How do I make the alt-tab previews smaller in Windows 10?
When I do an Alt-Tab, I get a preview of all the programs I have open. I like this, but I would like the preview windows to be a bit smaller. At the moment I can only fit 5 preview windows in a single line under alt-tab, once I add a sixth it splits into two lines of three. And now the six preview windows are actually bigger than the five were, having grown because now they are only three wide (by two high) instead of five wide (by one high).
I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab. I LIKE preview windows, I just would prefer them to be smaller and uniformly sized no matter how many I have open.
There used to be a utility that could control the previews when you Alt-tab under Windows 7 and 8, but it seems that Windows 10 is a very different kind of beast.
How can I have smaller and/or uniformly sized previews (not icons) in Windows 10 when I use Alt-tab?
Thanks.
windows-10 desktop-customization alt-tab
asked Aug 20 '15 at 23:10
Benn GrantBenn Grant
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When I do an Alt-Tab, I get a preview of all the programs I have open. I like this, but I would like the preview windows to be a bit smaller. At the moment I can only fit 5 preview windows in a single line under alt-tab, once I add a sixth it splits into two lines of three. And now the six preview windows are actually bigger than the five were, having grown because now they are only three wide (by two high) instead of five wide (by one high).
I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab. I LIKE preview windows, I just would prefer them to be smaller and uniformly sized no matter how many I have open.
There used to be a utility that could control the previews when you Alt-tab under Windows 7 and 8, but it seems that Windows 10 is a very different kind of beast.
How can I have smaller and/or uniformly sized previews (not icons) in Windows 10 when I use Alt-tab?
Thanks.
windows-10 desktop-customization alt-tab
asked Aug 20 '15 at 23:10
Benn GrantBenn Grant
3612
2
You don't the size isn't configurable.
– Ramhound
Aug 20 '15 at 23:44
You might be able to do so in regedit, but that is just a hypothesis so don't go around scolding me if you can't.
– RookieTEC9
Sep 30 '15 at 21:02
Benn, have you found a solution?
– Ekonoval
Jul 14 '16 at 7:20
add a comment |
When I do an Alt-Tab, I get a preview of all the programs I have open. I like this, but I would like the preview windows to be a bit smaller. At the moment I can only fit 5 preview windows in a single line under alt-tab, once I add a sixth it splits into two lines of three. And now the six preview windows are actually bigger than the five were, having grown because now they are only three wide (by two high) instead of five wide (by one high).
I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab. I LIKE preview windows, I just would prefer them to be smaller and uniformly sized no matter how many I have open.
There used to be a utility that could control the previews when you Alt-tab under Windows 7 and 8, but it seems that Windows 10 is a very different kind of beast.
How can I have smaller and/or uniformly sized previews (not icons) in Windows 10 when I use Alt-tab?
Thanks.
windows-10 desktop-customization alt-tab
asked Aug 20 '15 at 23:10
Benn GrantBenn Grant
3612
When I do an Alt-Tab, I get a preview of all the programs I have open. I like this, but I would like the preview windows to be a bit smaller. At the moment I can only fit 5 preview windows in a single line under alt-tab, once I add a sixth it splits into two lines of three. And now the six preview windows are actually bigger than the five were, having grown because now they are only three wide (by two high) instead of five wide (by one high).
I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab. I LIKE preview windows, I just would prefer them to be smaller and uniformly sized no matter how many I have open.
There used to be a utility that could control the previews when you Alt-tab under Windows 7 and 8, but it seems that Windows 10 is a very different kind of beast.
How can I have smaller and/or uniformly sized previews (not icons) in Windows 10 when I use Alt-tab?
Thanks.
windows-10 desktop-customization alt-tab
windows-10 desktop-customization alt-tab
asked Aug 20 '15 at 23:10
Benn GrantBenn Grant
3612
asked Aug 20 '15 at 23:10
Benn GrantBenn Grant
3612
asked Aug 20 '15 at 23:10
Benn GrantBenn Grant
3612
asked Aug 20 '15 at 23:10
Benn GrantBenn Grant
3612
asked Aug 20 '15 at 23:10
Benn GrantBenn Grant
3612
3612
2
You don't the size isn't configurable.
