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Alt-Tab is the common name for a keyboard shortcut that has been in Microsoft Windows since Windows 3.0. This shortcut switches between top-level windows without using the mouse; hence it was named Task Switcher.

Alt-Tab is the common name for a keyboard shortcut that has been in Microsoft Windows since Windows 3.0. This shortcut switches between top-level windows without using the mouse; hence it was named Task Switcher (Flip in Windows Vista).

Perhaps the most common use of Alt-Tab is to alternate between the two most recent tasks, but it can also be used to switch to any running program that has a top-level window.

The window environment maintains a Z-order list of top-level windows (tasks) with the most recently used tasks at the front, so the most recently used tasks can be switched to the most quickly.

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Best way to hide a window from the Alt-Tab program switcher?

I've been a .NET developer for several years now and this is still one of those things I don't know how to do properly. It's easy to hide a window from the taskbar via a property in both Windows Forms and WPF, but as far as I can tell, this doesn't…
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Best practices for Alt-Tab support in a DirectX app?

When writing DirectX applications, obviously it's desirable to support the user suspending the application via Alt-Tab in a way that's fast and error-free. What is the best set of practices for ensuring this? Things that need to be addressed…
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SDL OpenGL Alt-tab in fullscreen has unpredictable results

I am writing a game in C++ using SDL 1.2.14 and the OpenGL bindings included with it. However, if the game is in fullscreen and I Alt - Tab out then back into the game, the results are unpredictable. The game logic still runs. However, rendering…
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Alt Tab overlay Win32 identificator

I'm mapping events coming from an external sensor (e.g. a keypad) to keyboard shortcuts and I would like to switch applications using the Fast switch overlay window ( i.e. Alt-Tab menu"), but I want to keep showing the switch menu until an…
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How can I prevent Gnome from showing two windows when doing alt-tab? (c++ qt app)

(see edits) I'm developing a QT/c++ application under gnome. The application a main window and QListBox child window. Both of these windows show up as separate main windows when I alt-tab away from the application. How can I make it so that only…
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Alternative Button Combo for Alt + Tab in VMWare Horizon Client?

I'm working remotely via a VMWare Horizon Client portal to access my Windows 10 desktop. I have zero admin rights to modify registries, install software, access the client's settings, etc. Is there another button combo that replicates the Alt+Tab…
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Catch system event as Cmd-Tab or Spotlight in a Cocoa App

In a Cocoa App, I'm trying to find a way to catch system events like the app switcher usually launched with Cmd-Tab or spotlight, usually launched by Cmd-Space. I'm looking for either a way to catch the key event or any another way that would tell…
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App disappears from Win7's ALT-TAB list sometimes

I've been having some trouble with one of my Delphi 2010 projects lately. It seems that sometimes, when I have a form open as a modal dialog, the app stops showing up in the ALT-TAB list until I close the dialog. It's still in the Taskbar, but not…
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Switch to last active application like Alt-Tab

ok, I have found many posts on finding a window by name, etc. What I have not found is how to find and switch the window application focus to last active window. The code I am showing below will give me the list of active applications in the task…
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karabiner - remap alt tab to different keys

Is it possible to remap left_option + tab to alt-tab and left_option + shift + tab for reverse alt-tab? Configuration below has problems with changing the direction of the selection, for example switching from alt-tab to alt-shift-tab first closes…
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Custom alt-tab application switcher in iTerm2 not responding

I got alt-tab-macos: an awesome alt-tab application switcher for Mac OS, which separates application windows into different tiles. The reason being that I swapped my control and command keys (in System Preferences > Keyboard > Modifier keys) and I…
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The system events EVENT_SYSTEM_SWITCHSTART and EVENT_SYSTEM_SWITCHEND works in Windows 7 but not in Windows 10

Added info: When I use my .exe file in Windows 7 everything works as it should. It does not work in Windows 10. And I can't figure out why. Original post: Probably I just need more coffee... ... but I'm trying to write a small program that is going…
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A window with no taskbar icon, no appearance in Alt-Tab and *without* using the ToolWindow extended style

I have a problem that appears to be new to Windows 10. I want to create a form that is visible to the user, but with no task bar icon and that does not appear in Alt+Tab. This is perfectly doable if one is happy to sacrifice the normal styling of a…
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alt-tab sort of web design

I am thinking of designing a web site having multiple related services. For every action of the user in a service there will be some computation going on in each of the other services. I want to display the service in action (chosen by the user) in…
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Any open source Alt-Tab windows switcher project exists?

Having tried a few Alt-Tab windows switcher, I want to write one to suit my own needs. Are you aware of any open source Alt-Tab windows switchers? If it already exists, I don't want to start from scratch :)
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