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
    2022-09-29T15:00:41+00:00

    hi,

    thanks, nah I will just wait for my turn. On 1 desktop it works fine now thanks for your help

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-10-27T19:27:12+00:00

    Hi all-

    This Win11 alt-tab outline has been driving me to distraction too. After reading all the comments, I thought surely some bright spark has already solved this with a registry key entry fix. Sure enough, one search later, I found the below, it works, and I can wait until the new build of Win-11 is available. Worked for me, seems benign, use at own risk.

    Cheers,

    Hugh.

    Summary from site: Enable Classic Alt+Tab Dialog in Windows 11 (winaero.com)

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

    New > 32-bit DWORD: AltTabSettings

    Value data = 1

    Reboot or signout

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  3. @CmdrKeene 90,631 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-10-27T19:39:38+00:00

    As long as you are fully updated to version 22H2 (2nd half of year 2022), you can pick any border color you want, as well as a light or dark background of your choice. Just open settings and choose Personalize / Colors and pick your favorite colors there.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-10-27T20:44:55+00:00

    Downloading now and will try it out, but I got to say, I like the retro look after the regedit!

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