Microsoft Edge let you disable Alt+Tab Experience in Windows 10

Starting with Edge v89.0.736.0, Microsoft makes it possible for the users to disable the Alt + Tab experience in Windows 10. Let’s learn how to take advantage of this feature.

If you don’t know starting with Windows 10 Build 20161, the company updated Windows 10 Alt + Tab experience and allow users to switch between apps and Edge tabs. There’s a setting in Windows 10 from where users can manage a number of tabs to appear in the ALT + Tab window.

On Windows 10 if you go to Settings > System > Multitasking > Alt+ Tabs. You will find these options:

• Open windows and all tabs in Edge
• Open Windows and most recent tabs in Edge
• Open Windows and 3 most recent tabs in Edge
• Open Windows only

Although, the feature is available in pre-release builds and still in the developing phase. Some users reported various bugs related to the Alt + Tab experience and suggested the company to provide users the option to disable this in the Edge browser.

Disable Edge tabs in Windows 10 Alt+Tab in Edge browser

Whatever is the reason your reason behind disabling Edge tabs in Windows 10 Alt+Tab in Edge browser. Here’s how you can do that:

Make sure, you’re running latest version of Microsoft Edge in Canary channel.

Next, you need to visit this flag address: edge://flags/#edge-window-tab-manager and using the “Browser tab experiences in Windows” drop-down, change settings from Default to Disabled.

Click Restart button to apply the changes.

Doing this will stop the Edge browser tab to appear as separate windows in Alt + Tab manager in windows 10. Maybe in the future, Microsoft added settings in Edge browser to manage Tab manager.

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