– Ramhound
Aug 20 '15 at 23:44
You might be able to do so in regedit, but that is just a hypothesis so don't go around scolding me if you can't.
– RookieTEC9
Sep 30 '15 at 21:02
Benn, have you found a solution?
– Ekonoval
Jul 14 '16 at 7:20
add a comment |
2
You don't the size isn't configurable.
– Ramhound
Aug 20 '15 at 23:44
You might be able to do so in regedit, but that is just a hypothesis so don't go around scolding me if you can't.
– RookieTEC9
Sep 30 '15 at 21:02
Benn, have you found a solution?
– Ekonoval
Jul 14 '16 at 7:20
2
2
You don't the size isn't configurable.
– Ramhound
Aug 20 '15 at 23:44
You don't the size isn't configurable.
– Ramhound
Aug 20 '15 at 23:44
You might be able to do so in regedit, but that is just a hypothesis so don't go around scolding me if you can't.
– RookieTEC9
Sep 30 '15 at 21:02
You might be able to do so in regedit, but that is just a hypothesis so don't go around scolding me if you can't.
– RookieTEC9
Sep 30 '15 at 21:02
Benn, have you found a solution?
– Ekonoval
Jul 14 '16 at 7:20
Benn, have you found a solution?
– Ekonoval
Jul 14 '16 at 7:20
add a comment |
3 Answers
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- Press and hold left Alt key
- Press and release right Alt key
- While holding left Alt key press the Tab key
This will give you the old icons-based Alt-TAB view of Windows XP.
It works for this one showing, no permanent setting is made.
edited Jan 15 at 12:58
Lutz Prechelt
1034
answered Feb 27 '17 at 9:19
makemoneymakemoney
6112
2
"I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab." - which is what this does , Kinda suprised they hid it there too.
– Journeyman Geek♦
Feb 27 '17 at 11:38
This will make the above behaviour permanent winaero.com/blog/…
– cottsak
Apr 17 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
Found this answer on the net. I'll quote the registry key and values that relate to the actual alt-tab window (the post also has the key and values for similar windows - desktop switcher (?) and window-snap-window-previewer thingy (i think)):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMultitaskingViewAltTabViewhost]
"Grid_leftmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_rightmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_topmargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_bottommargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_adjacentspacing"=dword:00000009
"Grid_rowspacing"=dword:0000000A
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:0000004B
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:0000000F
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000028
"Thumbnail_max_aspectratio"=dword:00000096
"Thumbnail_icon_size"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_icon_plate"=dword:00000018
"Thumbnail_label_leftmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_label_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_leftmargin"=dword:0000005
"Thumbnail_hover_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_bottommargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_icon_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_color"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_percent"=dword:00000036
"Thumbnail_focus_border_width"=dword:00000002
"Thumbnail_focus_border_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"Thumbnail_focus_percent"=dword:00000064
"Thumbnail_mousedown_shrinkpercent"=dword:0000005F
"Thumbnail_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"ScrollButtonContainer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_buttonspacing"=dword:0000000F
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__width"=dword:00000069
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__height"=dword:00000028
"Desktop_background_margin_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000014
"Desktop_background_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000
"Desktop_background_color"=dword:001D1D1D
"Desktop_layout_margin_leftmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_rightmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_layout_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000F
"Desktop_item_spacing"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_click_scale"=dword:0000005F
"Desktop_rest_overlay_alpha"=dword:0000008A
"New_button_glyph_size"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate_hover"=dword:00121212
"New_button_glyph_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"New_button_focus_margins_leftmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_rightmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_topmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_bottommargin"=dword:00000010
"Desktop_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Desktop_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"DimmingLayer_percent"=dword:00000023
"Wallpaper"=dword:00000001
"DimmingLayer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Grid_Desktop_margin"=dword:000000F
"Desktop_height"=dword:00000078
Of these the most interesting are Thumbnail_min_width, Thumbnail_min_height_percent and Thumbnail_max_height_percent - reduce these values to drastically decrease miniature size. The Grid_* values can also be reduced to pack the alt-tab grid tighter. I am currently using:
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:00000032
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:00000001
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000020
I would like to take this opportunity to suggest that Thumbnail_icon_size should be increased to hex 0x20 (decimal 32), as this is the standard icon size (in absence of a real 30x30 icon, Windows scales the 32x32 down 30x30, which slightly blurs more sharp-edged icons).
