Comments on: VistaSwitcher: slick, simple applications switcher and Alt+Tab replacement

By: Jim W

Jim W — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:58:55 +0000

I’d like this more if it would let me start typing, and then narrow the list of running apps to those containing the string I type in. Enso Launcher lets me do that, but I’d also like to have the window thumbnail that this program provides.

By: Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:33:00 +0000

version 1.0.3 has a nasty bug in which it interprets all TAB keypresses as ALT-TAB. The author knows about it and says this will be fixed in the next version. I went back to TaskSwitchXP.

By: Ishan@ILoveFreeSoftware

Ishan@ILoveFreeSoftware — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:25:27 +0000

This is indeed a good program. Windows default Alt-Tab is pretty basic, but Microsoft has upgraded it quite well in Windows 7 (I have been using windows 7 since Microsoft launched RC).

By: Wes Cook

Wes Cook — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:47:02 +0000

I only really use alt+tab to exit full screen applications like games, so aesthetics aren’t too important for me. It is quite slick though, and works well in my testing.

By: Webfork

Webfork — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:22:40 +0000

I concur with DoctorFrog. Also, TaskSwitchXP appears to be at least semi portable (a no-install USB-drive capable version is present on the site).

By: doctorfrog

doctorfrog — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:11:13 +0000

If it matters to anyone (like me, on a 512MB of RAM netbook), the older TaskSwitchXP takes up less than a meg of RAM, and has the same functionality. All you give up is the next gen skinning… which I suppose is the main attraction for many.

By: Tekzel

Tekzel — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:39:05 +0000

This sort of program has lost all purpose for me, as I have been using Windows 7 for quite a while now. First the RC, then the RTM through my MSDN sub. Now, I just use the task bar for any and all task switching. Anyone else find the new task bar replaces ALT+Tab for them?