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Alt-Tab Terminator is an elegant and powerful task management utility for Windows. Once installed, it replaces the default Alt-Tab dialog with a nice box that shows a list of all running tasks, with their names and preview snapshots, and enables the user to search through the list and navigate using the mouse and keyboard. Alt-Tab Terminator is the direct successor to VistaSwitcher and TaskSwitchXP.

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Context Menu Editor for Windows 7 & Vista. It's a nifty app that brings a handy bunch of improvements for your right-click menus. This free Windows software gives you complete control over the items listed in right-click menus. It's an easy-to-use and portable application that adds any program, app, or webpage into your context menu. Version 3.7.1: Command-Tab switcher has been updated to list windows in order they were last active instead of the order they are on the Desktop. This effects the ordering in two cases: If you use the Dock or the macOS Command-Tab app switcher to activate apps, in case an app has multiple windows on the current Space, they will no longer all.

• To switch to another app while in one app, touch the Recent Apps icon at the bottom of the screen. NOTE: We used a Nexus 7 as an example for this article. If you are using a Samsung Galaxy device, press and hold the Home button. A list of open apps displays with thumbnails.
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An average PC-user switches between windows with Alt+Tab hundreds of times per day! It's one of the most common actions performed on a computer. With Alt-Tab Terminator, you can not only switch tasks faster, but have the full control over any opened window, all within one click away.

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New Task Switcher with Search

The main advantage of Alt-Tab Terminator is a brand-new switching window. Unlike to the standard Alt-Tab, it shows a live desktop preview of the selected application and an easy-to-read relevant list of tasks with titled icons so you can find the one you need immediately at a glance.

Search by Title: After opening Alt-Tab Terminator, just start typing to quickly filter windows in the task list by the title or application name. Finding the right window has never been easier!

Live Preview: Visualization is the key point. Alt-Tab Terminator shows you the exact live desktop preview of the application you want to switch to, even if it has multiple child windows.

App Cloud: Click the application names below preview to filter windows of the selected application. Press Alt + ` (Backtick – the key above Tab) to switch between windows of the active application.

Clear Large Labels: Multiple window titles are arranged on a vertical task list; a large icon is placed by each one of them. Finding the right window has become much quicker.

Mouse & Keyboard Shortcuts: Navigate through the task list with the keyboard (Tab, Arrow Keys, Home, End, etc.) or the mouse – simply place the mouse pointer over a task or use the mouse wheel.

Full Screen Mode: Press F11 or click the Full Screen button in the bottom-left corner to maximize the switcher window to the whole screen.

Quick & Easy Customization: Press the Menu button in the top-left corner of Alt-Tab Terminator to access the program menu and settings.

Window Manager: With Alt-Tab Terminator, you get the full control over opened windows – you can close, minimize, maximize, restore the main window, run a new copy or terminate the application.

There is a keyboard shortcut to every action. For example, pressing F4 will close the selected window, similar to the default Alt+F4 shortcut – easy to remember and use!

Support for Windows 10 and UAC

Alt-Tab Terminator works with 32-bit and 64-bit applications, even if you run them with administrative privileges. It also supports high DPI and modern Windows Store apps on Windows 10.

Try Alt-Tab Terminator now and you'll never turn back to the old Alt-Tab again!

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Alt-Tab Terminator runs only on Windows 7/8/10, 32-bit and 64-bit. The native 64-bit version is included in the setup package and installed automatically.

Below is a listing of all the more commonly used Windows shortcut keys for every version of Microsoft Windows. If you are looking for shortcut keys related to programs in Windows, like Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet browsers, and others, see our 'Other computer keyboard shortcuts' page linked below.

General Windows keyboard shortcuts

Alt+Tab

Switch between open applications in all versions of Windows. Reverse the direction by pressing Alt+Shift+Tab at the same time.

Ctrl+Tab

Switches between program groups, tabs, or document windows in applications that support this feature. Reverse the direction by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Tab at the same time.

Alt+double-click

In Windows 95 or later, display the properties of the object you double-click. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties.

Alt+Print Screen

Create a screenshot only for the active program window in all versions of Windows. For example, if you opened the calculator and pressed these shortcut keys, only the calculator window would be created as a screenshot. If the Print Screen key is pressed alone, the whole screen will be made into a screenshot.

Ctrl+Alt+Del

Open the Windows option screen for locking computer, switching user, Task Manager, etc. in later versions of Windows. Pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del multiple times reboots the computer.

Ctrl+Shift+Esc

Immediately bring up the Windows Task Manager in Windows 2000 and later.

Ctrl+Esc

Open the Windows Start menu in most versions of Windows. In Windows 8, this opens the Start screen and in Windows 3.x, this opens the Task Manager.

Alt+Esc

Switch between open applications on Taskbar in Windows 95 and later.

Alt+Spacebar

Drops down the window control menu for the currently open Windows program in Windows 95 and later.