The post linked above claims that you do not need to reboot or restart Explorer for changes to these values to apply, and i can confirm that this is so.
answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:10
LRNLRN
1211
You're my personal hero! Thank you so much! I didn't wanted to go back to the old only-icon alt-tab yet I was very annoyed by the limit of the shown open windows (i have a lot). Finally I can get the best from both worlds
– SeriousM
Nov 13 '18 at 14:32
add a comment |
Have you looked at WinAero? This seems to be where Alt Tab Tuner VIII moved on to.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 12:01
Catch21Catch21
12
nice tool, but the size of the preview images is not configurable. personal +1 for nice try and karma though :)
– akira
Jul 31 '16 at 16:19
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- Press and hold left Alt key
- Press and release right Alt key
- While holding left Alt key press the Tab key
This will give you the old icons-based Alt-TAB view of Windows XP.
It works for this one showing, no permanent setting is made.
edited Jan 15 at 12:58
Lutz Prechelt
1034
answered Feb 27 '17 at 9:19
makemoneymakemoney
6112
2
"I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab." - which is what this does , Kinda suprised they hid it there too.
– Journeyman Geek♦
Feb 27 '17 at 11:38
This will make the above behaviour permanent winaero.com/blog/…
– cottsak
Apr 17 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
- Press and hold left Alt key
- Press and release right Alt key
- While holding left Alt key press the Tab key
This will give you the old icons-based Alt-TAB view of Windows XP.
It works for this one showing, no permanent setting is made.
edited Jan 15 at 12:58
Lutz Prechelt
1034
answered Feb 27 '17 at 9:19
makemoneymakemoney
6112
2
"I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab." - which is what this does , Kinda suprised they hid it there too.
– Journeyman Geek♦
Feb 27 '17 at 11:38
This will make the above behaviour permanent winaero.com/blog/…
– cottsak
Apr 17 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
- Press and hold left Alt key
- Press and release right Alt key
- While holding left Alt key press the Tab key
This will give you the old icons-based Alt-TAB view of Windows XP.
It works for this one showing, no permanent setting is made.
edited Jan 15 at 12:58
Lutz Prechelt
1034
answered Feb 27 '17 at 9:19
makemoneymakemoney
6112
- Press and hold left Alt key
- Press and release right Alt key
- While holding left Alt key press the Tab key
This will give you the old icons-based Alt-TAB view of Windows XP.
It works for this one showing, no permanent setting is made.
edited Jan 15 at 12:58
Lutz Prechelt
1034
answered Feb 27 '17 at 9:19
makemoneymakemoney
6112
edited Jan 15 at 12:58
Lutz Prechelt
1034
edited Jan 15 at 12:58
Lutz Prechelt
1034
edited Jan 15 at 12:58
Lutz Prechelt
1034
1034
answered Feb 27 '17 at 9:19
makemoneymakemoney
6112
answered Feb 27 '17 at 9:19
makemoneymakemoney
6112
answered Feb 27 '17 at 9:19
makemoneymakemoney
6112
6112
2
"I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab." - which is what this does , Kinda suprised they hid it there too.
– Journeyman Geek♦
Feb 27 '17 at 11:38
This will make the above behaviour permanent winaero.com/blog/…
– cottsak
Apr 17 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
2
"I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab." - which is what this does , Kinda suprised they hid it there too.
