TorkilsTaskSwitcher

TorkilsTaskSwitcher is an application taken straight from the dusty shelf of time. Dusty because the interface hasn't changed in almost a decade. Still, it can be a good experimental tool for users who wish to try an alternative method of switching through active tasks or windows. If the Alt+Tab combination is not your favorite, then you can use this app to set up the hotkeys or shortcuts you need to facilitate a quicker task selection.

being a portable app, TorkilsTaskSwitcher won't prompt you with an installation wizard upon launching it. That is great for users who don't want to commit disk space to such an app or need to run it on multiple computers. However, if you grow fond of it, you can set it to run at startup, avoiding launching it each time you boot the PC.

If the interface doesn't pop up right from the start, using the system tray icon to force it out will do the trick. As you can see from the attached screenshot the layout keeps things very simple. The only interactive part is the dropdown menu, which lets you edit the shortcuts or restart the app. Besides that, only a list with the default hotkeys is displayed.

The shortcut appears to work as intended, but the Alt+Tab feature is still functional, so in case your muscle memory kicks in, you won't be left hanging. Changing the hotkeys can only be done by editing a basic text file, but it was to be expected from such an old app.

TorkilsTaskSwitcher was intended as an alternative to the default method of switching tasks, but unless you spend some time getting used to it, you'll feel more sluggish than the other way around.