Windows 10: Alt-Tab and clicking on icon in taskbar not working as expected

Discus and support Alt-Tab and clicking on icon in taskbar not working as expected in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; Hi,For some reason, I'm seeing weird behavior with the taskbar and the Alt-Tab keyboard shortcut. I'm not sure what is causing it. Here are the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by LDuperval, Jun 12, 2023.

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    Alt-Tab and clicking on icon in taskbar not working as expected


    Hi,For some reason, I'm seeing weird behavior with the taskbar and the Alt-Tab keyboard shortcut. I'm not sure what is causing it. Here are the symptoms:If I have more than one window open for an application, I cannot use the taskbar to go to one of the windows. I used to be able to click on the icon of the window, then all available running windows would appear over the taskbar. Then I could simply click one of the windows and it would maximize or I would switch to it. Now, if I hover the mouse over the icon, the running windows appear but if I click on one of them, nothing happens. Sometimes

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