Questions tagged [alt-tab]
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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Alt+tab: How do I get the desktop to behave the same way as other windows?
It is not uncommon for me to switch between my desktop and a single window rapidly (don't ask :p), and I always use Alt+Tab to switch between two windows. However, for some reason, the desktop is ...
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Only one Visual Studio instance when Alt-tabbing
I have an annoying problem that is either rare or I just can't find the right keywords to describe it to Google.
I use W7, and always have several Visual Studio (2013) instances opened at once. I ...
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Unite windows to show them by Alt-Tab
I use several related windows for work, tilted at foreground as an entire complex workspace.
Then I press Alt-Tab to switch to the browser, my workspace windows got lost: one appears while others are ...
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Restore old Windows XP behavior of ALT-TAB?
I remember that some time ago (WinXP?) a simple ALT-TAB always and continuously switched back and forward between the last two windows.
Unfortunately now (Windows 7) this does not work anymore: Now, ...
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Change Alt+Tab appearance in Windows 8
I have the exact same issue discussed at this Superuser thread, but the solution is not satisfactory to me.
To recap the problem, I hate the new fancy Alt+Tab interface introduced in Windows 7, and ...
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TeamViewer doesn't catch Alt+Tab in Linux Mint (Mate)
When I run Teamviewer on Windows, when I press Alt+Tab, TeamViewer catches it and sends it to the remote OS, which then switches its windows.
But when I'm running Teamviewer on Linux Mint (Mate) and ...
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Windows 8.1 Alt-Tab bug in specific programs
Whenever I am in a game of League of Legends and I try to Alt + Tab, Windows 8.1 generates extra programs that are not open, and if I accidentally select some of them, Windows 8.1 will open them. Here'...
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Ubuntu VM doesn't recognize Alt-Tab anymore
I run Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit inside a VirtualBox VM with Windows 7 Enterprise x64 as host. I just upgraded VirtualBox from 4.3.10 to 4.3.12.
I'm not entirely sure if it's due to the upgrade, but my ...
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ALT+TAB doesn't work properly in Windows 8.1
Holding ALT+TAB will activate the flip 2D to switch from a window to another. The problem is that this function remains active for a very short time and I'm not able to select the window I want in the ...
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I've misconfigured Windows so that Metro apps are no longer shown in the Alt+Tab switcher. How can I undo my mistake?
By default, Windows 8.1 shows both Metro apps (Windows Store apps) and desktop apps in the Alt+Tab switcher. However, I have somehow changed some setting so that Metro apps are no longer shown in the ...
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Ctrl, Alt, etc. not working until I press Esc on Windows 8 HP ProBook 6570b
Issues I am facing:
Alt-tab works only when I press it twice
Ctrl + X works only after I press Esc.
Also I noticed while I was playing a game, if I press left key the control goes to the extreme ...
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Firefox - Focus menu on alt+tab
I'm having a strange issue with firefox 25.0.1 on my desktop computer. Whenever I alt+tab to firefox, it automatically displays top menu bar and highlights "file". As a result of this, the focus from ...
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On Windows, how to set a keyboard-shortcut for focusing a process' window?
Scenario: I have open Firefox A and Firefox B and putty A and putty B.
I'd like to be able to attach a custom global keyboard shortcut for focusing either of these windows. For example, set Ctrl+Alt+...
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Disable Windows 7/8 Alt+TAB *preview* (entirely)
When Alt+TAB-ing Windows shows a list of icon previews, and, after a second or so, shows the actual window selected behind this list (a feature called Aero Peek).
I just want to see that window ...
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Cmd+Tab App Switcher is on the wrong monitor
I have an external monitor connected to my laptop, and the external monitor is set as the primary display. My problem is that sometimes after I've connected the monitor, the App Switcher still shows ...
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How do you remove Metro apps from Alt-Tab?
Is there a program or setting to prevent Metro apps from showing up in the Alt-Tab display? And if not, is there a specific Windows DLL file or EXE file that handles Alt-Tab functionality?
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Making always-on-top windows follow the same MRU order as other windows
Note: I'm using Windows 7 with the classical alt-tab style, ie the registry key AltTabSettings set to 1.
I want to use MRU (most recently used) ordering of windows in the alt-tab list. However, ...
