在Windows Vista中，微软(Microsoft)发布了一项名为Aero Flip 3D的新功能，以展示硬件加速(hardware acceleration)的能力。为了使用它，您必须拥有适当的硬件并且还要使用Aero 主题(Aero theme)。
此功能在Windows 7中也存在，它可以通过使用Windows Key + TAB 组合而不是标准ALT + TAB组合来激活。如果您非常喜欢此功能，它已在Windows 8和Windows 10中删除。
组合键(key combo)仍然有效，但它在Windows 8和Windows 10中的作用有所不同！是的，感谢Microsoft在每个版本的Windows中更改功能！
无论如何，在本文中，我将向您解释Aero Flip 3D如何在Windows 7中工作，以及Windows 键和 ALT 组合(Windows Key and ALT combos)现在如何在Windows 8和Windows 10中工作。
航空翻转 3D
在Windows 7中，如果您按ALT + TAB组合键，您的程序会显示以下内容：
基本上，您会获得任务栏上每个程序或窗口(program or window)的小缩略图。如果您使用Windows Key + TAB combo，您将获得看起来很酷的翻转 3D(flip 3D) 堆栈外观(stack look)：
顺便说一句，如果您的计算机不支持硬件加速(hardware acceleration)，那么当您按ALT + TAB时，您会看到小图标而不是预览，如下所示：
如果Aero Flip 3D无法在Windows 7中运行，也可能是因为您没有使用Aero 主题(Aero theme)。右键单击桌面并选择Personalize。然后选择Aero Themes下的主题之一。
Windows 8 在应用程序之间切换
那么在Windows 8中发生了什么？嗯，首先，flip 3D 被移除，取而代之的是Windows 8(Windows 8)中从四面八方出来的新滑动条。你还记得右手边的魅力栏(hand side)吗(Charms bar)？
在Windows 8中，如果您按ALT + TAB，您将获得所有打开程序的类似缩略图视图(thumbnail view)，其中包括桌面应用程序和(desktop apps)Windows 8中引入的新Windows 应用商店应用程序(Windows Store apps)。
这是合乎逻辑的，有道理的，对吧？但是，如果您按Windows Key + TAB，您最终会从屏幕左侧获得此滑动条：
首先，我没有使用(t use)那么多Windows 应用程序(Windows apps)来证明屏幕左侧这个烦人的滑动条是合理的。我更喜欢Windows 7的 3D 翻转。最重要的是，它没有列出桌面应用程序(desktop apps)，而是有一个名为Desktop的磁贴。这是人们讨厌Windows 8的众多原因之一。
Windows 10 在应用程序之间切换
值得庆幸的是，Windows 10已经修复了其中一些问题。你仍然不会在Windows 10中获得任何 3D 翻转动作，但我不再那么介意(t mind)了。
首先，在Windows 10中按(Windows 10)ALT + TABWindows相同的缩略图预览，但与Windows的预览版本相比，缩略图很大，因此看起来非常不错。
与Windows 8一样，ALT + TAB将显示桌面应用程序(desktop apps)和Windows 应用商店应用程序(Windows Store apps)。值得庆幸的是，在Windows 10中，应用商店应用程序(Store apps)位于 Windows内部，可以像桌面应用程序(desktop apps)一样使用，而不是全屏显示并且非常烦人。
那么Window Key + TAB在Windows 10中有什么作用呢？好吧，现在Windows 10支持多个桌面，就像OS X有一段时间一样，这个组合键将允许您在桌面之间切换。这个组合键的好处是你也可以放开所有的键并且它不会消失(t disappear)。
这是事情变得有点有趣的地方。当您处于此模式时，按 Tab 不会在特定桌面中的应用程序之间切换。相反，它会将您从屏幕底部切换到列出所有桌面的屏幕顶部，在屏幕顶部列出特定桌面上的所有应用程序和程序。(apps and programs)
如果您按向左或向右箭头键，它将让您在该桌面上的不同程序之间切换，如下所示。
您会在当前选定的应用程序周围看到一个小白框。然后，您可以按Enter选择该应用程序。在此模式下，如果您按TAB，您将激活下部，现在您可以通过按左右箭头键在桌面之间移动。正如您在下面看到的，两个桌面显示更亮，因为当我按下Windows Key + TAB时一个处于活动状态，另一个我使用箭头键突出显示。
现在，如果您在选择其他桌面时仅按Enter，那么它只会加载该桌面并向(desktop and show)您显示该桌面之前的活动窗口。
但是，要显示其他桌面的所有活动窗口，您必须按空格(SPACEBAR)键。然后，您可以再次按TAB键返回屏幕顶部，并用箭头指向您要选择的应用程序。然后按Enter，您将从该桌面加载该应用程序。
由于我经常使用多个桌面，因此这些新的组合键非常有用，而且一切都更有意义。SPACEBAR 技巧(SPACEBAR trick)并不直观，但一旦你学会了它，它就会在桌面和应用程序之间导航时产生巨大的差异。希望(Hopefully)这能让您对这些快捷方式随时间的变化有所了解。如果您有任何问题，请随时发表评论。享受！
What Happened to Aero Flip 3D in Windows 8 & 10?
