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I have a 64-bit Windows 7 PC. When I press Alt + Tab or WinKey + Tab , it shows the current windows including the desktop, but I don't want to show the desktop there. I tried solutions given for Windows 7 32-bit, but they didn't work. Is there any registry hack to solve this problem?

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  • This has been asked *so* many times before that I'm sure you should have seen it under related questions while posting. Duplicate of [Remove Desktop entry from Alt+Tab list](http://superuser.com/questions/80157/remove-desktop-entry-from-alttab-list), [On Windows, is there any way to remove the desktop icon from the alt-tab menu?](http://superuser.com/questions/368701/on-windows-is-there-any-way-to-remove-the-desktop-icon-from-the-alt-tab-menu), [Can you remove the desktop entry from alt+tab in windows 7?](http://superuser.com/questions/445064/can-you-remove-the-desktop-entry-from-alttab) ... – Karan May 31 '13 at 01:54
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    // , This question comes up on Google, though. – Nathan Basanese Sep 09 '15 at 17:19

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Try:

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Open Registry Editor by typing regedit in Start Menu search box or press enter image description here + R and type regedit.

In the Registry Editor, navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Explorer

In the Explorer folder ("subkey"), create a new DWORD value, named AltTabSettings.

(Right-click > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value).

Double-click the newly created DWORD value, change it's value to 1 instead of 0, and choose Hexadecimal.

Press OK, and enjoy the classic Alt-Tab feature.

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Another option would be to use the software Switcher.

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    On Windows 8.1 this workaround does remove the Desktop from the **alt-tab** list, but also has the nasty side-effect of showing a number of hidden windows, such as "PC settings" and "Store". – DAB Feb 12 '16 at 14:12