Alt+Enter

Opens properties window of selected icon or program in Windows 95 and later.

Shift+Del

Permanently delete any file or another object without throwing it into the Recycle Bin in Windows 95 and later.

Hold down the Shift key

When putting in an audio or data CD that uses Autoplay, holding down the Shift key prevents that CD from playing.

Windows function key shortcuts

Below is a listing of keyboard shortcuts that use the keyboard function keys. See our what are F1 through F12 keys page for a full listing of what function keys do with all other programs.

F1

Activates help for current open application. If you're at the Windows desktop, this activates the help for Windows.

F2

Renames a highlighted icon, file, or folder in all versions of Windows.

F3

Starts find or search when at the Windows desktop in all versions of Windows.

F4

In Windows 95 and later, F4 opens the drive selection or address bar when browsing files in Windows Explorer.

• Pressing Alt+F4 closes the current open program window without a prompt in all versions of Windows.
• Pressing Ctrl+F4 closes the open window in the current active window in Microsoft Windows. Only works in programs that support multiple windows or tabs in the same program window.

F6

While in Windows Explorer, F6 moves the cursor to different Windows Explorer pane or in Windows 7 browse available drives.

F8

Pressing F8 over and over as the computer is booting starts the computer in Safe Mode.

F10

Activates the file menu bar in all versions of Windows.

• Simulates a right-click on selected item, which is useful if right-click is difficult or impossible using the mouse.

Windows keyboard key shortcuts

Below is a listing of Windows keys that can be used on computers running Microsoft Windows 95 or later and using a keyboard with a Windows key. In the below list of shortcuts, the Windows key is represented by 'WINKEY.' Because not all these shortcuts work in every version of Windows, we've mentioned which versions of Windows support each shortcut key combination.

All versions of Windows

WINKEY

Pressing the Windows key alone opens or hides the Windows Start menu. In Windows 8, this opens or hides the Start screen.

WINKEY+F1

Open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.

WINKEY+Pause / Break key

Open the System Properties window.

WINKEY+D

Display and hide the Windows desktop.

WINKEY+E

Open Microsoft Windows Explorer.

WINKEY+F

Display the Windows Search or Find feature.

WINKEY+Ctrl+F

Display the search for computers window.

WINKEY+L

Lock the computer and switch users if needed (Windows XP and above only).

WINKEY+M

Minimizes all windows.

WINKEY+Shift+M

Undo the minimize done by WINKEY+M and WINKEY+D.

WINKEY+R

Open the run window.

WINKEY+U

Open Utility Manager or the Ease of Access Center.

Windows XP

WINKEY+Tab

Cycle through open programs on the Taskbar.

Windows 7 and 8

WINKEY+1-0

Pressing the Windows key and any top row number key from 1 to 0 opens the program corresponding to the number of the program icon on the Taskbar. For example, if the first icon on the Taskbar is Internet Explorer, pressing WINKEY+1 would open that program or switch to it if already open.

WINKEY+(Plus (+) or Minus (-))

Open Windows Magnifier and zoom in with the plus symbol (+) and zoom out with the minus symbol (-).

• Press the WINKEY+ESC to close the Magnifier.

WINKEY+Home

Minimize all windows except the active window.

WINKEY+P

Change between the monitor and projection display types or how second screen displays computer screen.

WINKEY+T

Set the focus on the Taskbar icons.

WINKEY+Left arrow

Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the left side for side by side viewing.

WINKEY+Right arrow

Shrinks the window to 1/2 screen on the right side for side by side viewing.

WINKEY+Up arrow

When in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to full size.

WINKEY+Down arrow

Minimizes the screen. Also, when in the side by side viewing mode, this shortcut takes the screen back to a minimized size.

Windows 8

WINKEY+,

Peek at the Windows desktop.

WINKEY+.

Snap a Windows App to the sides of the screen. Pressing it multiple times switches between the right and left side of the screen or unsnap the app.

WINKEY+Enter

Open Windows Narrator.

WINKEY+C

Open the Charms.

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WINKEY+G

Cycle through desktop gadgets.

WINKEY+H

Open Share in Charms.

WINKEY+I

Open the Settings in Charms.

WINKEY+J

Switch between snapped apps.

WINKEY+K

Open Devices in Charms.

WINKEY+O

Lock the screen orientation.

WINKEY+X

Open the Power User Menu, which gives you access to many of the features most power users would want to use such as Device Manager, Control Panel, Event Viewer, Command Prompt, and much more.

Windows 10

WINKEY+,

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Peek at the Windows desktop.

WINKEY+A

Open the Windows 10 Action Center.

WINKEY+G

Open the Game bar. Only works if a game is running.

WINKEY+I

Open the Windows 10 Settings window.

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WINKEY+S

Open the Windows Search utility.

WINKEY+X

Open the Power User Menu, which gives you access to many of the features most power users would want to use such as Device Manager, Control Panel, Event Viewer, Command Prompt, and much more.