I use alt+tab all day long to switch between windows. When I'm working remotely, I'll use Remote Desktop to log in to my Windows 7 PC at work.
From the host machine, it's simple to alt+tab to switch to get to the remote machine.
However, on the remote machine, alt+tab doesn't allow me to switch back to the host machine, forcing me to use the mouse (gasp!). To be clear, I still want to see the guest machine's applications when I use alt+tab on the guest machine. I just want to be able to see the host machine as one of the options in alt+tab while I'm remoted in.
Is there a way to be able to alt+tab back to the host machine from the remote machine, perhaps via a 3rd-party add-on?
Best Answer
Use ctrl+alt+break to restore the Remote Desktop window, so it is no longer full screen.
Then use alt+tab to switch between applications on the local machine.
When you want to go back to the remote machine, alt+tab to it, and press ctrl+alt+break to restore it to full screen again.