How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs

In this post, you will see how to change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys in Windows 10. Alt+Tab lets you quickly switch between open windows on Windows 10 and you can also navigate between apps using the arrow keys. Starting with the latest Windows 10 October 2020 Update, Microsoft has brought a new experience with shortcut Alt + TAB for users.

This includes all your open tabs in Microsoft Edge along with apps, items you have opened will appear when you use Alt-Tab. Traditionally, it only focused on desktop apps that are open in Windows. The changes are designed to make you more productive and save you time while multitasking. What is Multi-Tasking Configuration? Read-on you will find out more details in this post.

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Alt + Tab User Experience

  • Alt + Tab = The quick way to access your apps and web tabs. lets you easily access the apps you have open on your desktop, but now you can also access your open tabs in Microsoft Edge.
ALT + TAB
ALT + TAB
  • Quickly jump between open webpages with shortcut Alt + Tab, Select the Alt key and tap Tab to toggle through all the apps and items you have open, including website tabs in Microsoft Edge.
How to Change Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Alt + Tab Experience - How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
How to Change Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Alt + Tab Experience – How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs

Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab

  • In Windows 10 device, Select the Start  button, and then select Settings  System.
How to Change Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcut Alt + Tab Experience
How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
  • Select Multi-tasking, under Alt + Tab, Select an option from drop-down menu which you want in the Pressing shortcut Alt + Tab shows –
Open windows and all tabs in Edge (Default)
Open windows and 5 most recent tabs in Edge
Open windows and 3 most recent tabs in Edge
Open windows only
 How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
  • The change is effective immediately, if needed restart File explorer or device. Press Alt + Tab shortcut key.
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Change Alt + Tab Experience using Registry

  • Click Start, type regedit. Then, select Registry Editor.
  • Navigate to following registry path –
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
 How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
  • On the right side locate the key MultiTaskingAltTabFilter.
 How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
  • Double click “MultiTaskingAltTabFilter” and set the following as the value data and to save changes, click OK.
Value data 0 :Open windows and all tabs in Edge (Default)
Value data 1 :Open windows and 5 most recent tabs in Edge
Value data 2 :Open windows and 3 most recent tabs in Edge
Value data 3 :Open windows only
 How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
How to Change Windows 10 How to Change Windows 10 Multi-Tasking Options with Alt + Tab Shortcut Keys | Microsoft Edge Tabs
  • Close Regedit and try to use Alt + Tab shortcut key to see how it works.

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