Sadly this is not the issue with me, it doesn't work on my laptop keyboard or an external keyboard :-(
Alt + tab no longer switches to last window in Windows 11
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Anonymous
Hi all,
One of the most useful shortcuts I use all the time is not working for me on my new laptop with Windows 11. I used to use ALT + TAB to switch between the current window and the last window I used. Now if I use it it switches between the current window and the first open window (not the most recent). How can I get it so it switches between the two most recently used?
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Anonymous
2025-03-18T19:15:00+00:00 -
Anonymous
2025-03-18T19:07:25+00:00 I had the same issue and blamed windows update. Turns out the culprit was my keyboard that had both MAC and Windows capability. I accidentally toggled to MAC and it switched my alt key with my window key. Switched it back to windows mode and I get the alt + tab fuction back to toggle between the last window.
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Anonymous
2025-03-16T14:12:26+00:00 The "Multitasking" option of "System" is not within the left panel. It's the eighth-from-the-top selection on the right-side of the options on the "System" screen. There currently is no "Alt + Tab" on the resulting right panel of the "Multitasking" options. There is now a "show tabs from apps when snapping or pressing alt-tab" dropdown selection, with no option called "Open Windows."
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Anonymous
2025-03-13T19:02:32+00:00 Lifesaver only solution that worked for me!
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Anonymous
2025-02-07T11:25:43+00:00 thanks - it doesn't work for me but I agree, this is an issue with some apps and not all. The ones that don't seem to work are Excel and Powerpoint, both of course Microsoft apps!! The others seem to work normally. Excel and Powerpoint seem to live right at the end of the list.