How to set up Win10 Click the taskbar program icon to switch the window. The

  
taskbar is the small strip at the bottom of the desktop. When we open the program, an icon will appear in the application area on the taskbar. The taskbar of Win10 system continues Win7's button merging function, that is, a program has multiple windows, but only the icon of this program is displayed on the taskbar. When the mouse is moved to this icon, the preview thumbnails of multiple windows are displayed above.

Then if you need to switch windows, you need to move the mouse to the program icon. When the preview window is displayed, click the preview window to complete the window switch. This way of switching windows is a bit cumbersome. So share a trick today, without having to wait until the preview window is displayed, just click on the program icon in the taskbar to switch windows. Here's how:
Open the Registry Editor and navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Advanced
Note: It is recommended to back up the registry before editing (how to back up the registry)

Then create a new DWORD (32-bit) value called LastActiveClick in the right window, double-click LastActiveClick, and change the value data to 1 in the open edit window.
Close the Registry Editor and restart Windows Explorer.
Then you open multiple windows of the same program, such as multiple IE browser windows. At this time, just click the IE icon in the task bar to switch between different windows without having to display the preview window.
After modifying the registry by the above method, we can directly switch the different windows of the program by clicking the application directly, which is convenient. The Win10 taskbar has limited space, and the application area of ​​the taskbar is the main place for our switcher. The button merge function saves space and manages the application.

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