In Windows Vista, Microsoft released a new feature called Aero Flip 3D in order to show up the capabіlities of hardware acceleratіon. In order to use it, you had to havе the appropriate hardwаre and also be using an Aero theme.
This feature stuck around in Windows 7 also and it can be activated by using the Windows Key + TAB combo as opposed to the standard ALT + TAB combo. If you liked this feature a lot, it got removed in Windows 8 and Windows 10.
The key combo still works, but it does something different in Windows 8 and something else in Windows 10! Yes, thanks Microsoft for changing features in every version of Windows!
Anyway, in this article, I’ll explain to you how Aero Flip 3D worked in Windows 7 and how the Windows Key and ALT combos now work in Windows 8 and Windows 10.
Aero Flip 3D
In Windows 7, if you press the ALT + TAB key combo, you get the following display for your programs:
Basically, you get small little thumbnails for each program or window that is on the taskbar. If you use the Windows Key + TAB combo, you get the cool looking flip 3D stack look:
By the way, if your computer does not support hardware acceleration, then when you press ALT + TAB, you’ll see small icons instead of previews like shown below:
If Aero Flip 3D is not working in Windows 7, it could also be that you are not using an Aero theme. Right-click on the desktop and choose Personalize. Then select one of themes under Aero Themes.
Windows 8 Switching Between Apps
So what happened in Windows 8? Well, firstly, flip 3D was removed in favor of the new sliding bars that come out from all sides in Windows 8. You remember the Charms bar on the right hand side?
In Windows 8, if you press ALT + TAB, you get a similar thumbnail view of all open programs, which includes desktop apps and the new Windows Store apps that were introduced in Windows 8.
This is logical and makes sense, right? However, if you press the Windows Key + TAB, you end up getting this sliding bar from the left side of the screen:
Firstly, I don’t use that many Windows apps to justify this annoying sliding bar on the left side of the screen. I much preferred the 3D flip of Windows 7. On top of that, it doesn’t list out desktop apps, but instead has one tile called Desktop. This is one of the many reasons why people simply hate Windows 8.
Windows 10 Switching Between Apps
Thankfully, Windows 10 has fixed a few of those problems. You’re still not going to get any 3D flip action in Windows 10, but I don’t mind that as much anymore.
Firstly, when press ALT + TAB in Windows 10, you get the same thumbnail previews as older versions of Windows, but the thumbnails are huge compared to preview versions of Windows, so it looks really nice.
As with Windows 8, ALT + TAB will show you desktop apps and Windows Store apps. Thankfully, in Windows 10, Store apps are inside windows and can be used like desktop apps, rather than going to full screen and being really annoying.
So what does Window Key + TAB do in Windows 10? Well, now that Windows 10 supports multiple desktops, like OS X has for a while, this key combo will allow you to switch between desktops. What’s nice about this key combo is that you can also let go of all the keys and it doesn’t disappear.
Here is where things get a little interesting. When you are in this mode, pressing tab will not switch you between apps in a particular desktop. Instead, it will switch you from the bottom part of the screen, where it lists out all the desktops, and the top part of the screen, where it lists out all of the apps and programs on a particular desktop.
If you press the left or right arrow keys, it will let you switch between the different programs on that desktop like shown below.
You’ll see a little white box around the app that is currently selected. You can then press Enter to select that app. While in this mode, if you press TAB, then you will activate the lower section and now you can move through the desktops by pressing the left and right arrow keys. As you can see below, two desktops are showing brighter because one was active one when I pressed Windows Key + TAB and the other one I used the arrows key to highlight.
Now if you just press Enter when selecting a different desktop, then it will simply load that desktop and show you whatever the active window was previously for that desktop.
However, to show all the windows that are active for another desktop, you have to press the SPACEBAR key. Then you can press TAB again to get back to the top part of the screen and arrow around to which app you want to select. Then press Enter and you will load that app from that desktop.
Since I use multiple desktops quite a bit, these new key combos are pretty useful and everything makes much more sense. The SPACEBAR trick wasn’t intuitive, but once you learn it, it makes a world of difference navigating between desktops and apps. Hopefully, that gives you a bit of an idea on how these shortcuts have changed over time. If you have any questions, feel free to comment. Enjoy!
