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Alt-tab is different with each game

Why do some apps alt-tab differently than others?

For example when I alt-tab in Fortnite it brings up the preview windows/thumbnails,

Whereas when I alt-tab in Apex Legends it takes me straight out of the game

Along with that, when I alt-tab in League of Legends it brings up the old ui with the icons.

Is there a way to make all apps alt-tab like the way it does in Fortnite?

Thanks

Hi James. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 10 year Windows MVP, and Volunteer Moderator here to help you.

See various ways to adjust in-game hotkeys in Windows 10:
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/124402-cust...
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/change-keyboard...
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/dis...
https://www.intowindows.com/how-to-change-game-...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Hey, thanks for the reply.

First of all id like to say that it doesnt involve the game bar or any of its shortcuts but rather just the base windows function of alt-tabbing.

Secondly its more of an appearance issue rather than a functional issue as i am able to alt-tab out of every game, its really just the look of the icons rather than the previews thats annoying me

Im running Amd’s latest recommended radeon software if that helps ;)

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Thanks for clarifying that you are referring to the Windows Alt + Tab shortcut and not any that is embedded in the game itself.

There's a guide for mastering Alt + Tab shortcut here:
https://www.howtogeek.com/429223/master-windows...

See how to change the Alt + Tab shortcut if desired here:
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/05/24/how-to-custom...
https://superuser.com/questions/543971/how-to-c...

You can also remap keyboard keys using one of these methods: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/missing-key-remap...



I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Hey, thanks again for the reply but i have no issues with inputting alt tab with my keyboard.

Here are some pictures to better explain my issue.

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As you can see in the images, when I alt+tab the old ui comes up in League of Legends, but the new one comes up in Fortnite. The handy thing about seeing the window is that it allows me to control Spotify over my game, instead of having to tab out 
Hope this brought some insight 
Thanks!

both games were run in “fullscreen”

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