Found a solution for Alt Tab does not

This isn't a question but a solution that took me about a month to find.  Always found Alt Tab to change the programs does not work, and when I flew over the bar at the bottom of the screen, the picture postage stamp of the application would be flashes on once before disappearing.  Sometimes, I could simply not an application open to maximize.

Usually I use my HP laptop to a workstation, but when using it in another place, noted that the problem had disappeared.  Figured there was something on the workstation.  Tried to return to the job and work through a process of trial and error found was a Logitech USB Skype speaker.  It is a fairly old model - may 2007 - I got as a freebee when I bought a PC.  It does seem like Windows 7.  Disconnected and there is no other problem.

Hope this helps someone else.

We all love the good old Windows Alt + Tab feature to quickly switch between open windows. Although Windows Vista and Windows 7 provide Flip 3D feature to switch between open windows, most of the users of love again Alt + tab feature.

If you regularly use Alt + Tab feature, then here is a small utility to fine tune. Alt + Tab Tuner is a small tool to tweak Alt + tab with ease settings.

With Alt + Tab Tuner we can twist Alt + tab margins, grid inches, spacing, icon shift and size, size of thumb and transparency. In addition, it also lets switch you to the old Alt + Tab dialog.

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