AltTab

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Blocks the Alt+Tab key combination used to switch tasks. Also blocks the Alt+Shift+Tab key combination.

Type

String

Values

Value Description

Allowed

The Alt + Tab and Alt + Shift + Tab keyboard combination are not blocked.

This is the default value.

Blocked

The Alt + Tab and Alt + Shift + Tab keyboard combination are blocked.

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-KeyboardFilterService | AltTab

Valid Configuration Passes

offlineServicing

Applies To

For a list of the Windows editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-KeyboardFilterService.

XML example

<settings pass="offlineServicing">
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-KeyboardFilterService" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="NonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
        <AltTab>Blocked</AltTab>
    </component>
</settings>