Controlling how UltraVNC handles Alt + Tab

Question

Most of the time UltraVNC ignores Alt + Tab, and I am able to switch away from UltraVNC to another application. I like this behavior.

However, occasionally it gets into a mode where - for no discernible reason - it passes the Alt+Tab to the remote host which is incredibly annoying as I am used to the other behavior and suddenly I have no keyboard shortcut to switch to a different local windows. Since it appears to exhibit both behaviors, I assume there is some way to control which behavior is in use, but I haven't been able to find it.

score 18 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 23 '14 at 00:59

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The Scroll Lock key affects this. If scroll lock is on, the Alt+Tab is sent to the remote computer. If it's off, Alt+Tab is handled locally by the client.

edited Oct 23 '14 at 00:59

G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica'

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answered Oct 22 '14 at 22:58

SimonS

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 13 '12 at 14:36

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Rebooting Windows causes UltraVNC to revert to the default of not passing Alt+Tab to the remote.

answered Nov 13 '12 at 14:36

Michael

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Controlling how UltraVNC handles Alt + Tab

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