See, where there seems to be consensus that this is a bug, not a feature removal. I'll update this answer if I figure out a way to re-enable this shortcut. UPDATE Jan/2019: The above Windows + Ctrl + number shortcut appears to have been removed in Windows 10, starting from either version 1803 or 1809. This is very useful when you keep toggling back and forth between two different windows of the same application. Windows + Ctrl + number brings up the last active window of the given application. But if I want to cycle through any of my other Chrome windows, I just keep the Windows pressed down and keep typing Windows + 1.Īnother related and particularly useful variation of this is to add the Ctrl key.
More specifically, I always make sure that my gmail and calendar are in the first window of Chrome, so that Windows + 1 always jumps right to my email. (Similar to when you mouse over the grouped icons of an application in the taskbar.) Continuing to type Windows + number scrolls through that list.įor example, I earlier said I have Chrome tied to Windows + 1. But holding the Windows key brings up a list of windows of that application. To refine what I said earlier, Windows + number brings up the first instance of the application. I have the first 10 locations in my taskbar pinned so that I always know what a given Windows + number combination will bring up.īut more to the point, since the OP asked how to switch between multiple windows of the same application, here's where this keyboard shortcut gets really useful. My favorite text editor (Vim will never die!) is tied to Windows + 2. This allows you to access the first 10 applications that are currently sitting in your taskbar.įor example, I have Chrome pinned to the 1st location in my taskbar, so Windows + 1 always brings up Chrome. Simply type Windows + number, where number is a single digit, 1, 2, 3. There actually is a way to do this and it's probably the most often-used keyboard shortcut in my arsenal.