This tutorial will show you how to change the Alt+Tab experience to show as windowed or full screen for all users in Windows 11.
You can press the Alt + Tab or Ctrl + Alt + Tab keys to switch between open windows in Windows 11.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22526, Microsoft is experimenting with showing ALT + TAB as windowed by default instead of full screen for some.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22554 and up, ALT + TAB will now show as windowed by default. The Full Screen Alt+Tab has been removed.
You must be signed in as an administrator to change the Alt+Tab experience to show as windowed or full screen.
EXAMPLE: Show Alt+Tab windowed or full screen
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (full screen) or step 3 (windowed) below for what you want.
2 Show Alt+Tab as Full Screen
A) Click/tap on the Download button below for the version (ex: 21H2) you want to specify, and go to step 4.
Show_Alt+Tab_as_full_screen.reg
Download
(Contents of .reg file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\FeatureManagement\Overrides\4\702590604]3 Show Alt+Tab as Windowed
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4.
Show_Alt+Tab_as_windowed.reg
Download
(Contents of .reg file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\FeatureManagement\Overrides\4\702590604]
"EnabledState"=dword:00000002
"EnabledStateOptions"=dword:00000001
"Variant"=dword:00000000
"VariantPayload"=dword:00000000
"VariantPayloadKind"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 Restart the computer to apply.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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