Starting Warframe prevent the Alt-Tab Function

[RaydanZ]

I've been facing this really, i mean reeaaalllyy annoying bug wherein I cannot use the Alt-Tab / Windows -Tab command once I start Warframe.

I changed Warframe to Windowed with a lower resolution to check if the Alt and Tab keys work, and it does work on other applications like Browsers or Notepad, and I've tried using Keyboard tester websites and the Keys do work.
However, The combined functions for switching between Programs/Desktops do not work.
(Ctrl Alt Del does work and gets me to Task Manager, so it seems the issue is with just Switching Programs.)

I've tried multiple external keyboards and the issue remains.

[YUNoJump]

I haven't used it in a while, but I remember Fullscreen being much worse at alt-tabbing than Borderless Windowed (or whatever that third display setting is called). If you use Borderless Windowed alt-tabbing should be flawless in my experience.

[PatrioticEagle]

2 hours ago, RaydanZ said:

I've been facing this really, i mean reeaaalllyy annoying bug wherein I cannot use the Alt-Tab / Windows -Tab command once I start Warframe.

I changed Warframe to Windowed with a lower resolution to check if the Alt and Tab keys work, and it does work on other applications like Browsers or Notepad, and I've tried using Keyboard tester websites and the Keys do work.
However, The combined functions for switching between Programs/Desktops do not work.
(Ctrl Alt Del does work and gets me to Task Manager, so it seems the issue is with just Switching Programs.)

I've tried multiple external keyboards and the issue remains.

Must be your computer, because i use alt tab in fullscreen mode when i need to swap back n forth to my word document for recruitng people to my clan and had no issues.

[Birdframe_Prime]

I'm going to say that's a settings issue on your end.

Alt-Tab not only works on the game for both borderless windowed and full-screen, it even works as a shortcut key I have set on a separate keypad I use.

[Uhkretor]

6 hours ago, RaydanZ said:

I've tried multiple external keyboards and the issue remains.

Did you try other games and see if they behave the same?

And did you try not using Win10/11?

[RaydanZ]

I tried other games and didn't face the issues.
Also I was using Win 10, Switched to Win 11 but kept the files.
Still faced the issue on Win 11.

Seems like there was some conflicting programs or something took exclusive rights to the commands I suppose.

I wiped the C Drive and did a clean install of win 10 again and it seems to have fixed the issue

[Hobie-wan]

Glad you fixed it, but found this with a quick look in case someone else gets the issue.

https://www.pcgamer.com/a-recent-windows-10-update-broke-alttab-switching-on-some-pcs-heres-how-to-fix-it/