If you need to flip back and forth between two pretty frequent worked on windows, you can easily achieve that by pressing Alt and Tab keys together. You would then be very annoyed once the Alt and Tab keys stop working. Don’t panic. You can easily fix this problem through the methods here.
Try these methods:
- Modify AltTabSetting Registry values
- Check your keyboard
- Check the update for your display card driver
Method 1: Modify AltTabSettings Registry values
To get Alt Tab available, the first quick fix is to check its Registry values. You may need to the following:
1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key + R (at the same time) to open the Run box.
2) Type regedit in the box and click OK.
2) On the pop-up Registry Edirtor window, find and expand these catalogs after each:
Computer > HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer.
3) Double-click on AltTabSettings in the Explorer section.
Proceed to set its Value Data to be 1 and click OK to save your setting.
Note: Click to creat AltTabSettings value if you cannot find it.
4) Close the Registry Editor window and try to use Alt Tab shortcut keys to see if it works.
Right-click on Explorer to choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Then set its name to be AltTabSettings.
Method 2. Check your keyboard
If unluckily the quick fix — method 1 didn’t get your Alt Tab work, please check if there any problem with your keyboard.
a) Connect another USB keyboard with your PC.
b) Try Alt + Tab on the new-connected keyboard.
c) If Alt + Tab works, then there might be some corrupted on your original keyboard, follow the steps below to reinstall it.
If Alt + Tab still cannot work, Move on to the Method 3 then.
Reinstall your keyboard driver:
1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key + R (at the same time) to open the Run box.
2) Type devmgmt.msc and click OK.
3) Find and expand Keyboards. Then right-click on your keyboard driver to choose Uninstall device.
4) Restart your computer to let Windows reinstall the keyboard driver for you.
1) Download and install Driver Easy.
2) Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers in less than 1 min! Your keyboard driver is no exception.
3) With Free version: Click the Update button next to the flagged keyboard driver to automatically download and install the correct version of this driver.
With Pro version: click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system.
Method 3. Check the update for your display card driver
The outdated display card driver may cause your Alt Tab not working either. You can check its update from the manufacturer of your display card or your computer manufacturer. If there is an available update, download and install it on your computer.
To preform that, it needs time, patience and computer skill. If you want to make it quick and easy, let Driver Easy help you.
Actually, if you use Driver Easy in Method 2, you would find a display card driver is also listed under Devices with outdated driver(s) catalog if there is an available update for it. It would be updated at the same time if you try Update All in Pro version.
See? The Update All function of Driver Easy Pro version can really save your day with the driver issues as it can fix all your driver issues in just one go! You get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee of the Pro version. Why not give yourself a chance on such charming tool?
