Alt tab issue?

[rosefox911]

Hi, i'm not sure if this is in the right section or not but I'm having a problem with alt + tab. Whenever I do it it bugs out. For example, if I have 4 things open it'll START at the second one then go to the third one only to come back to the second one again. It's rather annoying when multi tasking, any suggestions?

 

[rosefox911]

Has anyone else experience this?

 

[rosefox911]

Alt Tab Delay?

Hi, I'm looking to increase my alt tab delay. For some reason I click alt +tab and I need to SPAM the tab key to get it to switch it vanishes right away.

 

[Brink]

Hello Rose,

You can press Alt + CTRL + Tab instead for this.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2694-switch-between-windows-flip-3d-shortcut.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[rosefox911]

Hi, I tried that but again, it vanishes within a second. Normally it stays there as long as I keep the alt pressed down, but that isn't the case anymore.

 

[Brink]

Rose,

Just to be sure, do you mean the box below keeps vanishing on you, or the window that you are trying to select is? If the window, then this is normal. It only displays the selected window, while the others will be transparent (Desktop Preview) in the background.

 

[rosefox911]

Well, when I alt tab and I try to select another application that is open I need to literally spam it in order to have time for it to show. Is there a way to make the delay before it vanishes more?

 

[Brink]

Pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Tab keys together should allow that box above to stay there without having to press anything else until you select the open window that you want to be displayed.

 

[rosefox911]

I tried that just now, but when I click tab AGAIN it goes away almost instantly. It makes alt tabbing so much harder. I remember back on vista the delay before it goes away was so much more.

 

[Brink]

How about when using Ctrl + Windows Key + Tab for Flip 3D instead using Tab to cycle through the open windows?

If this is closing on you as well as soon as you press tab to cycle, then try running a sfc /scannow command to see if it can find and fix a bad system file that may be responsible for this.

 

[Dzomlija]

I know this is a long shot, but physical problems are so rare, that many of us usually don't account for them. What I'm getting at is that it is possible the ALT key on your keyboard isn't working properly.

Maybe you are pressing the key and keeping it down (which should register as a single continous key press) for when you press TAB. There may be a short of some kind that makes the keyboard register multiple ALT key presses instead of a single continous one, which is what is required for ALT+TAB to work.

Like I said, it's a long shot, but try temporarily using a different keyboard to see of the problem goes away. If the dissapearing act of ALT+TAB remains, then try Brink's solution of running a system file check using SFC /SCANNOW.

If that doesn't work, then it is possible that some application you are running is hijacking the keyboard, or trying to force itself into the foregound, regardless of what you do with ALT+TAB. Try running a full virus/malware scan.

 

[rosefox911]

Hi, I tried the switch between windows 3d flip thing and it works fine with that, but not with alt tab. I use a laptop by the way.