Alt + tab no longer switches to last window in Windows 11

Anonymous
2023-08-25T00:15:33+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-16T16:38:48+00:00

    Simply just use the right ALT with TAB.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-21T23:39:46+00:00

    Yeah this change was frustrating, users should have to turn it on themselves and not have it automatically applied. I dare say most would not want it as they have been using it to change windows, not tabs, for MANY years!!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-12T01:00:35+00:00

    Got my new work PC. Turns out the sysadmins already had this working like windows 10, so no problem. I still had to change the right-click menu from File Explorer to be the old way that I use all the time..

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-17T20:48:54+00:00

    on "step 4" theere is no "open windows" opton:

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-28T06:54:00+00:00

    Under "Show tabs from apps when snapping or pressing Alt + Tab" click on "Don't Show Tabs". you can still hold alt and tab to see all the windows you have open, but pressing alt+tab takes you to your last open window just like on windows 10. Idk why this feature is disabled by default.

    Thanks a lot.
    This reverted the behavior to the Default "Alt + Tab" behaviour we are accustomed to. :)

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