{"id":140677,"date":"2020-12-23T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-see-thumbnails-of-all-your-open-windows-on-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2020-12-23T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T09:30:00","slug":"how-to-see-thumbnails-of-all-your-open-windows-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-see-thumbnails-of-all-your-open-windows-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to See Thumbnails of All Your Open Windows on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcad3dda97\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dcad3dda97\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-see-thumbnails-of-all-your-open-windows-on-windows-10\/#Managing_Windows_with_Task_View\" >Managing Windows with Task View<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to See Thumbnails of All Your Open Windows on Windows 10&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-703679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xtask_view_hero_3.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.pQcC5ufQYT.jpg\" alt=\"The Windows 10 Task View icon in front of window thumbnails\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 includes a number of handy ways to manage <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication windows. One of them is Task View, a built-in feature that shows thumbnails of all your open windows in one place. Here\u2019s how to use it.<\/p>\n<p>While using Windows, it\u2019s easy to quickly see thumbnails of all your open windows. To do so, click the \u201cTask View\u201d button on your taskbar, which is located just to the right of the Start button. Or you can press Windows+Tab on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"admonishment_tip\"><p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> If you can\u2019t find the \u201cTask View\u201d button on your taskbar, right-click the taskbar and enable \u201cShow Task View Button\u201d in the context menu.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-688189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/xwin10_click_taskview_button.png.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.aS8EuiEs6c.png\" alt=\"In Windows 10, click the &quot;Task View&quot; button on the taskbar.\" width=\"650\" height=\"170\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Once Task View opens, you\u2019ll see thumbnails of every window you have open, and they will be arranged in neat rows.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-703674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xtask_view_example_1.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.wvzT5EP-An.jpg\" alt=\"An example of Windows 10 Task View with many windows open.\" width=\"650\" height=\"388\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The cool thing is that Task View is a live view of all your windows, so as the applications update themselves\u2014say, if there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> video playing or a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in progress\u2014you\u2019ll continue to see its thumbnail change over time.<\/p>\n<p>To close Task View and return to the desktop, just click any blank area of the Task View screen or press the \u201cEscape\u201d key.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Managing_Windows_with_Task_View\"><\/span>Managing Windows with Task View<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can use Task View to manage windows with your mouse or keyboard. With \u201cTask View\u201d open, use your keyboard\u2019s arrow keys to select the window you want to view, then press \u201cEnter.\u201d Or you can just click the thumbnail with your mouse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-703684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xtaskview_select_a_window.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.AmKhhdXLbV.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting an app window in Windows 10 Task View using cursor keys.\" width=\"650\" height=\"375\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If the window you selected was already open, Windows will open it in front of all other open windows. If it was minimized (as seen in the following example), it will be restored and brought to the foreground.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-703683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xcalculator_foreground.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.kNIQPFJvv9.jpg\" alt=\"The Windows 10 Calculator app has been brought to the foreground.\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to close a window using Task View, hover over its thumbnail with your mouse cursor until the \u201cX\u201d button appears, then click it. Alternately, you can select the window using your cursor keys and press the \u201cDelete\u201d key to close it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-703689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xtask_view_close_window.jpg.pagespeed.gp+jp+jw+pj+ws+js+rj+rp+rw+ri+cp+md.ic.QHz2YRQAbR.jpg\" alt=\"Closing a window in Windows 10 Task View by clicking the X button.\" width=\"650\" height=\"417\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can also use Task View to manage Virtual Desktops by clicking the virtual desktop thumbnails at the top of the Task View screen. Once you have created multiple virtual desktops, you can even drag application windows between them. Have fun!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Quickly Switch Between Virtual Desktops on Windows 10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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