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Duplicate chrome windows/instances appearing whenever I switch window using alt+tab.

Anonymous
2023-07-29T14:56:24+00:00

I have been facing this problem ever since I bought my new laptop( i.e. 1 year ago), which came pre-installed with windows 11.

Whenever chrome is open and I try to switch window by pressing alt+tab, it just creates several duplicate chrome windows. And it just makes switching windows really really annoying and just ruins the whole experience. Restarting my pc solves the problem for a while, but it just appears again. And guys restarting pc every f*****g hour is just not possible.

Seriously, Microsoft needs to do something about it, it's been a whole year afterall.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-07-30T09:03:04+00:00

    Well, thank you very much for replying, Tommy. But the solution seems a bit too onerous.

    Your Question: Did the Duplicate chrome window is same or the tab page has been split into several?

    Reply: It is the same window that is duplicated.

    BTW, there are other people too who are facing the same problem. You should probably take a look at the given link to know what the problem exactly is: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/multiple-chrome-instances-showing-up-in-alt-tab/fa6f5b71-ef4b-4814-a2f1-ddf17d47b824?page=1

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-31T09:54:48+00:00

    Hello Harsh Sharma6.

    Thanks for your reply.

    According to your link, it seems that this issue has been a persistent problem for some time. It may only occur on specific computers.

    It is possible that the low priority of this feature has prevented it from being fixed until now.

    It seems that the way hopes the developer to fix this problem is to submit more feedback about this issue.

    I have submitted this issue for you through internal channels. In addition, you can also submit your problem through the 

    Feedback Hub (if convenient, please provide as much detail as possible, including pictures, repro videos, etc.). 

    Please share the feedback link after submitting, I will submit your feedback to the relevant team for investigation.

    If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards,

    Tommy-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-30T06:16:37+00:00

    Hello Harsh Sharma6.

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    Regarding to your information I assume that you have some problems when you use Alt+Tab to switch the Window.

    Did the Duplicate chrome window is same or the tab page has been split into several?

    According to our test, we can't reproduce your problem in 21h1 Windows 11 and 21h2 Windows 11 so maybe it's the profile problem.

    create a new test account, and switch to the newly created account to see if it is working as normal.

    This troubleshooting step can help isolate the problem due to an invalid profile configuration. 

    Create a local user or administrator account in Windows - Microsoft Support

    If still have this problem maybe you can submit your feedback about this issue by pressing Win+F.

    If there is anything not clear, please do not hesitate to let me know.

    Best Regards,

    Tommy-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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