
The presence of "always on top" windows makes this a little moreĬomplicated. It to the top, but does not open the window if it is minimized. Know that hotkey even existed) takes the bottom-most window and brings The Alt+Shift+Esc hotkey (I bet you didn't Window and sends it to the bottom of the Z-order (and the window next Hotkey (gosh, does anybody still use Alt+Esc?) takes the current top Minimize a window, it goes to the bottom of the Z-order. Switch to a window, then it comes to the top of the Z-order. The icons appear in the same order as the window Z-order. Rest of them are shown in alphabetical order to make it easier to pick Shown in Z-order order, but if you have a lot of windows open, the Of interactive task switching in Windows Vista:Ĭlassic Alt+Tab: This is the same one that's been around since Windowsįlip (new for Windows Vista): This shows a grid of thumbnails.įlip3D (also new for Windows Vista): This shows a stack of windows inĬlassic Alt+Tab continues to show the icons in Z-order order, but theĭeveloper who wrote Flip told me that Flip changed it up a bit based Windows Vista changed the Alt+Tab order slightlyįor decades, the Alt+Tab order was the same as the Z-order, but thatĬhanges in Windows Vista if you use the enhanced Alt+Tab feature knownĪs Flip, which is on by default on most systems. Pressing Escape cancels switching windows. Use Arrow keys, Tab, or Shift + Tab to navigate and Enter or Space to activate. Winkey + Ctrl + Tab Cycles through parts of the desktop and taskbar. Vista: Cycles through open windows using Windows Flip3D. Winkey + Tab Cycles through Taskbar buttons, Press Enter or Space to activate a window. This is same as Winkey + Tab in older versions. Vista: Cycles through Taskbar buttons, Press Enter or Space to activate a window.

Pressing Escape cancels switching windows.Ĭtrl + Alt + Tab Vista: Starts Windows Coolswitch. Pressing Escape cancels switching windows.Īlt + Shift + Tab Cycles backwards through open windows, and switches to the window when the Alt key is released. Alt + Esc Switches to the next open windowĪlt + Shift + Esc Switches to the previous open windowĪlt + Tab Cycles through open windows, and switches to the window when the Alt key is released.
