
#Keep two windows on top of each other windows
To exit side-by-side mode, right-click on the Taskbar and select Undo Show All Windows Side By Side.įinally, one of the most useful tools for organizing open windows is Snap Assist. Click on the title bar or other accessible areas of an app or window you wish to access ( Figure C). All your open windows line up one in front of the other. Right-click on the Taskbar and select the entry for Cascade Windows from the popup menu. One option is to cascade them, which places one behind another but with enough space visible of each window so you can click on any one to access it. You can arrange your open windows in one of several ways. Click the entry for Taskbar and turn on the switch to Use Peek to preview the desktop when you move your mouse to the Show Desktop button at the end of the taskbar. To check, go to Settings and select Personalization. If Peek is not working, then it may be disabled. A third way is to right-click on the Taskbar and select Show The Desktop to display it and then select Show Open Windows to hide the desktop. A second way to show and hide the desktop is to press Win+D. Click on the same button, and your previous windows and layout return. To keep your desktop visible, click on the same area at the lower right corner of the screen, and now it stays on the screen. Another way to peek at the desktop is to press Win + the comma key. Move your cursor, and the desktop vanishes. Your desktop appears, allowing you to peek at it. Move your cursor to the lower right corner of the screen, and let it rest there for a second. Want to be able to see your desktop amidst all the clutter of open windows? Easy enough with the Peek feature. You can now remove your finger from the Alt key and click on whichever app you wish to open. To keep the thumbnails on the screen, press Ctrl+Alt+Tab. The downside with the Alt+Tab shortcut is that you must keep holding down the Alt key to cycle through the thumbnails. Release the key when the cursor is on the app you want to access ( Figure A). Each time you press the tab key, the cursor moves to the next open window. Hold down the Alt key and press tab to see thumbnails of all your open apps and windows. To start, you can easily bounce from one app to another through the Alt+Tab keyboard shortcut.
#Keep two windows on top of each other windows 10
SEE: Windows 10 power tips: Secret shortcuts to your favorite settings (TechRepublic Premium)įirst, open several apps and windows in Windows-don't worry about organizing or positioning them just yet. You can also use Snap Assist to better position each window by snapping it into place. You can position all your open windows by stacking or cascading them. You can use various keyboard shortcuts to switch from one app to another. There are ways to manage and bring order to multiple apps floating about your screen. But sometimes the more apps and windows you open, the more cluttered and confusing your screen becomes, defeating the whole point of multitasking.
