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TorkilsTaskSwitcher is a utility, which provides an alternative, replacement or supplement to Windows' Alt-Tab invoked task switcher. Particularly for keyboard enthusiasts.

If you often have many open windows, you may have found yourself doing

Alt-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-[release Alt]
or
Alt-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-Tab-"ooops, I got too far"-BackTab-[release Alt]

to switch between windows/applications.

With TorkilsTaskSwitcher, you can instead use

Win-Tab [shortcut key]

to switch to your favorite applications.

E.g.

"Win-Tab o" to switch to Outlook
"Win-Tab f" to switch to Firefox
"Win-Tab w" to switch to Word
The set of applications - and their associated shortcut keys - is fully configurable, and the traditional Alt-Tab task switcher is still available.

TorkilsTaskSwitcher also allows you to view a list of currently open windows and switch to any of them.

To configure shortcut keys for you favorite applications, follow these steps:

Activate TorkilsTaskSwitcher by pressing Win-Tab.
Open the shortcuts.cfg file by choosing "Edit Shortcuts" from the menu (or press ctrl-e).
Edit shortcuts.cfg.
Save the updated shortcuts.cfg file.
Restart TorkilsTaskSwitcher by choosing "Restart" from the menu (or press ctrl-r).