I want to disable Task View in Windows 10 completely. Is this possible?
Note: I know the button in the taskbar can be hidden by right-clicking it and unchecking “Show Task View button”. That’s not what I’m asking.
For example, when resizing and moving a window to the left half of the screen using Win + ←, Task View is also activated. I don’t want this. I want the old, Windows 7 behavior, where the window is moved and resized and nothing else happens.
If you only have 1 virtual desktop, taskview will not be active (default situation). So removing all virtual desktops except for the main one, and hiding the icon is all you need to do.
If you want to disable the overview screen, then go to start -> Settings -> Multitasking.
From the Snap menu, turn off When I snap a window, show what I can snap next to it
Not sure if this will apply to everyones situation but I believe I understand what you're asking.
I tried all the solutions provided in this thread and none of them worked for me.
On my laptop I had to go into the touchpad settings (I've got a Dell) and turned off "Gestures" and the task view no longer appeared when I didn't want it to.
Keyword: Snap Assist. Disable it!
To disable Snap Assist in Windows 10, launch the Settings app from your Start Menu, or by searching for it with Cortana or Windows Search. From the Settings window, click System.
In the System Settings window, find and click Multitasking in the column on the left. Under the “Snap” category on the right, find the option labeled When I snap a window, show what I can snap next to it and set it to Off. This will disable Snap Assist in Windows 10.
Source: https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/how-to-disable-snap-assist-windows-10/
This same issue was driving me crazy too.
Not exactly an answer to the original question, but this was the first search result on how to disable the activity history on the task view.
If that's what you need, you have to:
