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Alt tab not working - windows 10

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After i got my laptop from repair, alt tab stopped working. it started working itself after few days.

again stopped working..

any solution or torubleshooting?
 
How is it not working? What programs is it not working with, and what happens when it doesn't work?

Some games won't play nice with all tab for example.

Fire fox only pops up a tiny window in the middle of the screen which immediately goes away, but otherwise nothing happens when you press alt tab.

If you're somewhat new to windows 10, all tab behaves a little bit different since recent updates

To make behave like it used to, Settings > System > Multitasking.


old settings no longer available. just type alt tab in the search bar in settings. and make sure you have other fullscreen applications running , otherwise theres nothing to alt tab to.
Scroll down to the “Sets” section, click the dropdown under the “Pressing Alt+Tab shows the most recently used” option, and then select the “Windows Only” setting.
 
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jboydgolfer said:
How is it not working? What programs is it not working with, and what happens when it doesn't work?

Some games won't play nice with all tab for example.

Fire fox only pops up a tiny window in the middle of the screen which immediately goes away, but otherwise nothing happens when you press alt tab.

If you're somewhat new to windows 10, all tab behaves a little bit different since recent updates

To make behave like it used to, Settings > System > Multitasking.


old settings no longer available. just type alt tab in the search bar in settings. and make sure you have other fullscreen applications running , otherwise theres nothing to alt tab to.
Scroll down to the “Sets” section, click the dropdown under the “Pressing Alt+Tab shows the most recently used” option, and then select the “Windows Only” setting.
Click to expand...

Like if I press ctrl alt del previously, not not able to do so , if I press alt+F4, it isn't working as well, if if press Alt+f in ms office, it is not working. In short, alt tab isn't working.
 
Is there another alt key?
 
Do your keyboard keys work elsewhere?
 
What model of laptop?
 
tried turning on and off toggle and sticky keys but no luck. ( both )alt key isnt working, ret all is fine..
 
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