Removing “Desktop” from the Task Switcher in Windows 7
Since I’ve been a XP user for the past six years, there are some aspects of Windows 7 I can’t get used to. Fortunately, everything can be customised.
I don’t know whether this “feature” is available in Vista, but when you press Alt+Tab in Windows 7, the Task Switcher displays all the programs that are currently running, plus the Desktop. If you don’t need this (because you can use WindowsKey+D to show desktop), there is a way to remove it:
- Run regedit (registry editor, you can find it by using the search bar)
- Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
- In the menu, go to Edit – New – DWORD (32-bit) Value
- Set the name to AltTabSettings, and the value to 1 (right-click, modify)
No need to restart, the “fix” will start working straight away.
Removing "Desktop" from the Task Switcher in Windows 7 .Thanks for nice post.I added to my twitter.
techwoo
January 10, 2010 at 10:48
Works for me, thanks.
krzys
August 26, 2010 at 16:34
I love you.
Dave Thomas
March 20, 2011 at 18:27
Side-effects: disables use of arrow keys in Alt-Tab, as well as the Ctrl-Alt-Tab version. Not worth it.
thundt
December 5, 2011 at 22:31
Other side effect : Tasks lose previews and revert to simple icons.
Still worth it, imo.
XP4ever
March 8, 2012 at 01:18