ALT + TAB >> Desktop??


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Pro
       #1

    ALT + TAB >> Desktop??


    How do I get rid of the Desktop icon when I ALT+TAB ?? It annoys me :S

    Especially when I only have two windows/programs open and I ALT+TAB to switch.. the Desktop one just lays there!



    If I want the desktop i will use Windows + D

    Hope someone out there knows the answer!
    Thanks!
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  2. Dom
    Posts : 2,295
    Windows Seven Ultimate
       #2

    thorsonb said:
    How do I get rid of the Desktop icon when I ALT+TAB ?? It annoys me :S

    Especially when I only have two windows/programs open and I ALT+TAB to switch.. the Desktop one just lays there!



    If I want the desktop i will use Windows + D

    Hope someone out there knows the answer!
    Thanks!
    Not sure if thats even possible.
    Windows + TAB might be a bit better, but it still shows the desktop. And it looks cooler anyway.
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  3. Posts : 7
    Windows 7
       #3

    Hi,

    Not sure if you can do this but there are alternatives, one is VistaSwitcher - Speed Up Windows Alt-Tab | Most Elegant And Powerful Task Switcher - NTWind Software ignore the name it seems this will work on windows 7 aswell.

    Or

    You can switch back to the basic window XP alt+tab menu by adding a DWORD in registry.

    Create a DWORD called "AltTabSettings" in \HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer and set it to 1
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  4. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Pro
    Thread Starter
       #4

    leachy said:
    Hi,

    Not sure if you can do this but there are alternatives, one is VistaSwitcher - Speed Up Windows Alt-Tab | Most Elegant And Powerful Task Switcher - NTWind Software ignore the name it seems this will work on windows 7 aswell.

    Or

    You can switch back to the basic window XP alt+tab menu by adding a DWORD in registry.

    Create a DWORD called "AltTabSettings" in \HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer and set it to 1

    Hmm I have Win 7 Pro...

    I went to
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  5. Posts : 25
    Windows 7 32 bit build 7600
       #5

    leachy said:
    Hi,

    Not sure if you can do this but there are alternatives, one is VistaSwitcher - Speed Up Windows Alt-Tab | Most Elegant And Powerful Task Switcher - NTWind Software ignore the name it seems this will work on windows 7 aswell.
    that seems interesting, what kind of system resources does it take up? My system is already running MSN, skype, rainmeter and rocketdock all the time so I don't want to keep adding more and more apps into the background.
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  6. Posts : 1
    Mac OSX - 10.7.1
       #6

    Create a DWORD Value called "AltTabSettings" in HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer and set it to "1".

    Annoyances.org - re: Remove Desktop icon from Task Switcher (alt-tab) (Windows Vista Discussion Forum)
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