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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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Script to copy text in vim and paste to different window

I've been trying to get a script working which would copy a line of text from vim, delete the line, then paste the line to another window. So far I've tried implementing the script with Autohotkey (on Windows 8) and Autokey (on a Ubuntu VM I run).…
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Alt-tab from fullscreen SDL

When I run a fullscreen window (C++ with SDL using the SDL_FULLSCREEN flag), alt-tab has no effect. Researching it, I only found posts of people having problems with it. Is there a way to do it consistently across different machines? (I'm running…
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show running applications (alt-tab program list)

Found the solution here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2007/10/08/5351207.aspx I'm trying to go a list of running applications, i found on several forums this solution: Process[] processes = Process.GetProcesses(); foreach (var proc…
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Alt-tab short cut not working after 19.04 Update

I did an update from 18.04->18.10->19.04 Ubuntu. After the update the switch applications or switch windows functionality is not working. Tried alt-tab and super-tab. I tried to reset the keyboard shortcut in settings and tried again after setting…
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Disable grabbing alt+tab in Citrix

(I used to use NX client, which does not grab Alt + Tab, so with NX I could to switch windows with Alt + Tab on my host OS only, which is prefered for me.) I had to switch Citrix, which grabs this (alt-tab) keys (only in fullscreen mode) so if…
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Fix Labview Alt-Tab behaviour with Autohotkey

Did anyone try to fix the way Labview interferes with normal Alt-Tab behaviour using Autohotkey? Alt-Tab inside Labview puts all non-labview windows to the end of the list. So if you have just alt-tabbed to labview window from your browser it takes…
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Win7 WPF Alt+Tab Focus Oddity

After a couple hours of Googling I haven't been able to find any comments on this issue. We have a WindowStyle=None window with transparent background and allows transparency and does not show in taskbar, all pretty normal. Here's the XAML so you…
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(C++/win32) Hide a window so that the user cannot alt-tab or switch to it

I'm currently using ShowWindow( hwnd, SW_HIDE ), but AltTab still seems to be able to switch to it after it's hidden. Is there a way to completely hide a window without destroying it? EDIT: I should add that using the WS_EX_TOOLBOX style doesn't…
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simulate Alt Tab keyboard press in C++ to launch Fast Switch window

I have an idea for a project which needs to be run on a touch screen device. The idea is to have a button on screen which when pressed switches between open projects. So exactly how the ALT + TAB keyboard shortcut works. I know the SendKeys::Send()…
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Alt Tab in Fullscreen with SetFullscreenState DirectX12 does not minimize window

So I am trying to handle Alt+Tab in DirectX12 while in fullscreen correctly. The way I want it to behave is upon alt tab in fullscreen it is supposed to minimize the screen and then when you unminimize it is supposed to go back into fullscreen. (As…
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C# - Force using XP style alt-tab switcher

I would like to ask if anyone would know a way how to force the old XP version of Alt-Tab dialog when inside my C# app. There is definitely a way how to capture keyboard keys, for example here Global keyboard capture in C# application. There could…
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AutoHotKey - selectively call AltTabMenu when mouse wheel is pressed

I currently use the following script in order to switch applications with the mouse wheel: MButton::AltTabMenu WheelDown::AltTab WheelUp::ShiftAltTab This allows me to click the mouse wheel, then roll the wheel to select the desired application,…
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Is there a built-in shortcut key for selecting the owner of the currently active form?

I have a main form with two child modeless forms, e.g. all of the forms can be active simultaneously: class MainForm : Form { Form child1; Form child2; public MainForm() { Text = "MainForm"; child1 = new Form { Text…
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Why does one form disappear from Alt-Tab list and the other doesn't?

I'm trying to find a way to hide the main form of my app from Alt-Tab list after minimizing it. So far I found that setting form style to SizableToolWindow does the trick, but this seems like an improper solution. I have two winform apps. One of…
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Prevent window from showing in alt tab

I am working on a program where I don't want a window to show in alt tab menu. However I need the window style to be borderless. All the solutions I have found say to change the border to tool but that won't work when I need the window to be…
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