Alt-Tab
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title:
Alt-Tab
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Alt+Tab ↹ is the common name for a keyboard shortcut that has been in Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0 (1985). This shortcut switches between application-level windows without using the mouse; hence it was named Task Switcher. Alt+Tab ↹ orders windows by most recently used, thus repeated Alt+Tab ↹ keystrokes will switch between the two most recent tasks. It can also be used alternate between a full-size window and the desktop. The window environment maintains a Z-order list of top-level windo
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encyclopedia
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Keyboard shortcut to switch windows without using a mouse
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt-Tab
date created:
2006-02-25T02:57:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T14:55:34Z
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