# How to 'Alt+tab' through all the windows present in different workspaces instead of clicking on the icon on dock

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**Category:** Budgie Applets\
**Created:** [September 26, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-alt-tab-through-all-the-windows-present-in-different-workspaces-instead-of-clicking-on-the-icon-on-dock/5319 "2021-09-26T08:48:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Itachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@Itachi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Itachi)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-alt-tab-through-all-the-windows-present-in-different-workspaces-instead-of-clicking-on-the-icon-on-dock/5319/1 "2021-09-26T08:48:02Z")

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HI,

Is there anyway to ‘Alt+Tab’ through all the windows opened from different workspaces. Now the only way is to click on the icon on dock to navigate through that specific workspace

Ex:  
Workspace 1 - Opened firefox  
Workspace 2 - Opened chrome

Now, the user is present in ‘Workspace 2’ when pressing ‘Alt+Tab’ it shows only chrome no firefox is shown. The only way to navigate back to the opened firefox browser is to click on the firefox icon on dock (Then it will navigate to that workspace i.e., workspace 1)

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**Author:** ![vlijm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/vlijm/32/34_2.png) [@vlijm](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/vlijm)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 8:50am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-alt-tab-through-all-the-windows-present-in-different-workspaces-instead-of-clicking-on-the-icon-on-dock/5319/2 "2021-09-26T08:50:55Z")

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From main menu, choose previews control \> tick “run previews” and “show windows from all workspaces”.

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**Author:** ![Itachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@Itachi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Itachi)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 9:04am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-alt-tab-through-all-the-windows-present-in-different-workspaces-instead-of-clicking-on-the-icon-on-dock/5319/3 "2021-09-26T09:04:18Z")

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HI,

While using ‘Previews’ the desktop becomes slow while switching, is there any normal way without using the ‘Previews’?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-alt-tab-through-all-the-windows-present-in-different-workspaces-instead-of-clicking-on-the-icon-on-dock/5319/4 "2021-09-26T10:22:36Z")

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If you are using 20.10 or later there is a toggle option for the default switcher in the windows page of budgie desktop settings.

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**Author:** ![Itachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@Itachi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Itachi)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-alt-tab-through-all-the-windows-present-in-different-workspaces-instead-of-clicking-on-the-icon-on-dock/5319/5 "2021-09-26T13:28:13Z")

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@fossfreedom please can you specify which option should I be enabling for it to work?? Hope i’m looking in the right settings

 ![sceenshot](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/f/fe83e619129f57a0bc90dc85b628c5462430995b.png)

Attaching the screenshot

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-alt-tab-through-all-the-windows-present-in-different-workspaces-instead-of-clicking-on-the-icon-on-dock/5319/6 "2021-09-26T16:01:47Z")

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![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/7/729e5d3fad5b327ac5c6365916e92d94c43d62b7.png)

The last option shown here - this is from 22.10 BTW

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**Author:** ![Itachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bc79bd/32.png) [@Itachi](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Itachi)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/how-to-alt-tab-through-all-the-windows-present-in-different-workspaces-instead-of-clicking-on-the-icon-on-dock/5319/7 "2021-09-26T22:19:21Z")

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Oh okay. But, I’m on 20.04, let me know if there are any leads. Thanks again