connect to our server which has Windows Server 2008.
The problem is alt-tab doesn't work. I've ...
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Permanent Alt-Tab error causes me to force restart on Laptop
Ok, I have a problem with my Alt-Tab in windows 7 on my Dell XPS Laptop. Whenever I use Alt-Tab the bar that comes up with all the options to select doesn't go away and I cannot select any of the ...
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Why are some Windows in ALT-TAB preview are empty white frames?
In Windows 7, when alt + Tab ing between windows, some windows are previewed and show their contents. Others appear as an empty white frame with a blank title bar.
When rotating through the windows ...
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Bringing up the carousel of open windows
Windows has the familiar Alt+Tab key combination to switch between recently used windows. I've also seen it set up so that the right Alt key can be used to bring up a carousel of all open windows that ...
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How can I make alt on Windows XP behave like a traditional modifier key?
I'm a Mac guy, and on a Mac, unless you have sticky keys turned on, all of the modifier keys at the bottom left of the keyboard work exactly the same way: you can press them all you want, and they ...
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Can you remove the desktop entry from alt+tab in windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remove Desktop entry from Alt+Tab list
I have two windows that I need to be able to switch between quickly but windows keeps being annoying and making me switch to the ...
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Alt-Tab tool to switch to a window by typing its name [duplicate]
Is there a task switcher – a replacement for Alt + Tab on Windows XP or 7 – that enables switching to a window by typing part of its name?
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Can background window focus on mouseover be configured to update the Alt+Tab order?
I'm using Windows 7's focus follows cursor model, without raise to front. Unfortunately, the Alt+Tab MRU order isn't updated to reflect the focus change. Here's the behavior (^ indicates focus in ...
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How to prevent Gnome-shell's Alt+Tab from grouping windows from similar apps?
I love pretty much everything about how Gnome Shell handles app-switching through Alt+Tab. My one gripe with it, though, is how it forces the user to use Alt+` to switch between windows of the same ...
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How to bind a key to switching to next window in current monitor in compiz?
I'm using compiz 0.8.8 on ArchLinux.
I have two monitors, and each time I use alt-tab to switch to next window, the windows from both monitors shows up. This makes it hard to find a specific window.
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How do I make Alt-Tab show a visible window that has no taskbar?
In Windows 7, does Alt+Tab now only display windows that have a taskbar button? Windows without a taskbar button are not showing up in the Alt+Tab list.
This is somewhat annoying to say the least. ...
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On Windows, is there any way to remove the desktop icon from the alt-tab menu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Remove Desktop entry from Alt+Tab list
I've recently begun using Windows 7, and I don't like having the Desktop showing up as another application in the alt-tab menu. ...
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Switching efficiently between windows, not apps, in OS X
Previous questions have asked "how can I efficiently switch between windows, not applications, in OS X"? (Switching windows on OS X, Switch between windows on Mac OS X? and others). The most ...
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Windows XP alt-tab: How to restrict options to certain applications, in certain order and exclude others?
In Windows XP, Alt-tab keypress sequence to select applications, how can I ensure that certain applications always appear, in a certain order, with others always excluded?
Background for asking is ...
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Applications randomly alt-tab? (especially full screen games)
I'm not sure when this began, how it happens, or why it happens, but it is quite bothersome and apparently random.
Just randomly throughout the day my computer will just go to the desktop. I could be ...
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How to jump to a space containing a window for the active application?
I'm using 4 Spaces with the "When switching to an application, switch to a space with open windows for the application" option turned off. But that means it's sometimes a real hunt trying to find the ...
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Alt-tab icon list in Gnome and metacity?
Can anyone provide a reference or explain how the icons to the alt-tab list is populated? I would like to specify some icons for some programs that do not have icons, e.g. xterm. I'm using Ubuntu ...
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How can I change the application icon shown by alt-tab in ubuntu 11.04?
I'm using ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal), and I'd like to change the application icon that's shown by alt-tab. Since both Chromium browser and Eclipse use a blue ball for their icon it's really easy to ...
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Ignore a certain window for Alt-Tab
Is it possible to tell a Windows7 application to not appear in the alt-tab list? I often run a VirtualBox virtual machine, and if I don't pay attention (happens often, sigh), I'll switch to the VM ...
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Changing windows stops working in Windows 7
Sometimes alt-tab doesn't work after a fresh boot into my Windows 7 Pro x64 install. Clicking on the windows in the taskbar doesn't change window either, it just makes them flash as if they need ...
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How to show toolwindows in Alt+Tab switcher?
In Windows 7, the Alt+Tab menu shows a switcher with thumbnails of each application window, however some windows such as toolwindows (e.g. WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW ) are excluded.
Is it possible to enable ...
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alt-tab alternative different from VistaSwitcher for Windows 7
hi all i want to find an alternative to alt-tab different from VistaSwitcher. The reason behind this is that the standard alt-tab of windows 7 has a very anoying bug that isn't fixed yet and ...
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Alt-Tab sometimes switches out of full screen Remote Desktop
I'm using Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium locally and Windows 7 Enterprise remotely via Remote Desktop. The RD window is full screen. Sometimes, when I press Alt-Tab, it is processed by both the remote ...
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Why alt-tab stays behind Windows 7 [duplicate]
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Windows 7 alt-tab window disappears to back when aero peek is enabled
I have a very annoying problem that appears randomly. Sometimes it works fine sometimes it doesn't. ...
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How to enable Show Desktop in Alt-Tab for classic themes in Windows 7?
Show Desktop item does not appear in Alt-Tab if the theme is not Windows 7 Basic.
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Getting OS X's “Cmd + ~” functionality in Windows? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Mac-like alt-tab replacement for Windows 7?
Is it possible to get OS X's functionality of "Cmd + ~" to work in Windows?
For those that don't know, in OS X "Cmd + tab" ...
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Windows 7: Alt-tab not activating window sufficiently to indicate “I've seen this” (Maybe just in Windows Live?)
Many applications when run in Windows 7 change the application's taskbar alerts to indicate changed state - but once you've clicked the window, they return to normal. The primary place I see this is ...
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Restore Alt-Tab behavior so that minimizing an app once again moves it to the end?
Having used Windows for 20+ years, I'm totally used to minimizing an app to effectively remove it from alt-tab order - that is, I "put it away" temporarily by moving it to the end of the list. This ...
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Getting GTalk and Alt-Tab to play nice
I'm running GTalk on Windows 7, and it refuses to work properly with Alt-Tab.
Let's say I've got 2 message windows open (msg1 and msg2) and the contact list, as well as
Firefox. Alt-tab from Firefox ...
