Microsoft Edge can now show all its open tabs in the Windows 10 Alt-Tab switcher, but if you are having issue, here's how you can disable it.
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Published by Kunal Chowdhury
on 04 October, 2020
It's just a count of few days before the Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2) finally arrives at your PC. It is already being aired to the Windows Insiders who are currently in the Release Preview Channel. If you are a regular reader of our site, you already knew about the features that are coming with Windows 10 October 2020 Update.
One of the few features is an improved ALT + TAB experience for Microsoft Edge. Though it is said to be a nice feature, sometimes it creates trouble. If you are one of those victims, like me, here's how you can turn off the Microsoft Edge tabs from ALT-Tab switching.

Windows 10 October 2020 Update (version 20H2, build 19042.x) to have a new theme-aware start menu, a more personalized Taskbar for new users, an improved notification experience, a better Alt-Tab experience for Microsoft Edge, and more.
But sometimes good things come with a bad experience and the same with the improved TAB experience of Microsoft Edge on Windows 10. When you have multiple Microsoft Edge windows and tabs open, along with few other applications, it becomes very difficult to switch between Microsoft Edge windows, tabs, and other applications. It's my personal point of view, and your experience might be different from that.
In case you faced the same bad experience as I mentioned above, here's how you can turn off the feature and stop Microsoft Edge to show the tabs in the Windows 10 Alt-Tab experience:

The above-mentioned dropdown also allows you to limit the number of tabs showing in your Alt-Tab switcher. If you are facing a problem with the switcher, you may like to limit it to 3 or 5 most recent tabs, and then if you are still having a problem, you may turn it off by selecting
Solution Architect & Former Microsoft MVP
Kunal Chowdhury is an enterprise solution architect and former multi-year Microsoft MVP. He is the author of three technical books: Windows Presentation Foundation Development Cookbook, Mastering Visual Studio 2017, and the Mastering Visual Studio 2019.
He publishes technical articles on Kunal-Chowdhury.com.