Vista: Flip-3D Window Changer or Switcher (ALT-TAB replacement) with Screenshot

Alt-tab rocks. However, vista’s new alternative version (and keystokes) may interest a lot of people. See your tasks and windows in 3d and switch between them.


I love alt-tab, and the new vista alt-tab window changer switchie thing (does it have a real name) shows a tiny screenshot for each application. It’s very pretty.

Even better is vista’s alternative way to view your open windows. Flip-3d.

Hit winkey + tab

You can click the above picture to see a larger view.

Winkey + tab. Easy and cool. When you are holding winkey+tab to open the flip-3d window, you can use your mouse to select the window you want to come to the front. You can also use your scroll button on your mouse to cycle through the open windows.

Yes, flip-3d is a poor name. Quit whining.

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10 Responses to “Vista: Flip-3D Window Changer or Switcher (ALT-TAB replacement) with Screenshot”

  1. October 05, 2008 at 5:55 pm, anonymous said:

    hold win key, then hit tab. If you don’t release tab it will scroll like mad bud.

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  2. October 28, 2008 at 2:33 pm, jack said:

    i made a program so you can flip through windows in the
    Vista 3D window switcher
    by clicking the scroll button on your mouse

    i looked everywhere to do it but ended up having to make a program
    so if you want it, just download it on the megaupload link and put it in your start up files
    i looked everywhere to do this so i thought i’d put it up
    link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FO4CXGOE

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    • January 30, 2009 at 5:32 am, g46 said:

      great! thank you for a nice app.

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    • September 05, 2009 at 1:06 pm, Anonymous said:

      how does this work?? i downloded it on my vista and it dont do nothing? its still doing the normal swich 3d switch! is this foe xp you mean? email me for reply thanks

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  3. June 01, 2009 at 7:22 pm, Snoopdogg said:

    What İs The Winkey :@ What THe hell Mother fu ..

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    • September 12, 2009 at 2:23 pm, Name said:

      the button with the windows picture on it… its between Ctrl and Alt

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  4. November 07, 2009 at 7:37 pm, Forums said:

    thank you for this valuable information,,,, it worked great!

    Reply

  5. December 14, 2009 at 8:13 pm, Anonymous said:

    what if this does not work anymore does anyone know how to turn this on and off

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  6. December 03, 2010 at 12:16 pm, Bobbie Leavey said:

    go in to aperance settings and chang it to areo

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  7. January 18, 2011 at 2:44 am, Noonga23 said:

    cant find it just switches down the menus like just pressing tab?

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