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Ignore a certain window for Alt-Tab

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 20262209 views
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Is it possible to tell a Windows7 application to not appear in the alt-tab list? I often run a VirtualBox virtual machine, and if I don't pay attention (happens often, sigh), I'll switch to the VM unintentionally. The next alt-tab press will happen within the VM, which is obviously not what I want.…

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Fix for: Ignore a certain window for Alt-Tab

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VirtualBox has a checkbox called "Auto Capture Keyboard" (> File > Preferences > Input). Turn it off.

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