– Journeyman Geek♦
Feb 27 '17 at 11:38
This will make the above behaviour permanent winaero.com/blog/…
– cottsak
Apr 17 '18 at 6:58
2
2
"I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab." - which is what this does , Kinda suprised they hid it there too.
– Journeyman Geek♦
Feb 27 '17 at 11:38
"I do NOT want to go back to the old XP alt-tab style, where you had icons and no preview windows when you hit alt-tab." - which is what this does , Kinda suprised they hid it there too.
– Journeyman Geek♦
Feb 27 '17 at 11:38
This will make the above behaviour permanent winaero.com/blog/…
– cottsak
Apr 17 '18 at 6:58
This will make the above behaviour permanent winaero.com/blog/…
– cottsak
Apr 17 '18 at 6:58
add a comment |
Found this answer on the net. I'll quote the registry key and values that relate to the actual alt-tab window (the post also has the key and values for similar windows - desktop switcher (?) and window-snap-window-previewer thingy (i think)):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMultitaskingViewAltTabViewhost]
"Grid_leftmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_rightmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_topmargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_bottommargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_adjacentspacing"=dword:00000009
"Grid_rowspacing"=dword:0000000A
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:0000004B
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:0000000F
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000028
"Thumbnail_max_aspectratio"=dword:00000096
"Thumbnail_icon_size"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_icon_plate"=dword:00000018
"Thumbnail_label_leftmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_label_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_leftmargin"=dword:0000005
"Thumbnail_hover_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_bottommargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_icon_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_color"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_percent"=dword:00000036
"Thumbnail_focus_border_width"=dword:00000002
"Thumbnail_focus_border_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"Thumbnail_focus_percent"=dword:00000064
"Thumbnail_mousedown_shrinkpercent"=dword:0000005F
"Thumbnail_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"ScrollButtonContainer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_buttonspacing"=dword:0000000F
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__width"=dword:00000069
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__height"=dword:00000028
"Desktop_background_margin_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000014
"Desktop_background_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000
"Desktop_background_color"=dword:001D1D1D
"Desktop_layout_margin_leftmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_rightmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_layout_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000F
"Desktop_item_spacing"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_click_scale"=dword:0000005F
"Desktop_rest_overlay_alpha"=dword:0000008A
"New_button_glyph_size"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate_hover"=dword:00121212
"New_button_glyph_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"New_button_focus_margins_leftmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_rightmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_topmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_bottommargin"=dword:00000010
"Desktop_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Desktop_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"DimmingLayer_percent"=dword:00000023
"Wallpaper"=dword:00000001
"DimmingLayer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Grid_Desktop_margin"=dword:000000F
"Desktop_height"=dword:00000078
Of these the most interesting are Thumbnail_min_width, Thumbnail_min_height_percent and Thumbnail_max_height_percent - reduce these values to drastically decrease miniature size. The Grid_* values can also be reduced to pack the alt-tab grid tighter. I am currently using:
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:00000032
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:00000001
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000020
I would like to take this opportunity to suggest that Thumbnail_icon_size should be increased to hex 0x20 (decimal 32), as this is the standard icon size (in absence of a real 30x30 icon, Windows scales the 32x32 down 30x30, which slightly blurs more sharp-edged icons).
The post linked above claims that you do not need to reboot or restart Explorer for changes to these values to apply, and i can confirm that this is so.
answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:10
LRNLRN
1211
You're my personal hero! Thank you so much! I didn't wanted to go back to the old only-icon alt-tab yet I was very annoyed by the limit of the shown open windows (i have a lot). Finally I can get the best from both worlds
– SeriousM
Nov 13 '18 at 14:32
add a comment |
Found this answer on the net. I'll quote the registry key and values that relate to the actual alt-tab window (the post also has the key and values for similar windows - desktop switcher (?) and window-snap-window-previewer thingy (i think)):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMultitaskingViewAltTabViewhost]
"Grid_leftmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_rightmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_topmargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_bottommargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_adjacentspacing"=dword:00000009
"Grid_rowspacing"=dword:0000000A
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:0000004B
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:0000000F
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000028
"Thumbnail_max_aspectratio"=dword:00000096
"Thumbnail_icon_size"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_icon_plate"=dword:00000018
"Thumbnail_label_leftmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_label_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_leftmargin"=dword:0000005
"Thumbnail_hover_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_bottommargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_icon_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_color"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_percent"=dword:00000036
"Thumbnail_focus_border_width"=dword:00000002
"Thumbnail_focus_border_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"Thumbnail_focus_percent"=dword:00000064
"Thumbnail_mousedown_shrinkpercent"=dword:0000005F
"Thumbnail_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"ScrollButtonContainer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_buttonspacing"=dword:0000000F
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__width"=dword:00000069
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__height"=dword:00000028
"Desktop_background_margin_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000014
"Desktop_background_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000
"Desktop_background_color"=dword:001D1D1D
"Desktop_layout_margin_leftmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_rightmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_layout_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000F
"Desktop_item_spacing"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_click_scale"=dword:0000005F
"Desktop_rest_overlay_alpha"=dword:0000008A
"New_button_glyph_size"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate_hover"=dword:00121212
"New_button_glyph_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"New_button_focus_margins_leftmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_rightmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_topmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_bottommargin"=dword:00000010
"Desktop_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Desktop_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"DimmingLayer_percent"=dword:00000023
"Wallpaper"=dword:00000001
"DimmingLayer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Grid_Desktop_margin"=dword:000000F
"Desktop_height"=dword:00000078
Of these the most interesting are Thumbnail_min_width, Thumbnail_min_height_percent and Thumbnail_max_height_percent - reduce these values to drastically decrease miniature size. The Grid_* values can also be reduced to pack the alt-tab grid tighter. I am currently using:
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:00000032
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:00000001
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000020
I would like to take this opportunity to suggest that Thumbnail_icon_size should be increased to hex 0x20 (decimal 32), as this is the standard icon size (in absence of a real 30x30 icon, Windows scales the 32x32 down 30x30, which slightly blurs more sharp-edged icons).
The post linked above claims that you do not need to reboot or restart Explorer for changes to these values to apply, and i can confirm that this is so.
answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:10
LRNLRN
1211
You're my personal hero! Thank you so much! I didn't wanted to go back to the old only-icon alt-tab yet I was very annoyed by the limit of the shown open windows (i have a lot). Finally I can get the best from both worlds
– SeriousM
Nov 13 '18 at 14:32
add a comment |
Found this answer on the net. I'll quote the registry key and values that relate to the actual alt-tab window (the post also has the key and values for similar windows - desktop switcher (?) and window-snap-window-previewer thingy (i think)):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMultitaskingViewAltTabViewhost]
"Grid_leftmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_rightmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_topmargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_bottommargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_adjacentspacing"=dword:00000009
"Grid_rowspacing"=dword:0000000A
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:0000004B
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:0000000F
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000028
"Thumbnail_max_aspectratio"=dword:00000096
"Thumbnail_icon_size"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_icon_plate"=dword:00000018
"Thumbnail_label_leftmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_label_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_leftmargin"=dword:0000005
"Thumbnail_hover_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_bottommargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_icon_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_color"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_percent"=dword:00000036
"Thumbnail_focus_border_width"=dword:00000002
"Thumbnail_focus_border_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"Thumbnail_focus_percent"=dword:00000064
"Thumbnail_mousedown_shrinkpercent"=dword:0000005F
"Thumbnail_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"ScrollButtonContainer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_buttonspacing"=dword:0000000F
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__width"=dword:00000069
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__height"=dword:00000028
"Desktop_background_margin_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000014
"Desktop_background_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000
"Desktop_background_color"=dword:001D1D1D
"Desktop_layout_margin_leftmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_rightmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_layout_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000F
"Desktop_item_spacing"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_click_scale"=dword:0000005F
"Desktop_rest_overlay_alpha"=dword:0000008A
"New_button_glyph_size"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate_hover"=dword:00121212
"New_button_glyph_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"New_button_focus_margins_leftmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_rightmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_topmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_bottommargin"=dword:00000010
"Desktop_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Desktop_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"DimmingLayer_percent"=dword:00000023
"Wallpaper"=dword:00000001
"DimmingLayer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Grid_Desktop_margin"=dword:000000F
"Desktop_height"=dword:00000078
Of these the most interesting are Thumbnail_min_width, Thumbnail_min_height_percent and Thumbnail_max_height_percent - reduce these values to drastically decrease miniature size. The Grid_* values can also be reduced to pack the alt-tab grid tighter. I am currently using:
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:00000032
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:00000001
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000020
I would like to take this opportunity to suggest that Thumbnail_icon_size should be increased to hex 0x20 (decimal 32), as this is the standard icon size (in absence of a real 30x30 icon, Windows scales the 32x32 down 30x30, which slightly blurs more sharp-edged icons).
