Windows 11: Alt+Tab bolder border?

Anonymous
2022-03-18T20:13:13+00:00

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 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2022-03-18T20:25:41+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.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-08-12T14:55:55+00:00

    That is a nice feature, and thanks for that workaround. Unfortunately I need to Alt + Tab so I can move from pane to pane. Looks like the other route is just to visualize (unless I'm wrong?). First world problems...Thanks!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-08-17T18:48:02+00:00

    you can use WIndows Key + TAB and then use the mouse cursor to go to the window.

    But I agree it has been annoying that this is still not possible. Mine is up to date. But I have Windows 11 Pro version 22000.856

    So in Windows 10 I used just the mouse cursor and then go to the taskbar and point to the (already opened) program window I need on the taskbar itself. But not in Windows 11 Pro. I have 3 screens. My center screen is the "main" screen. From that screen I can not reach already opened programs from the taskbar using the mouse. Only if the program is on top already in the main screen. But then I can go straight to it. So I can use this method from the other 2 screens for some reason but not from the middle main screen. But I do not want to first move the mouse to the left or right screen.

    So this is annoying. This was not the case in Windows 10

    Therefor I wanted to use Alt-Tab but I can hardly see the window that is highlighted. The Microsoft Win-Key + Tab key and then using the mouse is the only option left

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  3. @CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-08-17T18:54:57+00:00

    I've seen news blogs widely report that the next major update, the one that will include the last year of design updates and tweaks, will be coming to the public in just about 33 days from now. So it shouldn't be too long.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-23T09:56:46+00:00

    Hello,

    The descriptions "Original (summer 2021)" and "summer 2022" are too vague, I am afraid.

    Please, enter the "winver" command and tells us the exact version number of Windows.

    I am running Version 21H2 (OS Build 22000.856) and changing the accent color does NOT affect the outline of the Alt+Tab windows, as @DannyM84 already mentioned.

    The default outline is hardly visible and needs to be changed.

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