Windows 10 Alt+Tab can’t switch to desktop

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In Windows 8, when Alt+Tab, the desktop would appear as an option to switch to at the end of the list of open programs (thus Alt–Shift–Tab helpfully took you right to the desktop).

In Windows 10 that desktop option is gone. Is there any way to get it back?

I know about Windows+D but Alt+Tab is just more convenient in my opinion. And switching to the old old alt-tab also has no desktop and is uglier.

Best Answer

I agree that the Alt + Tab was a convenient way to get to the desktop, and it's hard to break old habits. Of course the Win + D is faster, and I think that may be my new Go to instead of paging through with Alt + Tab.

But another alternative is to add the Desktop to the Taskbar. Clicking on it gives you a list of everything in the Desktop plus some things that disappeared from Windows XP.

To get Desktop in the Taskbar, right click the Task bar and select Toolbars → then click Desktop to add it to the Task bar.

I hope some feel this is a reasonable alternative.

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