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
    2022-08-26T18:06:38+00:00

    ok thanks, yes I am also on 21H2, guess I will wait

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-09-18T04:13:47+00:00

    Exactly! I've been writing software for 33 years and I've never had a customer who'd tolerate this it's insane. Windows 11 Pro, no colour or theme customisations, latest patches as at Sept 18th 2022 and I'm alt tabbing to change Windows and I CAN ONLY TELL WHICH ONE IS HIGHLIGHTED IF MY NOSE IS TOUCHING THE SCREEN?!

    So sick of this. Copy a bunch of files and you don't even get a rename option if one already exists, just overwrite or skip cos if they're the same size they must be the same right? NO, if it's word we need to open it. So save as new NAME. EVEN MY ANDROID PHONE DOES NOT WORK THAT. All Microsoft does is change the UI making it worse.

    I alternate between Win 10 at work and 11 at home - why did you shuffle the location of all the monitor settings? Why is "extend or duplicate" screens at top on one and bottom on the other?!

    I'm so sick of being held to a higher standard than Microsoft developers. It isn't fair.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-09-29T08:32:15+00:00

    i received the 22H2 update yesterday (on 1 desktop). The other desktop I did not receive an update yet. But indeed the Alt-TAB border is fixed now

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  4. @CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-09-29T14:51:51+00:00

    The automatic update should eventually make it but it could be a few more weeks/months before it shows up in Settings. If you want to get the 22H2 update immediately without waiting you can go to the Windows 11 download page and run the assistant (it also just does an update, it won't lose any installed files/programs to update using that method).

    Cheers.

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