remove desktop from alt+tab ?


  1. crest
    Posts : 1
    windows 7
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    remove desktop from alt+tab ?


    Hi,

    this is something that really annoys me.


    Whenever i have 2 fullscreen apps running and i want to switch back and forth between them, i like to use alt+tab (works good on windows xp)

    But when doing this on my new windows 7 machine, every second or third time i end up on the desktop, since - for some to me unknown reason - the desktop itself is placed in the list of active programms.


    I was wondering whether the is a way to remove the desktop from this list, or any other means to prevent this "problem"


    I hope someone can help me with that :)
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  3. derekimo
    Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
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    Welcome to the forum,

    I'm not sure if it can be removed, how about if you alt+tab then release tab and use

    the arrow key to select your window.
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  4. Dwarf
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    Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
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    Sorry, but this cannot be done.
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  6. joe7dust
    Posts : 126
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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    Wrong. Just google for the registry edit, will revert to old XP style though so no preview images. I'm not even going to be doing it myself, because I'd rather have previews and deal with the superfluous presence of the desktop in alt+tab.
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