The post linked above claims that you do not need to reboot or restart Explorer for changes to these values to apply, and i can confirm that this is so.
answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:10
LRNLRN
1211
Found this answer on the net. I'll quote the registry key and values that relate to the actual alt-tab window (the post also has the key and values for similar windows - desktop switcher (?) and window-snap-window-previewer thingy (i think)):
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerMultitaskingViewAltTabViewhost]
"Grid_leftmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_rightmargin"=dword:0000005A
"Grid_topmargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_bottommargin"=dword:00000028
"Grid_adjacentspacing"=dword:00000009
"Grid_rowspacing"=dword:0000000A
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:0000004B
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:0000000F
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000028
"Thumbnail_max_aspectratio"=dword:00000096
"Thumbnail_icon_size"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_icon_plate"=dword:00000018
"Thumbnail_label_leftmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_label_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_label_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_leftmargin"=dword:0000005
"Thumbnail_hover_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_hover_bottommargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_icon_rightmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_topmargin"=dword:00000005
"Thumbnail_icon_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_color"=dword:00000000
"Thumbnail_hover_percent"=dword:00000036
"Thumbnail_focus_border_width"=dword:00000002
"Thumbnail_focus_border_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"Thumbnail_focus_percent"=dword:00000064
"Thumbnail_mousedown_shrinkpercent"=dword:0000005F
"Thumbnail_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Thumbnail_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"ScrollButtonContainer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"ScrollButtonContainer_buttonspacing"=dword:0000000F
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__width"=dword:00000069
"ScrollButtonContainer_button__height"=dword:00000028
"Desktop_background_margin_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_background_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000014
"Desktop_background_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000
"Desktop_background_color"=dword:001D1D1D
"Desktop_layout_margin_leftmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_rightmargin"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_layout_margin_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"Desktop_layout_margin_bottommargin"=dword:0000000F
"Desktop_item_spacing"=dword:0000000A
"Desktop_click_scale"=dword:0000005F
"Desktop_rest_overlay_alpha"=dword:0000008A
"New_button_glyph_size"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate"=dword:0000000C
"New_button_plate_hover"=dword:00121212
"New_button_glyph_color"=dword:00FFFFFF
"New_button_focus_margins_leftmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_rightmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_topmargin"=dword:00000010
"New_button_focus_margins_bottommargin"=dword:00000010
"Desktop_closebutton__width"=dword:0000001E
"Desktop_closebutton__height"=dword:0000001E
"DimmingLayer_percent"=dword:00000023
"Wallpaper"=dword:00000001
"DimmingLayer_leftmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_rightmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_topmargin"=dword:00000000
"DimmingLayer_bottommargin"=dword:00000000
"Grid_Desktop_margin"=dword:000000F
"Desktop_height"=dword:00000078
Of these the most interesting are Thumbnail_min_width, Thumbnail_min_height_percent and Thumbnail_max_height_percent - reduce these values to drastically decrease miniature size. The Grid_* values can also be reduced to pack the alt-tab grid tighter. I am currently using:
"Thumbnail_min_width"=dword:00000032
"Thumbnail_min_height_percent"=dword:00000001
"Thumbnail_max_height_percent"=dword:00000020
I would like to take this opportunity to suggest that Thumbnail_icon_size should be increased to hex 0x20 (decimal 32), as this is the standard icon size (in absence of a real 30x30 icon, Windows scales the 32x32 down 30x30, which slightly blurs more sharp-edged icons).
