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I'm using two monitors with Windows 10 and I have a few windows open on each monitor. When I open the Task View (Win + Tab) I can only navigate between the main monitor's windows with keyboard (using arrow keys or the Tab key). I see the other display's windows on that display but can't figure out how to cycle through those windows with my keyboard.

Is there a way I can give focus to secondary monitor's windows in the Task View using keyboard?

To put it another way, how do I select the first item on the right monitor in the following screenshot using keyboard?

Screenshot of Task-View

thesdev
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It's a multi-step process.

  1. WIN+TAB to open task view.
  2. Press SHIFT+TAB to move focus up to the Desktop selector (it reads "+ New desktop").
  3. Press SHIFT+Tab again to switch focus to the next display.
  4. Use TAB and the arrow keys to select the app you want.

You can accomplish the same thing with tab and the arrow keys alone, but SHIFT+TAB is the quick way to get focus on the next display.

shawn
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3 Monitor solution: (Expanding on the comment by @shawn @thesdev)

In case you have 3 monitors like me, this is what you need to do:

First you need to disable the Timeline feature in Task View for this to work:

https://google.com/search?q=windows+Task+View+disable+timeline

After that the following key sequences work right after you have Task View displayed with Win+Tab (assuming you have a 3 monitor setup with the main monitor being in the middle):

  • ⬅ Switch focus to the monitor on the Left: Press Shift+Tab 3 times
  • ➡ Switch focus to the monitor on the right: Press Tab 4 times

You might want to write an Autohotkey script to this. Such as:

#IfWinActive, Task View ahk_class Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow
F1:: Send +{Tab 3}  ;Switch to monitor on the Left
F3:: Send  {Tab 4}  ;Switch to monitor on the Right

More on #IfWinActive and Autohotkey can be found here: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v1/lib/_IfWinActive.htm

giny8i8
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Try using Win+Ctrl and arrow key to jump to the next windows

Phemmy
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