Windows 10 ALT+Tab classic always activates file menu [ALT] of second window

First off I'm using the classic ALT+Tab dialog instead of the gigantic version that is the default in Windows 10.

When I hold ALT and tap Tab to a window, like Notepad, the file menu is always activated! I keep having to escape the file menu for more than half the windows I ALT+Tab to! Is there a fix for this besides going back to Windows 7?

John

Posted 2016-01-14T22:28:15.530

Reputation: 1 490

If you hold ALT then press ALT GR (right ALT) and then press TAB does it opens the classic one or still activates the menu? – axys93 – 2016-01-14T22:50:58.720

@axys93 I set X-Mouse Button Control and HydraMouse (ClickyMouse doesn't work well or intuitively for me) and set the right-Alt key instead of he left Alt key though unfortunately it didn't help; good idea to check though. – John – 2016-01-18T14:47:20.553

I have the same issue with Windows 7 and Firefox. – C-Otto – 2017-08-09T12:10:33.543

@C-Otto Use X-Mouse Button Control for Windows 7, set a "Simulated Keys" for your button and then use {ALT}{TAB}. – John – 2017-12-18T11:14:58.240

I don't know what that means. I'm looking for a solution in a corporate environment with a cheap two button mouse plus wheel. – C-Otto – 2017-12-18T11:19:04.173

Answers

using Winaero Tweaker software: (no actions on registry is required! VERY SIMPLE)

https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836

How to do (easy):

Install software
Run
Select Alt+Tap appearance section
Enable checkbox "Enable classic Alt+Tab setting"
Click Restart explorer

That's it.

Alexeev Valeriy

Posted 2016-01-14T22:28:15.530

Reputation: 126

Could you please quote the relevant portion so I don't have to go through the entire very long page please? – John – 2017-12-17T17:23:52.570

updated the answer. please check – Alexeev Valeriy – 2017-12-18T20:01:53.710

I will try this out in a day or two when I have access to a system running 10 natively and have a reminder in my calendar, thank you! – John – 2017-12-19T01:08:18.620

Whatever I tried, (editing the registry, winaero tweaker), I couldn't get the classic alt-tab to work on Win10 2016 LTSB. The solution in the end was to simulate the Right-Alt Tap when pressing Left-Alt using the following AutoIT script. This works for me but may break certain keyboard shortcut combinations that involve both Left Ctrl and Left Alt...

#NoTrayIcon
#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Run_Au3Stripper=y
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#include <WinAPISys.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>

If _Singleton ( "My_Alt_Tabber", 1 ) = 0 Then
    MsgBox ( 0, "", "Alt tabber is already running!" )
    Exit
EndIf

Dim $LALT = 0xA4
Dim $RALT = 0xA5
Dim $TAB = 0x09
Dim $CTRL = 0x11

Dim $hDLL = DLLOpen ( "user32.dll" )

While True
    If _IsPressed ( "12", $hDLL ) Then
        _KeyDown ($RALT)
        _KeyUp ($RALT)
        _KeyUp ($CTRL)   ; RALT Is actually Ctrl-Alt so must release Ctrl!
        While _IsPressed ( "12", $hDLL )
            ;
        WEnd
    EndIf
WEnd

Func _KeyDown ( $KEY )
    _WinAPI_Keybd_Event ( $KEY, $KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY)
EndFunc

Func _KeyUp ( $KEY )
    _WinAPI_Keybd_Event ( $KEY, $KEYEVENTF_KEYUP)
EndFunc

Luke Anderson

Posted 2016-01-14T22:28:15.530

Reputation: 11