Windows 10: My desktop and wallpaper is gone and my app switcher alt + tab looks like windows 98

My desktop and wallpaper is gone and my app switcher alt + tab looks like windows 98, I can't open any apps, the windows button is completely unresponsive, I have no taskbar, my desktop is completely blank, my wallpaper is gone and all my files saved to my desktop is gone.

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Alt-tab switcher popping up and interrupting games

I am having a problem with the alt-tab switcher popping up and interrupting games and it is driving me crazy! I will be seriously indebted to anyone who can help solve this for me.

Here's some additional info:

1) It's not that the window is fully minimizing, just that the window switcher is popping up, as if I had pressed and held alt-tab (it looks like the picture at the top of this article https://www.howtogeek.com/429223/master-windows-10s-alttab-switcher-with-these-tricks/,
except that the switcher is overlaid over the game window rather than being overlaid over the desktop). This still totally interrupts the game and is basically ruining it for me.

2) I have a Lenovo Y520 laptop and WIndows 10

3) The issue occurs when running graphically intense games (specifically I've had the issue with Mordhau and Call of Duty). This is going to sound crazy, but it happens at specific times in the games, not randomly. Specifically, it happens when I get hit
or shot in the games. (I know that sounds completely ridiculous but I swear it is true.) This sounds even crazier, but it only happens when in multiplayer. I can play the games single-player without issue.

4) I do not have the issue when running less graphically intense games like Civ 6.

5) Here are things I have already tried that have NOT fixed the issue:

A - Updating graphics driver

B - Using autohotkey to disable the alt-tab and windows buttons

C - Checking event logs to see if there are events that coincide with the alt-tab switcher showing up

D- Running the games in windowed, fullscreen, fullscreen borderless, or extended fullscreen modes

6) My system meets the requirements for these games, and I don't have frame rate issues when playing.

 

how can I restore the legacy Atl Tab switcher?

Paulo,

Thank you very much for your suggestions, I went to the link provided and tweaked my registry settings as listed below (as administrator) restarted my laptop however there was no change in the app switcher functionality.

1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ New > 32-bit DWORD "AltTabSettings" value data to 1 didn't do anything. Even after restaring New key word added as "AltTabSettings" value data to 1
   
2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
   

STRING (REG_SZ) value CoolSwitchRow the value data was already set to 3.

STRING (REG_SZ) value CoolSwitchColumns the value data was already set to 7.

Unfortunately, these steps did not return the legacy Atl+Tab Switcher, I am open to any recommendation. Hopefully there is a method that might work to be able to restore the legacy switcher.

Thank you very much for taking the time to help.

Mikey

 

Alt tab to desktop on Windows 10

Hello,

I would like to let you know that the desktop option is removed when alt+tab keys are used. I suggest you to provide any Feedback/suggestion using the Feedback Hub App which will be looked into by the developers and the required changes will be made in the
release of future Windows 10 updates/builds.

Also, I would like to let you know that if you would like to go to the desktop, you can drag the mouse to the bottom right cornet and click to get the desktop.

Hope the information provided in helpful. Feel free to write to us for any other assistance with Windows, we'll be glad to assist you.

Thank you.