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    Windows 8 How can I change this BONKERS behaviour by Windows?

    Hello One long-standing feature of Windows really, REALLY p*sses me off. All I want it that when I click on an icon on the taskbar, I want to be taken to that application. Every time. With no exceptions. However, it seems that in Windows, the SECOND time you click on any application, it takes...
    • shiphen
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 10 Design: Getting the balance right

    Hi everyone. I’m Albert, and I lead the Design Team in the Operating Systems Group at Microsoft. First time poster, long time reader, be gentle. Our team designs for Windows phones, tablets, and PCs; for services, such as the Store, accounts, and MSN; for Xbox; and also for emerging experiences...
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    Windows 7 Is There A Trick To Manage +30 Windows Of An Application?

    I need to use this program for my programing class, each window search a different task. My problem is, it is very difficult to switch between those opened windows because they all look the same. When I go down the list, there is no animation show the list move because every window's name is...
    • johnnxiv
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    • application classroom display settings experience gui multiple windows productivity programming software task management task switching tech tips usability user interface window management window organization window switching windows 10 windows 11
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  4. Axonn

    Windows 7 How to make the selected program in ALT + TAB more evident?

    Hi everybody ::- ). My first post here ::- D. I am wondering if there is any way to make the selected program in ALT + TAB more evident? You know, when pressing ALT + TAB we get the running applications, with icon & window preview. Each time we press TAB, the next application is selected...
    • Axonn
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    • accessibility alt tab application border customization selected program task switching user interface visual indication window preview windows settings
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
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    Windows 7 Multi Desktops Question

    Well i have been searching about & tried different things such as dexpot n desktops.exe from ms but they dont do what i need. Basically im looking for something that will run when windows runs & i can set the number of desktops i want but each desktop i can have different icons, shortcuts &...
    • VsUK
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    • custom desktops desktop management desktop tools desktops.exe dexpot file clutter file organization icons multi desktops object desktop productivity rocketdock shortcuts software recommendations task switching user experience windows
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
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    Windows 7 Task Switching Order (Extremely Annoying)

    The second most annoying behavior of windows 7 is that switching tasks with ALT-TAB loses the sequence. Tasks are random instead of being in the order of when the window was last in focus. And then when I minimize a window, it's still first in the sequence, what the...? How can I change the...
    • Wave
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    • alt-tab focus order minimize window operating system task order task switching user experience windows 7 windows behavior windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Task switching w/o requests.

    Hello all: My W7 started to switching tasks without being requested to do so. It happens by it's own, no action required whatsoever. Now I might be writing here, next char I type might en up in my MSN chat window which was minimized. At first I thought it was related to a key o keys...
    • MrMoon
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    • bugs input methods keyboard minimized window msn chat software behavior task switching technical issue user input windows 7
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    VIDEO ~ Bao's Switcher ~

    Link Removed Link Removed - Invalid URL Bao's Switcher by Bao Nguen is a wonderfull deployment of Desktop Window Manager API's to customize Aero task switching. The switcher has these usefull features: - shows TILE, DOCK, or GRID layout of your open windows - customizes...
    • cybercore
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    • aero baos switcher compatibility customization deployment desktop docking flip 3d grid view hotkeys layout search function server 2008 task switching tile view user interface utility window manager windows 7 windows vista
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
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