The post linked above claims that you do not need to reboot or restart Explorer for changes to these values to apply, and i can confirm that this is so.
answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:10
LRNLRN
1211
answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:10
LRNLRN
1211
answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:10
LRNLRN
1211
answered Apr 27 '17 at 12:10
LRNLRN
1211
1211
You're my personal hero! Thank you so much! I didn't wanted to go back to the old only-icon alt-tab yet I was very annoyed by the limit of the shown open windows (i have a lot). Finally I can get the best from both worlds
– SeriousM
Nov 13 '18 at 14:32
add a comment |
You're my personal hero! Thank you so much! I didn't wanted to go back to the old only-icon alt-tab yet I was very annoyed by the limit of the shown open windows (i have a lot). Finally I can get the best from both worlds
– SeriousM
Nov 13 '18 at 14:32
You're my personal hero! Thank you so much! I didn't wanted to go back to the old only-icon alt-tab yet I was very annoyed by the limit of the shown open windows (i have a lot). Finally I can get the best from both worlds
– SeriousM
Nov 13 '18 at 14:32
You're my personal hero! Thank you so much! I didn't wanted to go back to the old only-icon alt-tab yet I was very annoyed by the limit of the shown open windows (i have a lot). Finally I can get the best from both worlds
– SeriousM
Nov 13 '18 at 14:32
add a comment |
Have you looked at WinAero? This seems to be where Alt Tab Tuner VIII moved on to.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 12:01
Catch21Catch21
12
nice tool, but the size of the preview images is not configurable. personal +1 for nice try and karma though :)
– akira
Jul 31 '16 at 16:19
add a comment |
Have you looked at WinAero? This seems to be where Alt Tab Tuner VIII moved on to.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 12:01
Catch21Catch21
12
nice tool, but the size of the preview images is not configurable. personal +1 for nice try and karma though :)
– akira
Jul 31 '16 at 16:19
add a comment |
Have you looked at WinAero? This seems to be where Alt Tab Tuner VIII moved on to.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 12:01
Catch21Catch21
12
Have you looked at WinAero? This seems to be where Alt Tab Tuner VIII moved on to.
answered Jul 31 '16 at 12:01
Catch21Catch21
12
answered Jul 31 '16 at 12:01
Catch21Catch21
12
answered Jul 31 '16 at 12:01
Catch21Catch21
12
answered Jul 31 '16 at 12:01
Catch21Catch21
12
12
nice tool, but the size of the preview images is not configurable. personal +1 for nice try and karma though :)
– akira
Jul 31 '16 at 16:19
add a comment |
nice tool, but the size of the preview images is not configurable. personal +1 for nice try and karma though :)
– akira
Jul 31 '16 at 16:19
nice tool, but the size of the preview images is not configurable. personal +1 for nice try and karma though :)
– akira
Jul 31 '16 at 16:19
nice tool, but the size of the preview images is not configurable. personal +1 for nice try and karma though :)
– akira
Jul 31 '16 at 16:19
add a comment |
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You don't the size isn't configurable.
– Ramhound
Aug 20 '15 at 23:44
You might be able to do so in regedit, but that is just a hypothesis so don't go around scolding me if you can't.
– RookieTEC9
Sep 30 '15 at 21:02
Benn, have you found a solution?
– Ekonoval
Jul 14 '16 at 7:20