alt-tab stopped working

[QueBert]

I hit ALT-Tab and nothing, my ALT's working fine, as is ht Tab. I haven't changed any system settings. Google isn't turning up any help except for a registery hack to disable it. how the hell do I re-enable it though?

 

[Allanv]

Alt-Tab - Restore to Default Behavior

Open Control Panel/Add/Remove Programs. Powertoys for Windows XP. Remove the Alt-Tab replacement. When you install Windows XP Powertoys, it comes with a program called TaskSwitch.exe designed to enhance the Alt+Tab task switcher. To disable this feature, go to Start/Run and type: msconfig. Click the "Startup" tab and uncheck startup item "taskswitch". Click Start, Run and enter TASKMGR. In Processes, locate the TaskSwitch process and end it. Your Alt-Tab will be back to normal.

To manually apply: Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

"CoolSwitchColumns"
"CoolSwitchRows"

The above values reflect how many columns and rows, respectively, you want to appear in the Alt+Tab cool switch display.

mine are set to

coolswitch = 1
coolswitchcolumns = 7
coolswitchrows = 3

see if any of these are incorrect it also referenced powertoys as well

 

[Talesavo]

I checked my regedit(running windows 7 Ultimate) and I don't have the CoolSwitch string, should I add one in as a binary or a string? For some reason, I'm in the same boat, my alt+tab just stopped working and I don't use PowerToys.

 

[gaidensensei]

Talesavo, that's from 2006 and before Windows 7 existed. The registry commands and edits are for Windows XP. Can you use windows key + Tab? It's another form of Alt tab in Windows7/Vista.

PS. Chuckling at Quebert's thread from the dead 😀

 

[MedicBob]

LOL 2 year old thread...

Anywho, as Gaidensensi suggested use Windows/Tab and what happens with several items open?

 

[Talesavo]

LOL 2 year old thread...

Anywho, as Gaidensensi suggested use Windows/Tab and what happens with several items open?

windows key + tab works fine but that function unfortunately doesn't work when I'm playing videogames, where I'm alt+tabbing a lot. 🙁 Any other suggestions? I know that both the tab and the alt key are working, individually. But once I alt+tab, nothing. 🙁 P.S I know this is a 2 year old thread, but I didn't want to create a new thread with the same title, hehe.

 

[TemjinGold]

It's actually a FOUR year old thread...