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Change "Show Desktop" to "Minimize All"
I'd like to use Alt+Tab a lot when I'm programming under Windows. It's the quickest method to switch between windows. However, there's one annoying thing about this, and that is when I switch over to ...
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Is there a way to disable Alt Gr + Tab in Windows 7?
I have a ERP software here that used the short cut Alt Gr + Tab in certain windows to jump between different tables. In WinXP this worked fine, now after upgrading to Win7, this does the same thing as ...
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Can't alt-tab, can't click on programs in the taskbar when I preview them
I am having this problem with alt-tabbing where if I alt-tab the program switcher shows up, but it flashes so fast that you can't read it and it also does not actually alt-tab, it stays on the same ...
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switch opened windows between two or more monitors?
Is there a shortcut to switch opened windows between two or more monitors? (i.e. Win 1 opened on Monitor 1 is now switched w/ Win 2 opened on Monitor 2 and vice-versa).
I know:
Alt+Tab: But does not ...
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Mac Default Alt-Tab Switcher places Cursor in Middle of Apps List (not left side / MRU)
The task switcher is correctly placing the Most Recently Used apps on the left. But the cursor is in the middle. So it is necessary to hit arrow key a few times.
Apparently this behavior is not the ...
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Use camera to control applications on Mac OSX
Is there a way I can use the camera on my Macbook Pro to control the applications on my desktop? I would like to be able to wave to use waving gestures to change between apps, show the app expose, etc....
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Shortcut for "Next" window in Windows 8 (or 7 or XP)
I want to have a shortcut for the next window in the open windows
I do know about Alt+Tab but that's not what I want.
Alt+Tab will cycle between 2 windows.
Alt+Tab+Tab will cycle between 3 windows ...
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Alt+Tab to Desktop in XP like in Vista/7
Is there any way to add the empty desktop entry to the task switch list to switch to it with alt+tab in windows xp? Like in windows 7.
I know this is not (or at least not public/documented) part of ...
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Disable MRU in Alt+Tab task switch
Is it possible to disable most-recently-used ordering of windows' task switching (alt-tab) and use cycling instead? ie., always the same order (no matter how you use, independent of z-order).
I found ...
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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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Quickly navigate to application by typing name of application in XMonad
I often have several applications open across several workspaces in XMonad. I'd like to be able to switch between them without hunting; specifically, I'd like to be able to type something that ...
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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 of applications fail to come 'to front'.
I am running Windows 7, 64 bit, and for the longest time, I have has this problem where windows of my various applications will repeatedly fail to come 'to the front' when I click on them.
Needless ...
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How to switch to a certain Window in OS X (opposed to application switching) using keyboard shortcuts?
On a normal day I have several different windows open of all my applications. But for the sake of simplicity I will name one simple example:
Chrome A left side of the screen (documentation)
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Switching to the last application not working in Windows 7
In Windows 7 I can not switch to last app using a keyboard shortcut (possibly ALT+TAB).
Current scenario: I have 1 Word 2007 document opened. I start Total Commander and open another Word document ...
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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 on ...
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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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How to make Skype not come into the view on Windows 8 every couple of minutes? [duplicate]
I am using a Lenovo Yoga 13 with Windows 8 on it, and right now if I use the desktop, I don't know whether it is due to the trackpad's sensitivity and its "feature", or is it Win 8 doing it, the ...
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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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Need a program for using shortcut keys to switch between specific programs
Open programs:
Chrome
Dreamweaver
Photoshop
Requirements:
Ctrl+C or Alt+C - Focus Chrome window
Ctrl+D or Alt+D - Focus Dreamweaver window
Ctrl+P or Alt+P - Focus Photoshop window
I need a ...
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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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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
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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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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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Hide apps with closed windows from application switcher in OS X
I was wondering if there is a way to, when using OS X's (10.8) default application switcher (Cmd+Tab) to hide applications that don't have any windows open but are still running?
For example, I'm ...
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Controlling how UltraVNC handles Alt + Tab
Most of the time UltraVNC ignores Alt + Tab, 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 ...
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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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Can I remove apps from the "open apps" list on windows 8? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I exit a Modern UI app?
in windows 8 when you swipe from the left edge you can rotate through "open apps". is there a way to remove apps from that rotation without ...
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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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