Windows 11: Alt+Tab bolder border?

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When using Alt+Tab is there any way to make the "selected window" line, a bit bolder or noticeable? its hard to see which one is the selected one.

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@CmdrKeene 90,631 Volunteer Moderator

I know you can change the color of the outline, but I'm not certain about a way to change the thickness.

The color can be changed from Settings > Personalization > Color > Accent Color.

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2022-08-09T17:36:53+00:00

I know you can change the color of the outline, but I'm not certain about a way to change the thickness.

The color can be changed from Settings > Personalization > Color > Accent Color.

That accent colour only changes the outline of windows when they are NOT being viewed via ALT-Tab... with Alt-Tab the outline is always black, regardless of the Accent colour settings. I have updated to the latest preview version of windows today...
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@CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2022-08-09T17:22:18+00:00

It'll come to the entire world in a few months but if you want it now you can install the previews edition to get an early access preview of what's coming later. Just remember that the only way to leave the preview is to erase your computer or wait for the final public version to be installed.
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Anonymous

2022-08-09T17:05:21+00:00

How do I get this Summer 2022 version, the current win11 Alt-Tab is next to useless, it takes me so long to find which window is active I've given up using it...

Why would they make it so hard to see (I have no problem reading tiny text on my monitors... but THIS IS NUTS!)

BTW I am on insider, and am installing 2022-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5015882) right now.
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@CmdrKeene 90,631 Volunteer Moderator

Microsoft is continuously making changes based on customer feedback, and this situation is a perfect example. I suspect you might be using an older version of Windows 11 that doesn't have these enhancements yet, but soon you'll have the update so you see what I see. Here's a side-by-side example:

Windows 11 Original (summer 2021)very thin outline <br>hard to see <br>everything blurs in the background	Current Alt-Tab (summer 2022) <br>Thick and bold color outline <br>easier to see <br>no longer blurs the entire screen
	https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/4eedd602-00a1-45a7-a4c5-ee712f0fd4e3?platform=QnA

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