Change "Control + Windows Key + Tab" to "Alt + Tab"

[ZeroManArmy]

Change "Windows Key + Tab" to "Alt + Tab"

Is there a way to change it to that above commands. I like the Win-key visual effect but its harder for me to do it with my hands since I am used to using the Alt-key command. Is there a way to switch those visual aspects around?

 

[Neutron16]

What is "Control + Windows Key + Tab"?
Do you mean "Windows Key + Tab" ?

 

[ZeroManArmy]

Ah yes I do. I shall fix that.

 

[Neutron16]

You can try this
Map Any Key to Any Key on Windows 7 / XP / Vista - How-To Geek

 

[ZeroManArmy]

That only allows me to map one key at a time. I still want the Windows key to function as the Windows key.

 

[nikosawolfie]

Haha I was also wondering how to do this. It's just easier to use alt+tab than the windows key

 

[ZeroManArmy]

Haha I was also wondering how to do this. It's just easier to use alt+tab than the windows key

Because the way our hands of formed for it huh?

 

[debugged]

Solution is here with autohotkey.

I took the liberty of making up a file for you. It works just fine for me.
The .rar file attached contains the .exe file you need - when it's running, alt+tab operates as win+tab. If you put it (or a shortcut to it) in your Startup folder, it will always be running. You do not need to install the autohotkey program for it to work.

The .ahk file is included so you can look at the script or edit it (with notepad).

View attachment alt-tab to win-tab.rar

Btw, although you didn't mean to say ctrl+win+tab in the first post, it turns out to be a cool shortcut: it does the win+tab view but holds it for you and you can lift your hands from the keys. Hitting tab or the arrow keys moves you around the open windows. (Ctrl+alt+tab does the same thing in the original flat view.)

 

[ZeroManArmy]

Solution is here with autohotkey.

I took the liberty of making up a file for you. It works just fine for me.
The .rar file attached contains the .exe file you need - when it's running, alt+tab operates as win+tab. If you put it (or a shortcut to it) in your Startup folder, it will always be running. You do not need to install the autohotkey program for it to work.

The .ahk file is included so you can look at the script or edit it (with notepad).

View attachment 180505

Btw, although you didn't mean to say ctrl+win+tab in the first post, it turns out to be a cool shortcut: it does the win+tab view but holds it for you and you can lift your hands from the keys. Hitting tab or the arrow keys moves you around the open windows. (Ctrl+alt+tab does the same thing in the original flat view.)

Yes I noticed that. XD Thanks so much!

After using that program it only works when I press "Control + Alt + Tab". Any help on that?

 

[MilesAhead]

The easiest way to map nearly any key combination in Windows to any other is to use
AutoHotkey_L

It's a scripting language designed for hotkey manipulation. It's also the best I've found for "mouse hotkeys" such as doing something when I hold down Control and Middle Click on the desktop or whatever.

Also it has the ability to conditionally enable the hotkeys or key substitution. For example you can set it so the hotkey only fires if an Explorer folder window is the active window, or notepad, or whatever you want.

The help file has examples. See the section Hotkey subsection Custom Combinations and Other Features.

The language and libraries are free. There's a forum where you can ask for help. You can do other cool things with it. For example I like editors to swap the last 2 characters typed if I press Control-t, but most browser editor applets and even most editors don't have it. I added it to an AutHotKey_L script I have running in the system tray all the time. The Control-t is only active when I'm using certain browsers and editors. It doesn't interfere with other apps.

 

[ZeroManArmy]

The easiest way to map nearly any key combination in Windows to any other is to use
AutoHotkey_L

It's a scripting language designed for hotkey manipulation. It's also the best I've found for "mouse hotkeys" such as doing something when I hold down Control and Middle Click on the desktop or whatever.

Also it has the ability to conditionally enable the hotkeys or key substitution. For example you can set it so the hotkey only fires if an Explorer folder window is the active window, or notepad, or whatever you want.

The help file has examples. See the section Hotkey subsection Custom Combinations and Other Features.

The language and libraries are free. There's a forum where you can ask for help. You can do other cool things with it. For example I like editors to swap the last 2 characters typed if I press Control-t, but most browser editor applets and even most editors don't have it. I added it to an AutHotKey_L script I have running in the system tray all the time. The Control-t is only active when I'm using certain browsers and editors. It doesn't interfere with other apps.

I'm not sure what your saying. I have no idea how to that.

 

[MilesAhead]

It's a scripting language. It comes with help files. If you want to try programming simple scripts, download and install. If not then just get a utility that does it for you. But the ones that do it for you make you do it the way that programmer wants it. To do it the way you want you can roll your own. Key substitution scripts are the simplest. This script,

a::A

outputs a capital 'A' every time you press a lower case 'a'.

edit: another example, use mouse wheel instead of Alt-Tab

WheelDown::AltTab


Every time you rotate the mouse wheel down, Alt-Tab key combination is sent to the active window(the one with the keyboard focus.)

It's basically a macro scripting language.. but with other stuff common to scripting languages such as file functions, read write delete files etc.. you can pop up windows with buttons lists edit boxes... like many other programming languages.

 

[Layback Bear]

On my keyboard the second button to the right of the space bar does what you are trying to do, the keyboard came that way.

 

[debugged]

Yes I noticed that. XD Thanks so much!

After using that program it only works when I press "Control + Alt + Tab". Any help on that?

I can't replicate that problem. Have you or some other programs done some other remapping that might be causing conflict?
For me, it just works, and the original combos work as well.

 

[debugged]

...only works when I press "Control + Alt + Tab"...

try this one and let me know if it works for you: View attachment alt-tab to win-tab v2.rar
I still couldn't repeat your issue, but this one changes the input mode which sometimes helps.

 

[ZeroManArmy]

...only works when I press "Control + Alt + Tab"...

try this one and let me know if it works for you: View attachment 180630
I still couldn't repeat your issue, but this one changes the input mode which sometimes helps.

No I don't have any conflicting problems or remaps going on. When I use V2 it does it for a second then goes to my desktop and doesn't allow me to click anything unless I use the "Windows Key + Tab" and then it works and by works I mean it allows me click a window again. I'm not sure what exactly is going on.

 

[debugged]

...only works when I press "Control + Alt + Tab"...

try this one and let me know if it works for you: View attachment 180630
I still couldn't repeat your issue, but this one changes the input mode which sometimes helps.

No I don't have any conflicting problems or remaps going on. When I use V2 it does it for a second then goes to my desktop and doesn't allow me to click anything unless I use the "Windows Key + Tab" and then it works and by works I mean it allows me click a window again. I'm not sure what exactly is going on.

Here's my last attempt (I'm not tinkering with the main script - that took a group of serious autohotkey people to get it right): View attachment alt-tab to win-tab v3.rar
Works for me, even in normal User account with no privileges on an old computer! So all I can suggest is to compile a list of "the usual suspects": e.g., your anti-virus, custom themes, any background running software that involves display (Run > msconfig > Startup tab); maybe try running as administrator (right-click on .exe, Compatibility tab), try running it from different directory; maybe try it with a different keyboard.

 

[ZeroManArmy]

Okay using this version it works 98% of the time if I run it as Admin. So I am not too sure what is going on. If you would like to look into my computer through TeamViewer you may.