In Window 10, I have two windows snapped on the right and left side of a screen. When I Alt + Tab from a full size window to the snapped windows, I need to Alt + Tab once and I will see one of the snapped windows and half of the full screen windows. The second Alt + Tab will allow me to bring back the other snapped window.
Is there a way (or tool) with Alt + Tab (or something else tab) to bring back both of the snapped windows with one shortcut?
You can hit AltEsc to drop the full-size window to the bottom of the stack, revealing both of your tiled windows at once.
I'd investigate multiple desktops - then you could just switch to the desktop containing both your apps.
From Microsoft Support - Multiple desktops in Windows 10
Multiple desktops are great for keeping unrelated, ongoing projects organized, or for quickly switching desktops before a meeting. To create multiple desktops:
On the taskbar, select Task view > New desktop .
Open the apps you want to use on that desktop.
To switch between desktops, select Task view again.
You can then switch between desktops using CtrlWin← and CtrlWin→.
Virtual Desktops in many forms are a great way of dividing up your workflow. I've been using them since the late 90s on Mac [as a 3rd party add-on at that time] & couldn't live without them. It was eventually bought from that developer & added to OS X in 2007. Windows has had it natively since Win10 [2015]. It was first used on the Amiga in 1987 and unix X Windows, in 1989.
A focused, visible, and non-maximized window can be minimized quickly via Win + ↓ (Windows + Down Arrow).
Your most recently minimized window can be restored to its original state using Win + ↑ (Windows + Up Arrow).
A focused, visible, and non-maximized window can be maximized using Win + ↑. An already maximized window will experience no change.
