Policy

Configure the inclusion of app tabs into Alt-Tab

Microsoft Windows

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Configure the inclusion of app tabs into Alt-Tab
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Windows Components > Multitasking
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2016, Windows 10 Version 1909

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, WindowsServer2016

This setting controls the inclusion of app tabs into Alt+Tab. This can be set to show the most recent 3, 5 or 20 tabs, or no tabs from apps. If this is set to show "Open windows only", the whole feature will be disabled.

Internal name
BrowserAltTabBlowout
Policy ID
d73f64dca5b0
Elements
1

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.

Policy elements

Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.

ScopeElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behaviorCopy
User
Pressing Alt + Tab shows
ID AltTabFilterDropdown
enum
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
MultiTaskingAltTabFilter
Type
REG_DWORD
Options: Open windows and 20 most recent tabs in apps (1), Open windows and 5 most recent tabs in apps (2), Open windows and 3 most recent tabs in apps (3), Open windows only (4)
Pressing Alt + Tab shows
User · Type enum
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
MultiTaskingAltTabFilter
Type
REG_DWORD
Details
Options: Open windows and 20 most recent tabs in apps (1), Open windows and 5 most recent tabs in apps (2), Open windows and 3 most recent tabs in apps (3), Open windows only (4)